Frock Off: Living Undisguised

With parents tormented by secrets, guilt, and shame, Jo Dibblee quickly learned to protect herself. Faced with her parents' alcoholism, drug abuse, and depression, along with the sexual assault and stalking of an "upstanding" foster parent, Jo began, early in life, to use a coping strategy she now calls frocking. With humor and hope, Jo shares the harrowing rollercoaster of her life story and gives the low-down on frocking-how she learned it and used it to survive, how she found it holding her back and what she had to do to, once and for all, Frock Off. Despite harsh truths, brushes with death and agonizing betrayals, Jo's heart shines through these pages, offering promise, wisdom and inspiration to any reader who has learned to hide and longs to be free.

Jo Dibblee was her mother's first born and her father's tenth. Born in Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada, she grew up on the move, primarily, in the Okanagan, with the majority of her childhood being spent in Hedley. What seemed "normal" to Jo was far from normal. Yet it was her experience: Her normal.

Her ability to rise above situation-after-situation throughout her life only serves to prove she is a scrappy fighter. She is described as fiercely loyal, quick, optimistic, driven, persistent, determined and philanthropic. She has an uncanny ability to compartmentalize, and see the good in others.

Jo worked in Corporate Canada for twenty plus years. Finally in 2001 she finally embraced her true passion entrepreneurialism. Awarded locally throughout her career and Internationally as a Entrepreneur on multiple occasions Jo is dedicated to serving others.

All the while being careful not to share her secrets or remove her frocks that kept her safe.

Jo is a; Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Aunt. Her passions include: family, friends, cycling, kick boxing, running and travel. She believes life is to be lived full on.

Internationally acclaimed speaker, facilitator and entrepreneur, Jo Dibblee devotes her life to service, philanthropy, teaching and helping women stand up and step into their lives - worldwide.