How DOES she do it?!

This week's interview is with Anna Coates, a Hatha yoga teacher and accredited Menopause Yoga teacher with an endless passion for sharing the magic of yoga with her community.   After experiencing first hand how yoga can provide support and comfort as she navigated a challenging phase of her life, Anna is now on a mission to create nurturing, friendly and supportive spaces for her students to enjo...

Today I'm excited to bring you Kendra Alley, a barre instructor and so much more. Kendra's business, barreALLEY, is a virtual fitness company offering new classes each week that are jam-packed with low-impact, dynamic movements of opposition paired with balance and cardio to promote proper body mechanics, endurance and posture. In this episode, Kendra explains how fracturing her back as a gymnast...

In today's episode, I'm delighted to be joined by Kelly and Gemma, the founders of Songbird Sessions, providers of inspired song and vocal coaching, and so much more! Having worked with a host of superstar artists, and featured on some of your favourite prime time television shows, its no wonder that this conversation relays observation, wisdom and inspiration in equal measure. If you're even slig...

In today's episode, I introduce my first mystery guest! Not only that, but this guest is a little different from those I've interviewed in the past, but I can assure you, it's well worth tuning in to …!   Connect with Jo: Email me to book a 1:1 Discovery call: jo@howdoesshedoit.life If you are interested in support to grow your business and confidence, learn more here: https://howdoesshedoit.life/...

In today's very personal solo episode, I confess how my need for connection lead to a moment of clarity, a change in circumstance and a change for the better. Intrigued? Listen on for more..!   Connect with Jo: Email me to book a 1:1 Discovery call: jo@howdoesshedoit.life If you are interested in support to grow your business and confidence, learn more here: https://howdoesshedoit.life/group-and-o...

A super-short podcast this week; you'll have to listen in to hear why!   Links to the forthcoming networking events are below; https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/jo-ferrone-11268419623   Tickets are limited so book yours as soon as you can!  

Esther Bullock started The Goldfinch Kitchen to showcase her talent for creating honest, natural and delicious cakes and patisserie. A former HR professional, Esther started her venture after having her two children, when she turned her passion for baking with natural ingredients into a thriving and successful business. Based in the heart of Surrey, she is renowned for her unique and artistic wedd...

My conversation with Forest school trailblazer Florence Lacroix was a sheer delight, and I just love all she shares, from her raw honesty about the career she stepped away from to the many gems of wisdom that she offers.   She reveals how she left her teaching role to open a beautiful Forest School in Buckinghamshire called Tales and Trails, only to have the pandemic wreak havoc with her newly for...

Mel Hemmings launched Bare + Fair 'zero waste' & refill shop after being inspired by the Zero Waste movement and her own family's attempts at living more sustainably. Mel is passionate about encouraging people to take their next sustainable step, wherever they're at on their journey. In this inspiring and educational conversation that we all need to hear, Mel talks of how her shop really began fro...

Riyaza Rodriguez is the Founder and creative vision behind Rock Paper Roses, a female led family owned online jewellery store. We cover so much in our conversation, including taking a career break after a health diagnosis, how Rock Paper Roses started small with just 4 products in the initial launch and Riyaza's customer base starting from tapping into her local community of friends and family bef...

My guest this week is the sassy and vivacious Susie Hasler, founder of Styled By Susie – a business (and movement!) helping women with their confidence by dressing for their body shape and colour.   Susie's life purpose is to show every woman her true and full potential, and to look and feel good in her clothes without permission from anyone else. Though she's a personal stylist, Susie says that s...

My guest this week is Izi Friend. Izi runs The Piltatiz Tribe – which offers online pilates at home or on the go. Izi created this flexible space to ease any aches and pains and help you achieve a supple body and adaptable mind.   As you listen to our conversation, you'll hear that Izi indeed practices what she preaches and like so many of my guests, it was through her own health challenges that s...

