If you’ve lost someone close to you, however long ago it was, you’ll know the indescribably impact bereavement has on your life. Two of the strongest threads that bind us together as human beings are the fear of dying and the unutterable heartbreak that shakes the foundations of our identity when we lose someone we love. Grief and the experience of death affects our sense of belonging, it reminds us that we are not immortal.

Loss of loved ones is an anticipated natural part of life. And yet it is devastating – so how do we get through it?

Here are five things I’ve learned about how we cope with grief, whether you’ve lost someone recently or many years ago.

1. Accept grief does not have an expiry date – and let go of expectations

You might have read about the seven stages of grief, and many speak of the first year after your loved one has passed as being especially hard. In my experience, any of the seven stages of grief can come at any time.

Six years after losing my loved one I went through a period of immense sadness when it hit home that they would never meet my daughter, that they were not here with me through the terminal illness of my mother – these feelings of loss and sadness could never have been anticipated in the first year after their death..

While it may seem depressing to think one can grieve forever, there are positive ways to embrace grief. Ask yourself how you can honour those who have passed, making that practice a regular part of your life.

• It may be fish and chips on their birthday or changing photographs of them regularly.
• It can be looking up when walking amongst the trees and simply inviting the memories back in.
• It may be writing a letter to them – updating them of all that you have in your life and letting them know what you miss about them.
• Speaking of them. Telling your family and friends about them regularly.

Your loss and your journey through it will never be like anyone else’s.

So stop questioning whether you are doing things “right”. You know what you need. Ask your heart, and ask your body – they will tell you if you listen – not the voices in your head of external expectations.

2. Forgiveness matters

It is difficult to start looking at what forgiveness needs to take place, when you know you’re never going to be able to have another conversation with the person you’ve lost.

But it’s an important part of the grieving process.

Forgive yourself, for all those thoughts you may have:

I didn’t do enough with them…
I wasn’t enough …
I shouldn’t have said…
I should have said….

Forgive them for the moments that sting, let go of the negative memories and replace them with happier ones… it feels better.

I held on to a memory for a long time of the last time I saw my brother before he died unexpectedly. We had a terrible argument. I clung on to this memory for years, until one day my coach asked me if I could let this go and replace it with a happier one.
I tried it, and I felt so much lighter. It was so simple. And it enabled me to really honour our relationship and his memory, instead of dwelling on a painful interaction.

3. Some people help, and others don’t. That’s OK.

When I was in the midst of grief, I found that some people’s energy was loving and holding whilst others didn’t know what to do.

Our cultural paradigm doesn’t like to see the messy side of grief. We tend to cover this up or keep it behind closed doors. Yet I found it was the people I least expected, often ones who had experienced loss themselves, who were able to cope with my snotty red nose and smudged mascara eyes.

Hang out with those who can, not those who require you to suppress your feelings.

Don’t be afraid to look inward and towards the loss. It is only through embracing it and the acceptance of death that we can truly live our fullest life.

I believe that our loved ones still teach us, even when they have passed. Listen for it. Ask yourself – what would they have said? How can they comfort you, even now?

4. Love conquers all

Love yourself enough to be patient:

• A grieving brain can be a thick fog. Expect forgetfulness, expect lack of enthusiasm for most things.. be compassionate to you.
• Wrap yourself in cotton wool at least for a little while. Know that your loved one would want you to be eating well and hydrating.
• Grief is draining, and I constantly felt tired. Allow yourself enough sleep.

Allow others to love you:

When they say “let me know if you need anything”… Let them know.

• Maybe you need some cheering up today.
• A hearty meal because you are exhausted.
• Some time to do something completely different, or space to talk about your memories.

Whatever it is, let them know.

5. Plant your roots again

The gales of grief can knock you to the floor. Uproot you, leave you blowing aimlessly for what can seem like an eternity.

It is therefore vital that you grab the ground in whatever way you can.

Start with a small, simple morning ritual like making a heart-hugging cup of tea. Do this one thing every day to ground you.

When you start feeling able, add another little ritual that will help you.

Plant some seeds to reconnect and embrace cycles of our great mother earth.

Look around you and embrace the seasons. Nest, make your home a beautiful space so that it can hold you.

Know that you are now part of a sacred group – you too are now a grief guide.

Are you a grief guide?

Have you experienced grief – and do you have any comfort to share with others who might be going through this tender time? We’d love to gently open up this conversation with you. Leave a comment below, and share your thoughts.

