About Joan

Hello Lovely Soul!

When I started my coaching practice, I wanted to help women transform emotional eating and body dissatisfaction. It was and continues to be an important issue for many women, including those in the 3rd stage of life, as our bodies change and age and we notice that invisibility is a real thing.

My own issues with food and my body began when I was very young and persisted with a vengeance until I sought support and coaching with a therapist who helped me unravel the layers that kept me stuck - it wasn’t really about the food, as it turned out, but about addressing past relationships, healing trauma and inner child experiences, becoming more confident, leaning into the changes I was/am experiencing now as a woman in the 3rd and final stage of my life.

I realized recently that my passion really lies in teaching women in mid-life and beyond to create meaningful change and navigate life’s transitions with ease - as I learn to thrive and grow with confidence and self-compassion, and find myself realizing deeper meaning and purpose in my life, I want that for you too.

Becoming the Woman I Wanted to Be

I read “The Secret Garden” when I was a child and loved it. The story is about transformation, connection, growth and courage. It stayed with me throughout the years and has sparked my imagination again as I’ve thought about the work I do with women now. It’s like a playground of ideas, inspiration and joy.

Connection and growth are values that describe me and that fit well with the metaphor of the secret garden as a place to become the woman you’ve wanted to be - and now can as a wise crone or sage or W.I.S.E.R. Woman.

I realize now that all the tools I’ve been learning have been leading me to this place where I can create connection and growth within myself and with you so you can clear the path, open the big wooden door, and step inside to your own secret garden that only you know how to look after.