And so, today I chat with the fabulous Helen Moynihan! My wonderful guest today is Helen Moynihan; a Nutritional Therapist and Health Coach and owner of Venus Nutrition. Together with her colleague Victoria she supports women who want to invest in their health and get back to their 'best self'. They have a specialist interest in diabetes, pre-diabetes and other metabolic disorders. They also suppo...

Today's conversation is with the wonderful Helen Snape, a Healthy Relationships Coach who helps 'good girls' grow their guilt-free 'No' and find fulfilling relationships by building boundaries, confidence and effective communication skills. Helen has been coaching for over 10 years now and is qualified in mindfulness, body-oriented coaching and coaching with trauma as well as having a degree in ps...

In an era with so much external messaging cluttering our minds, Jo feels its important to get quiet, thoughtful and focussed on ourselves every now and then. In this episode Jo shares her belief in the power of stepping back, reflecting on what has been, and then using this opportunity to think clearly about how to move forward at the beginning of a new year. Doing so allows clarity of mind with w...

I know you're going to love this episode with award winning coach, speaker and author Natalie Costa, whose 'Power Thoughts' coaching has helped thousands of children worldwide discover the tools to help them feel calmer, happier and more empowered! This conversation is SO interesting and there is much variety as the episode unfolds; Natalie's journey to becoming a business owner, the way her busin...

Suzy Reading is so many things, all wrapped up into one incredibly powerful whole; a mother of two, an author, a chartered psychologist, a yoga teacher, a leading practitioner and advocate of self care, and so much more. In this conversation, we explore how her passion for self care was sparked when her experience of motherhood collided with the terminal illness of her father, and how she has subs...

Catherine has a unique place in the story of the HDSDI podcast, but as well as revealing exactly what that was and how it came about, there is SO much more to her story that we explore in this episode. Marrying her prowess as an incredible musician with the power of manifestation, she reveals how she created her own business right from the very start of her career, and how she has expanded her ser...

Today the tables are turned and Jo is a guest on her own podcast! In this unique episode, Resilience Coach Pam Cottman is the one asking the questions as Jo shares her story for the first time. Pam is an amazing guest host and Jo felt privileged to have this opportunity. Sharing her journey from corporate career to motherhood and how her own experiences helped shape How DOES she do it?! as it is t...

A mini-sode today made up of an open & transparent conversation between Jo and Pam Cottman. This originally formed the beginning of tomorrow's episode (which in itself is 'different' as Pam steps in as guest host, interviewing Jo! You're going to LOVE it!), but Jo felt this short conversation required a platform of its own, as she believes many women are feeling stretched and tired right now, but...

My guest this week is Roxy Holdstock, the dynamic and energised founder of Roxify, her business dedicated to decluttering and reorganisation. Roxy is a solution-based organiser who has a natural flair and passion for decluttering. She takes on board the emotional attachment to objects as well as the practical need for living space too, assisting clients to turn their place of focus into somewhere...

Well, this is different! A shorter than planned episode because, well… take a listen and I'll tell you why! In this easy to digest solo-cast, I let you know how life has challenged me in the past few weeks, I share a hurdle I've worked hard to overcome recently thanks to the help and accountability of a beautifully kind and supportive business buddy, a poem I wrote the last time I took a holiday (...

Today's guest is Jen Thomas. Jen is an intuitive coach and spiritual mentor helping business owners unlock their intuition and harness the power of their emotions to create super successful businesses. With a 20 year corporate background, Jen knows what it is to exist in a fear-based energy and how disconnected and isolating that can feel. She also knows what a transformational journey it is to br...

If you want to know how to make mindfulness work for you, then hit 'play' on this week's podcast. Our guest is mindfulness practitioner Emma Martin, who relays the journey she embarked upon following her recovery from postnatal depression, before going on to train in mindfulness, counselling skills and mental health. This truly authentic conversation touches upon topics around post-natal depressio...

Where are you at right now? Many of us aren't glowing with that 'back to school' feeling that has felt so familiar in the past. Have you hit the ground running or are you a little tired and 'out of sorts'? Whichever way you answer this question, you're not alone! There is no right or wrong, and some of us (ummm, me) haven't returned to social media yet after an extended break from it … but that's...