Want more support?

If you’ve lost a loved one, are feeling alone and could do with some support, join Debbie at the Dragonflies Club to be supported as you rediscover your purpose and joy. Click here to find out more.

About Debbie

Sailor of the Seven Seas | Adventure seeker | Sloe gin champion

Debbie is a partner at Austin & Carnley Solicitors and specialises in Wills and Probate. Her work and personal experience of loss led her to create The Lost & Found Dragonflies Club, a community for those who are grieving.

She is also a Grief Guide and One of many Certified Coach.

Maybe it’s a performance indicator you want to hit at work. A big client you want to land. A change you want to see happen in your industry, or a way of dealing with conflict you’d love your daughter to absorb.

Women’s leadership with impact: the mistake many of us make

We take the goal, and figure out what might get us closer to it.

I need to motivate my team more powerfully – better get some leadership training.

I need to achieve more in my day – time to sign up for a productivity course.

I want to teach my kids to be calm and steady in the face of challenges – this parenting book must hold the answers.

It’s totally understandable, because logically it makes so much sense. Only, have you ever noticed how it doesn’t work?

Life isn’t (often) linear

You might be the most well-equipped leader on the senior management team. But when you’ve been answering emails until midnight on your phone – there’s no way you’ll be present enough at the meeting to really move things forward. 

Maybe you’re totally au fait with the kind of parent you want to be. But you’re covering for a colleague at work, trying to work out what to wear to an upcoming event when changing room mirrors make you want to cry, and stress eating half a loaf of bread feels like the only way to feel sane again when you finally get home. Is it any wonder that your kids get the sharp end of your temper when you see the state they’ve left the kitchen in?

Your scenario is different. Mine too. But you get the picture. After a recent “Why does it take us 2 hours to leave the house?” fiasco, I found myself reflecting that leading a team is child’s play, compared to leading a family out the bloody door! Yet it’s the energy drain of trying to get the kids moving that will deplete me for work tomorrow.

Maybe for you it’s caring for a parent, or dealing with a legal battle with your neighbours, or weeping with frustration at the climate crisis (and tearing your hair out at how you can make a difference). Whatever it is, what saps your energy and exhausts you is very likely not directly connected to your goals at all.

Which is why when it comes to leadership, we do things a little differently.

Let me give you an analogy.

Why leadership is like a long journey

Imagine you’re heading off on a big trip by car. You need to get to your destination in a certain time. One way to approach that would be to ask “how can I get from A to B in the quickest way possible?”. You might decide to drive faster, and push harder, to get there.

The trouble with that is, you might well end up doing damage to the engine. Breaking down, or even writing it off completely.

In human terms, this is what we’d call overwhelm or burnout. And it’s inefficient as well as unpleasant. When the radiator blows, it actually costs you more in the long term to slow down, let the engine cool off and wait for a mechanic.

Or, worse still, blowing the car up completely and being forced to abandon the journey all together – AKA total burnout, something many of us have experienced.

Our approach is different

Instead of starting with the end goal, we take it as a given that you have the skills you need as a leader. Sure, you might have more to learn along the way – we trust that when it comes to extra skills or education, you’ll handle that the way you always do.

But to go back to the analogy of the car, if your big impact as a leader is the destination we’d prefer to focus not on the destination, but on the vehicle itself.

Are you using the right fuel? Is the engine working optimally? Are you choosing to drive in the right conditions, and take breaks when you need them?

In other words, we start with you. 

Women aren’t machines

Because here’s the thing. We’re not engines. We’re not production lines, or factories, and when we spend too much time looking at ways to maximise getting to our goal we actually underestimate our power.

We assume that we must be deficient in some competency, rather than realising that most of the time we have the skills we need when we’re in the right frame of mind, body and soul to use them.

I truly believe what holds great leaders back has much less to do with skills and much more to do with simple energy management.

• How easy is your home life?
• How much sleep did you get?
• Are you exercising and vital?

The best we can do for our leadership is to charge up, rest and replenish. Because the world needs your leadership. Now, more than ever.

Give yourself the time you need

You might be reading this and thinking “Yes, Jo. I know I need to take better care of myself. I just don’t have the time to do that.”

We’ve created something to help you with exactly that conundrum. 

BeFruitful is our signature time and energy management programme, and if you’re reading this and thinking that it all makes a lot of sense, now is the time to go and check it out.

(Until 27th September you can get the program for 50% off, as part of our 5th birthday celebrations… so don’t hang about!)

