Joslin Roderick

Founder & CEO @Halfway2heaven

VT, US

Halfway2Heaven is a modern pastoral lifestyle brand that teaches people how to live beautifully, calmly, and intentionally in the in-between.Rooted in Vermont’s grounded practicality, Halfway2Heaven blends beauty, ritual, and gentle preparedness to help overwhelmed people create homes and habits that feel steady, seasonal, and meaningful. Through small-batch provisions, bodycare, homewares, and “tending” practices, Halfway2Heaven transforms chaotic modern lives into grounded, self-reliant ones—where daily life feels calmer, more intentional, and deeply lived.Halfway2Heaven was built in the space between—between the known and the possible, the wild and the cultivated, the storm and the calm. We call that space liminality, and it’s where resilience lives. Every harvest, every handmade good, every small act of care comes from that middle ground: rooted in Vermont soil, shaped by change, and steady in its becoming. To live halfway to heaven is to meet uncertainty with grace and make beauty from the in-between. Because heaven isn’t a destination, it us the way we live — halfway there, we are already home.“The liminal is where you transform, where the world falls away, and you are remade.” — Rebecca Solnit

Saybrook University

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Transformative Social Change

Rio Salado College

Computer Technology Certifications, Microsoft Office Applications & Desktop Publishing

School of Visual Arts

Master's of Professional Studies (MPS), Branding

University of Iowa

Bachelor's of Liberal Arts (BA)

School for International Training

Master of Arts (MA), Intercultural Service, Leadership & Management

European University Center for Peace Studies

Master's Certificate