Meet Jo
Jo is a trusted advisor/coach/mentor/trainer whose passion is to help working mums transform from being overhwlemed and stressed to being calm, confident and enjoying life.
It was a hard journey that led Jo to this burning passion..
Growing up in the 80’s with a promise that things would be different for the women of that generation, Jo believed she really could have it all.
An amazing career where she would be seen as an equal. A beautiful family who would seamlessly fit around her work. Or was that the other way round? Everything about younger Jo believed the world was there for the taking. No matter what was put in her way.
JO’S STORY
Things are never that straightforward
The reality didn’t quite match. Working in a completely male dominated environment, Jo was regularly passed up for promotion. She had to work harder, shout louder and push for every promotion she got. Being incredibly stubborn and unwilling to back down, she made manager at the age of 24.
It was a good life. And even being diagnosed with ME was just a blip for a couple of years as she quickly learned how to manage it. She got married, had kids, drove amazing cars, took on new roles at work, enjoyed wonderful holidays and survived the trauma of her second child having open heart surgery aged 12 weeks.
On the outside, life was good. And yet, she really wasn’t. It took a Google search of her symptoms to tell her what was happening. She had been too busy to notice that high stress levels had triggered a catastrophic ME relapse.
Forced to quit her 25-year career in an attempt to stop its progress, Jo lost the next 3 years of her life to the illness. Everything was out of focus. Stationary cars would look like they were moving. Talking was exhausting. Life was hard. And painful.
But yshe’s way to stubbon to let that stop her!
After years of trying everything possible to get better, there was a glimmer of hope. One day, the heavy fog she’d been living under lifted. Just for half an hour. Which she wasted supermarket shopping. While singing along to the 80’s music that was playing. And a little bit of dancing. For the first time in over 3 years she felt energised. She didn’t even mind the people staring at her!
Over the next few years, Jo continued to push on with her recovery. She learned about nutrition. Gained a deeper knowledge of mind and body. Started her own business. Turning her comms skills to marketing. Dabbling in a new business model. Trying new things. Making mistakes. And learning along the way.
Now she is on a mission to make sure that no mum ever has to go throgh what she did.
Jo created Work Life Mastery to deal with the unique combination of challenges mums face today. Mastery because honestly, work life balance is a myth. You can’t balance something which is just too much.
Jo’s passion and commitment is infectious with all of her clients and her commitment to their transformation unshakeable.
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