Our mission is to change the world and we know you can’t do that when you’re frazzled, exhausted and running on empty. So this simple, yet life changing training will show you how to start to manage your time and energy in a sane way.

A way that honours your natural rhythms and cycles. And that will ultimately free up — at minimum — 5 hours a week for you to spend on the people, causes and activities you really care about.

Getting your rest. Giving your best. Feeling whole, happy and replenished.

This is what will free you up to be the leader you already are – so you can get out there and change the world.

Our intention is simple. To support professional women to handle the day-to-day so they can unleash the bigger impact they feel called to make in the world.

We believe real leadership is less about skill, and more about having a well of physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual strength to draw on. Every week we support thousands of grassroots leaders globally with our free articles, videos and online trainings with powerful tools and methodologies created BY women FOR women.

Become One of many™ women creating strong, meaningful connections in our community.

First things first – know what you’re changing

Before changing your financial habits, it goes without saying that you need to be clear about what you’re going to change. To do that, you need some financial intelligence on your side.

Financial intelligence is all about knowing how money works. That might include what the law says about the regulation of investments, and how they apply to your personal (or business) savings.

Having some financial intelligence allows you to create a better plan for your money so that what you have will grow more effectively. It also means you can check whether what you intend to create, will actually happen.

You may have some disposable income and some savings – but are they really working for you?

Are they moving you towards your goals in life or business?

You have a mortgage… but is it in the best place?

For a detailed look at your circumstances you’ll need to work with a professional who understands your situation – and to feel confident about acting on their advice.

Or check out One of many’s Wealth Insights – a 4-hour focused workshop into what keeps some of us women stuck around money and how you can finally set you and your family free.

Create a plan to move forward

Having a plan gives you a focus and allows you to create goals for where you want to be financially over time.

Maybe you want to be debt-free in 5 years: write a plan of how you are going to achieve that.

Think about where you want your money to be in five or ten years’ time.

• Is it in your children’s trust funds?
• In your pension?
• Or paying off credit?

Which would you choose?

Get the basics right first

Looking at your general spending, and getting a handle on what is going out each month is a major and important step. If you want to start with any financial habit, tracking what’s going on right now is a really good place to start. It sounds so simple but often the basic simple stuff is what matters.

Will you do it though? Will you put the time aside to achieve the basics? Without the foundation, we aren’t able to build a strong position. So, to make sure you have the best possible chance of achieving your goals, here are my top 5 tips when it comes to changing your financial habits.

5 tips for how to change financial habits

1. Remember – changing a habit takes time

According to leading psychologists, it takes 21 days to change a habit. Now of course, this isn’t a hard and fast rule. It’s a generalisation, and it doesn’t take into account how long you have had the habit for and how hard it could be to break.

It does however give us a starting point and proves that it takes time to break an old habit and form a new one, so basically, don’t expect things to change overnight!

2. Don’t change everything at once

The next important thing to realise, is that you can’t change it all at once. For starters you will get burnt out and bored which can mean you stop everything. And secondly, you get into overwhelm, which can be even worse as you cling on to the old habits to give yourself comfort!

So make small changes. Something huge will send you into panic mode and that will stop you in your tracks.

3. Recognise every habit has a reason

We form habits for a reason. So, start to look at the reasons why you have your current habits. Perhaps you’re resisting putting money in a savings account because you’re worried you might not be able to access it in an emergency. Or you’re indulging in purchases you don’t need because you’re feeling insecure – and you know opening a parcel gives you a quick “buzz”.

Once you see the emotional and sensory triggers behind your habits, you can then start to look at ways to replace those old habits with new ones that are perfectly able to give you the response that you desire, but are also helping you keep the money in your pocket at the same time.

4. Make your habit easy

Make the new habit easy for yourself. Have things in handy places at home, or shift your workplace around to make it easier for you to put the new habit in place.

And in return, make the old habit hard. Set up your accounts so that you can’t spend money you’ve allocated for saving, or commit to only buying things with cash for a while if you know you tend to quickly rack up spending on your card.

Another way to make things easier is to give yourself little reminders, such as a note in your purse to ask yourself ‘do you really need that?’, or a reward chart for the kids to turn the lights off when they leave their bedrooms.

5. Accept that you are only human

If you falter, don’t panic, just tell yourself that tomorrow will be better. Maybe ask one of your friends to watch out for you and distract you! Or make a point of celebrating every day you do make a positive change, so that you can feel motivated to keep going.

