Joelle E. Smith

Joelle E. Smith is an author, entrepreneur, speaker, and lifelong believer that even the hardest parts of our stories can have purpose.

Her writing is rooted in real life—the beautiful parts, the painful parts, the mistakes, the grief, the laughter, the faith, and all the messy stuff in between.

Through loss, motherhood, relationships, business, and seasons of rebuilding, Joelle’s faith in God has remained the thread running through it all. She believes grief and joy can coexist, healing doesn’t require pretending the past didn’t happen, and sometimes the things we would never have chosen become the very things God uses to help someone else.

Founder of 1211 Collective and author of Cleaning Out the Closet, Joelle creates books and resources that encourage honest reflection, faith, connection, and growth.

Her philosophy is simple: tell the truth, laugh whenever possible, love people well, trust God even when you don’t understand the plan, and never waste a good story.