Hello, I'm Jo

A few years ago I came to a crunch point in my life where I realised that rather than wishing for things to be different, I had to be the one to make the changes I needed.

For a long time, I lived and worked inside systems that rewarded always doing more, pushing through and being there for others.

I built a successful career in leadership and organisational transformation. At the same time, I completed my degree, while parenting two young children and navigating a 25-year relationship that was never right for me.

I knew how to navigate complexity, lead change, and deliver outcomes. I was capable, trusted, respected...

And I was exhausted.

I was so disconnected from myself, constantly adapting and holding everything together...

But, I was losing any sense of who I was.

Looking back on it now, I realised that everything that I was holding onto had to change.

My relationship. How I was working. Who I was spending time with. Right down to how I thought about myself.

But that I didn't know that at the time. wasn't where I started.

I first had to learn to stop overriding my own needs. I had to start listening to myself. To notice what was actually going on for me. To trust what I was noticing and start showing up for myself.

It took me many years of unfurling for me to realise who I really am: a queer, neurodivergent, multi-passionate Aboriginal woman who thrives in life even though I'm living with complex trauma and a chronic health condition.

The thing is, at the time I had no roadmap to guide me, no framework to make sense of was unravelling. All I knew was that I wanted to... actually, I desperately needed to rebuild my life in a way that made sense for me. And I had to figure out what that meant as I went.

That’s why this work matters to me.

Because I know what it costs to remain stuck in patterns of life that keep you disconnected from yourself. And I know what becomes possible when you finally let those patterns go.

Pushing through, doing more, adapting, being there for everyone, holding everything together for everyone else... those habits don't change overnight.

But when they do, even just a little, the difference is profound.

You have more of yourself back. More energy. More patience. More compassion. More creativity... more of a zest for life.

This is the work I now do with people and leaders who are ready to do things differently.

Let's connect

If you have a question or want to explore working together, I'd love to hear from you. Email, Insta or LinkedIn are the best ways to connect with me.

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Acknowledgement of Country

I live on Bundjalung Country, having moved from Gadigal Land and Dharawal Country, and I work all across this place we now call Australia. I pay respect to the Elders of the Lands I live and work on and acknowledge their continuing and unbroken connection with Country.