Want more support?

For a comprehensive introduction to getting your money stuff sorted, One of many’s Wealth Insights event is a powerful live training happening in London in June. Click here to book your ticket.

About Rebecca

Cat and dog owner  | Loves the great outdoors | Tea drinker

Rebecca Robertson is the author of Evolve Financial Planning – financial planning education for women; a TedX speaker; and the seven times award-winning Founder and Director of Evolution Financial Planning.

Rebecca is known as the financial planner who is passionate about putting women firmly in control of their finances. She has helped thousands of individuals and families to achieve financial freedom and given them peace of mind that their finances are properly protected in case the worst should happen. With 19 years’ experience, she’s proud to have a 100% satisfaction rating from her happy clients.

As well as providing holistic and independent advice to clients, Rebecca’s also been featured in the Independent’s ‘Women in Finance’ and is a regular media commentator in FT Advisor and New Model Adviser, discussing financial issues particularly in relation to women.

Getting to know your anger

We all have very different relationships with anger. What makes you angry, and how you express that, will be very different.

You might have specific physical triggers around your anger. I know I often experience swings in blood sugar that can result in intensified anger – maybe you experience the “hangry” monster yourself when you’ve been on the go all day without a snack.

Some women experience heightened feelings of anger when they’re pre-menstrual, or during menopause, because of hormonal changes. (There’s a growing movement of women keen to reclaim that as something of a superpower, and one that can help us create powerful change in the world!)

What’s your anger like?

Try keeping an “anger diary” or just making a quick note of how often you feel angry during a typical week.

• What triggers your anger? Are there any patterns you can notice – perhaps when you’re tired or under pressure, or when you feel you can relax and “release” pent up emotion from the day?
• Are there particular people who tend to bring up feelings of anger? What connects them – is it people you’re close to, those in authority, or people who behave in a specific way?
• How does your anger show itself? Is it in sarcastic comments, spectacular eruptions, or an internal dialogue that’s less than kind?

As with any emotion, bringing a gentle curiosity to how it’s showing up for you can be the first step in developing a healthier relationship with it.

The physiological response

Anger is a primal emotion, and it’s one controlled by the amygdala – the part of our brain that’s responsible for the ‘fight or flight’ reflex. When we perceive ourselves to be under threat in some way, our entire body is flooded with a series of cascading hormones – before we’re even consciously aware of danger.

At times like this it can be hard to think things through logically; we tend to quickly operate on instinct. So when you notice yourself becoming angry, it’s important to remember that the biological response is already happening.

Take a break; count to ten; go for a quick walk or take 5 minutes to dance it out.

When you’re feeling more yourself, it ‘s time to dig in. What messages might your anger have –and how can you harness it in a positive way?

Anger and the Women’s PowerTypes

The Women’s PowerTypes are 5 archetypes that are the key to developing a sustainable, flexible form of female leadership that we refer to as Soft Power.

Rather than slipping into disempowering ways of being – like victim, martyr or bitch – they offer ways of handling your day to day emotions in a way that’s healthy and constructive, and which helps you cultivate strong and supportive relationships with those around you.

They can also give us clues as to ways we can approach different emotions – especially the ones we might characterise as “negative”. Here are 3 examples of how you might use the PowerTypes to cultivate a healthier relationship with your anger.

What anger can do for us: the PowerTypes approach

1. Anger can help you set boundaries with Queen

If someone repeatedly triggers feelings of anger, it might be because they’re continually crossing a boundary that’s really important to you. Perhaps you feel taken for granted when your friend often expects you to babysit at short notice – it’s as though your time’s not as important as hers, just because you don’t have the unpredictable hours and last minute deadlines of her fast-paced job.

The Queen PowerType is a wonderful way to tap into a quietly assertive, decisive and wise part of yourself. The Queen is sympathetic to those she cares about, but she isn’t afraid to say a firm “no” to something which oversteps the mark.

Instead of finding yourself seething for the umpteenth time, your anger might be a clue that it’s time to have a clear conversation and set some boundaries. If you find negotiating boundaries whilst keeping your cool a challenge, download our free guide to creating healthy boundaries here.

2. Anger can help you create change with Warrioress

Anger can be an amazing motivator. If there’s a particular cause that you find really brings rage, let that be a clue as to where you might want to be investing your energy – whether it’s volunteering for a cause or making a financial contribution to a charity working in a particular area.

