Mixing Chemistry With Music & Therapy

Before becoming an - Entrepreneur, Author, Emotional Intelligence Coach, and Psychotherapist - life was very different....

My journey began in the 1980s, the era of big shoulder pads - John Travolta & Saturday Night Fever, and the TV series Dallas ('Who Shot JR' ?). After qualifying with a Degree in Chemistry & Business, I set my sail for th high seas, but....

My first steps into being a grown-up was over-whelming. It brought bouts of ...anxiety, depression and thoughts of suicide.

You see, I graduated during an economic recession and ended up a personal assistant (PA) Secretary. (...I felt such a failure). I worked in information technology (IT) ...recruitment, fashion ...marketing ...and telecoms. Yup! I just couldn't settle. I rocked up. They paid me. And I hated every minute of it.

How would I describe work during my twenties? The words - mundane, pointless and soul destroying fit perfectly.

A Bit Of Luck Or Destiny? ...

I was ready to give up on work (and on life). But things changed when I landed a job at Polygram Records in Central London ...I found my tribe! My depression magically lifted. Because that's what happens when work aligns with passion.

Surrounded by X-Factor Simon Cowell look-a-likes, and rock pop soul music geeks ....I loved it!

Two years later I was made redundant (laid-off) - but no need for a pity party because... I joined forces with my boyfriend and my sister. We set up an R&B indie music company called Soul Trade. My first venture into being an entrepreneur! It was a wild ride - low on profits, but high on purpose and energy.

Psst! By the way, it gave me the opportunity to meet a young... 'Beyonce Knowles' starting out in Destinys Child.

My 1st Business Fell Apart

My 15 year relationship fell apart, which ended the business partnership. Depression was lining up to gut-punch me then I got sucked into the personal growth space .....Full of gurus like Tony Robbins, Louise Hays, Rev Michael Beckwith, Deepak Chopra and other rising stars. I ended up retraining as a life coach and psychotherapist - and the rest is history.

Transitions, loss and grief shaped later life. I lost my son (to suicide) in 2018. My sister & niece in 2020 (to cancer). And both parents in 2021.

"Into every life a little bit of rain will pour." I had my fair share of life transitions, loss and grief. But tasting 'death' taught me one important lesson ...the importance of navigating life with radical grace, radical self compassion and radical acceptance.

Breaking Through Emotional & Mental Pain

Today I focus on helping mid-life entrepreneurs transform emotional pain - with clarity courage and confidence. There are so many moments of anxiety, disappointment, frustration, and self-doubt in business.

My guiding principle is: "Everything starts with a thought." Followed by cognitive behavioural therapy and neuroscience strategies to clear negative emotional head trash.

Running a business isn't a walk in the park. I've grappled with fear & disappointment, frustration & overwhelm, and exhaustion & burnout. But I practice what I preach and train my own brain daily to reframe challenging mental and emotional experiences, because

“You don’t grow the business, unless you grow the owner.”

This philosophy guides everything I do. And writing my book Navigating Stress was a great way to gather all the strategies in one place. I'm a spiritual person at my core, although I found it hard to embrace all the woo-woo! Call it my destiny but I was blessed with the name 'JOY.' So what else could my life-time mission be if not this:

"To help 1 billion people shine their inner light (soul), to such a degree that we can be seen from outer space on a dark winter's night."

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If any of this resonates with challenges you are going through right now, and you want to talk it through, book 15 mintues of JOY . Find out how I can help you to shine brightly ....once more.

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