I have always had a passion for health and fitness. I was the girl in leg warmers in the 1980’s when aerobics were all the rage! I have been “that” friend who tells you there is carbohydrate in broccoli. I became the mum who had a successful corporate career. Whilst fulfilled by what I did, I felt guilt. Guilt of having missed bath and bedtimes, guilt of not having enough time to do everything I was supposed to. Then without warning, the menopause hit. The mirror was reflecting back someone I didn’t recognise.

I have spent decades as a senior professional change leader, helping businesses transform, so I know that successful change means focussing on many things. I was focussed on climbing the corporate ladder, but when my life changed and I was made redundant, I realised that my identity was never going to be ‘what’ I did, but ‘who I was’.

It was time to dig out the leg warmers.

I have always had a passion for health and fitness. I was the girl in leg warmers in the 1980’s when aerobics were all the rage! I have been “that” friend who tells you there is carbohydrate in broccoli. I became the mum who had a successful corporate career. Whilst fulfilled by what I did, I felt guilt. Guilt of having missed bath and bedtimes, guilt of not having enough time to do everything I was supposed to. Then without warning, the menopause hit. The mirror was reflecting back someone I didn’t recognise.

I have spent decades as a senior professional change leader, helping businesses transform, so I know that successful change means focussing on many things. I was focussed on climbing the corporate ladder, but when my life changed and I was made redundant, I realised that my identity was never going to be ‘what’ I did, but ‘who I was’.

It was time to dig out the leg warmers.

Realising there wasn’t one place I could turn to, to find all the answers I was looking for, and combining decades of change experience with my personal journey, I found my true calling and developed EmpowerHer Wellness. An integrated, natural wellness service.

Today, I combine professional qualifications, with lived experience to offer something unique which works.

Visual Recommendation: Professional but warm headshot of Joanne, followed by a candid photo of her in action (perhaps training a client or in a natural outdoor setting).