Warrioress is the PowerType we turn to when it’s time to get into action and get things done. Just as a battle can inspire feats of great bravery and courage, so our warrioress energy inspires to take bold action and stand up for what we believe in.

My recent feelings of anger over the treatment of women over the centuries have really lit a fire under my mission to empower women leaders, and in doing so to have an impact on some of our biggest challenges. You don’t need to hold onto those feelings of rage to be able to channel them into practical activities that you can feel are having an impact.

3. Anger can help you heal with Mother

If your anger seems disproportionate to the situation, it can be a clue that there’s something more going on than meets the eye. For example, if you find yourself flying off the handle with anger when you make a small mistake at work, it might be a sign that there’s some residual fury that you’re holding onto from the past.

When we’re experiencing overwhelming emotions connected to something that’s happened in the past, judging or blaming ourselves will only make them worse. The Mother PowerType brings a gentle, accepting energy that reminds us that whatever we’re experiencing in the moment will pass.

Moving into Mother can allow you to comfort yourself as you would a small child – reassuring them that it’s OK for them to feel what their feeling. Bringing that love and acceptance to your emotions can help you explore what lies behind the anger, and take steps to resolve it once and for all. That might mean writing it out in a letter, expressing it through physical exercise, or finding a coach to work with who can help you resolve those feelings.

Make anger your ally

When you’re no longer holding on to past anger, and you’re able to channel the emotions you feel day to day into positive outcomes, anger can begin to feel like a powerful ally. I’d love to know your relationship with this misunderstood emotion. Let us know how you use your anger in the comments.

Our intention is simple. To support professional women to handle the day-to-day so they can unleash the bigger impact they feel called to make in the world.

We believe real leadership is less about skill, and more about having a well of physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual strength to draw on. Every week we support thousands of grassroots leaders globally with our free articles, videos and online trainings with powerful tools and methodologies created BY women FOR women.

Become One of many™ women creating strong, meaningful connections in our community.

Over the last few months, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to be stuck in your life, and how to stop feeling stuck when that happens.

Have you ever had a time when the way forward seemed less clear, when it felt like you were busy spinning plates and not moving forward? We can get so preoccupied with those plates that it becomes hard to make decisions and that rotten inner critic takes holds. We soldier on and focus on why we are not happy, what’s going wrong, and what we are not doing well enough, or what we think we should be doing.  This stifles us.

If that rings a bell, here’s how to stop feeling stuck.

Feeling stuck?  How crafting your perfect day can help

I love this quote, as it sums the results of the above cycle up very nicely.

“Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, and your values become your destiny.”

So I’ve decided to put pen to paper and share a few hints and tips on how to stop feeling stuck using a simple technique.

I’m sharing an exercise I first completed when I was suffering from depression, and was exhausted and disillusioned.

It was a time in my career when I’d lost my way and every day felt like a chore. I’d dread going to work.  I didn’t agree with what was happening, and how the organisation I worked for was changing – our values no longer aligned, but it took me quite a while to realise this.

I couldn’t see a way out and chastised myself for being weak and a failure, and for becoming ill.

But even if you’re not at that extreme, you might still be wondering the same thing I was:

Wouldn’t it be brilliant if you could take control and craft the life you want?

It is possible!

You simply have to bring it forth into your imagination, to believe, to know, and to trust that it is possible. To let your mind see what you want and to allow it to understand that you want to work towards it.  To open your heart to new possibilities and new opportunities. To trust that you can change and embrace this new reality.

You can then work to bring it into existence.

The hard part is the trusting part. In trusting we allow ourselves to move forward.

I’m not saying that just because you think it, it will happen.  I am saying that because you have seen that this can become a reality, you can move towards creating it. You can shift your focus and create “towards” motivations.

I was once told that ‘Life is a game, you set the rules. You choose the players, you choose the purpose, and the reward is a joyful, fun, and loving life’.

So let’s just take a minute to pause and think about what your ideal game would be.

Craft your day: 3 steps

1. Imagine

The best way to do this is to close your eyes and take a number of deep breaths, letting your muscles relax and all other thoughts slip away.

Once relaxed, imagine what your perfect day would look like.  Where are you, who are you with, what are you doing?   Look at all the colours, think of the sounds, the smells, textures and feelings.

Work through how you start your day and progress through to the end, always exploring all your senses and noting what is happening.

Create a picture, frame it and store it in your mind.

2. Capture

Next, grab a pen and write down everything that came to you.  Don’t pause, don’t stop to think about how well you are composing the piece, or the quality of your handwriting – just let it flow.

Here’s mine:

“I’d start my day with a gentle shower, and then breakfast.  My family is in the background eagerly getting ready for their day too. I’d venture out for a lovely walk with my dogs using that time to clear my mind and enjoy the warmth of the sunshine on my face, lapping up the fresh air, feeling the gentle support of the grassy fields.  My mind will open to allow me to order my thoughts and balance my energy for my coming day.

Next I’d take my children to school, enjoying their bright laughter and chatter as they anticipate their day. I would then venture into my office – a spacious purpose-built cabin in my garden surrounded by plants and full of light. Walking past sweet smelling flowers I’d sit at my desk – a neat and inviting workspace with a vase of open and welcoming flowers. The temperature is warm, the smell is inviting, the atmosphere is relaxing but stimulating. With a cup of tea, I would check my diary and make sure I have everything in order for the day and then start my first coaching calls. Working with my clients to help them find the peace and clarity they want in life, and then break for a light lunch.

I may go for a swim at the local pool or share lunch and a chat with my husband, a friend or a colleague, enjoying the stimulation of our conversation. My afternoon would then be free for me to focus on meetings or my written work, whether that be reports or creating new content or even updating my communications. Whatever is planned, I complete with ease – I set the tone and pace. I am the mistress of my diary and I know how to work with the ebb and flow of my energy to create the greatest results. I have no debt or worries about conflicting demands.

I’m mindful that I’m working to fund a holiday where I’ll be walking on the beach, exploring the pleasures of the sights and tasting the food and drink with my family sharing this with me – all laughing and excited. At the end of the day, I will close my office and walk around the garden to separate my work from my home life, because when I enter my home I want to be fully present for those I love. To be willing to enjoy the activities of home life and be thankful for the end of another fulfilling day.”

3. Reflect

So what does your perfect day look like?  Remember to fix that picture in your mind and write down in free flow everything that comes to you.

Read it back and then – ignoring the urge to doubt you can achieve this – begin to reflect.

• Start by underlining anything that already happens in your day, that you can build on
• Note down what you need to change in your life to allow you to experience your dream day?  Perhaps it’s a change of location, of job, a new career, a new relationship, a new mindset…..!

Now look at what your options are for making those changes.

• Write down every option that comes to mind whether you think it realistic or not.
• For each, look at the pros and cons and what the worst thing is that could happen if you took this course of action.
• Reviewing the worse thing that could happen, what could you do to mitigate this?

Now look at all those options again.

• Which is the best option to move you closer to your dream day?
• What small but significant steps could you take to start this change?
• What support do you need to move forward?

Further questions:

1. Are you living in line with your values?

Times of extreme burnout or depression aren’t the best time to begin doing the work of changing your mindset. But if you’ve come out of a challenging time and can’t seem to get your mojo back, getting some outside support could be the answer.

3. Are you in victim mode?

Signs you’re adopting a victim mindset include:

• Feeling that you’re not ‘good’ enough or ‘intelligent’ (or smart, or thin, or, or…) to change your situation – everyone else can do it, just not you.
• Blaming everyone around you for the things you want to change.
• Telling yourself that you’re being silly for wanting more, and you should just be happy that you have the things you do.
• Thinking that you are responsible for keeping everything going and that you will let people down, or be a failure, if you don’t meet them

Victim is one of the disempowering archetypes that many women find themselves in. It can be exceptionally hard to find your way out of it by yourself, so if you feel as though “victim” is sapping your strength do reach out and request a discovery call to see how I can support you.

About Joanna Douglas

Joanna helps professional women who are ‘stuck in a rut’ and feeling trapped by life’s responsibilities, to gain the clarity, certainty and confidence they need to move forward.

She believes that leadership, whether that’s at home, at work, or in your community, is more than just skill – it is about having a well of physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual strength to draw on.

Having worked in the field of Leadership and Coaching for over 20 years supporting women to find inspiration, to manage change, and to authentically lead with resilience and joy, she has created a 7-step system to help professional women to feel more energised, to be certain about what they want to do, and how to do it, and to have the confidence in their ability to take the next steps.

Her mission is to inspire women to get out there and live the life they really want to live. To feel inspired, motivated and confident in their ability to take the next steps.

Joanna qualified as a One of many Certified Women’s Coach in August 2017. To find out more about working with her, and book a free discovery call, click here.