Becoming No Ordinary Woman

I started this podcast one year ago today as a way of sharing my experience of reinventing myself and my life in my 50's.

The past 12 months have been incredible and I know I have now fully stepped into living my No Ordinary Woman Era.

Thank you for listening to my podcast. I hope you have found it helpful as you navigate changing your life and moving from the ordinary to the extraordinary.

I am not done...the next chapter will be quite the adventure as I leave the UK and go travelling indefinitely with my soulmate.

You can continue to stay connected to me in lots of ways...

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If you want to discover which stage of reinventing yourself and your life you are currently at, you can take the NOW Archetypes quiz HERE

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Finally, you can email me at [email protected]

Thank you for every listen, follow, like, share and comment. It means the world to me.

Love always

Joanna x

Summary

Joanna shares her transformative journey with manifestation, revealing her unique model that combines desire, decision, trust, and action. Discover how she manifested her dream relationship, home, and career change by leading herself with strategy and soul.

Keywords

manifestation, self-leadership, desire, decision, trust, action, personal growth, spiritual journey, success stories, empowerment

Key Topics

• Joanna's personal manifestation stories
• The six steps of the manifesting model
• The importance of desire and decision
• Trust and alignment in manifesting
• The dance of masculine and feminine energy

The NOW Manifesting Model™

Desire - get clear about what you want

Decide - make a decision 

Embody - become the woman who can hold it

Trust - trust yourself and the universe

Alignment - take aligned action

Receive - allow the manifestation to happen

Soul - Journal Prompts

What do you truly desire?

Not what feels sensible.

Not what feels practical.

What do you actually want?

What decision have you been avoiding?

Where are you waiting for certainty before you move?

What would change if you trusted yourself more?

And finally...

What in your life might be path-clearing rather than a setback?

Spend some time with those questions this week.

Because they might reveal more than you expect.

Universal Guidance - The Hieorphant

The Hierophant is known as the teacher, the mentor, the keeper of wisdom and knowledge. He represents learning from those who have walked the path before us and reminds us that there is value in both intuition and wisdom.

What feels particularly relevant for today's conversation about manifestation is that The Hierophant reminds us that manifestation is not simply about wishing for something and hoping it arrives.

There are principles that sit beneath it.

There are lessons to learn.

There are patterns to understand.

When I look back at the biggest manifestations of my own life, they weren't random events. They followed a pattern. A series of choices, beliefs and actions that eventually led me to where I am today.

And perhaps that is the message of The Hierophant.

The life you desire may not require more information.

It may require you to trust the wisdom you have already gathered.

The experiences you've had.
The lessons you've learned.
The challenges you've overcome.
The evidence of what you are capable of.

Sometimes we are so busy looking for the next answer that we forget how much knowledge we already carry.

The Hierophant also invites us to consider who we are learning from.

Are the voices around you expanding your world or reinforcing your limitations?

Are you surrounding yourself with people who remind you what is possible, or people who constantly remind you why something can't be done?

Discover your No Ordinary Woman Archetype

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Summary

Joanna explores the four archetypes of women on their transformation journey, providing insights into how women can identify their current stage and move forward with confidence. This episode offers practical questions, a tarot reading, and a call to action for self-discovery.

Keywords

women's transformation, archetypes, self-leadership, personal growth, confidence, self-trust, identity evolution, empowerment

Key Topics

• The four archetypes of women on transformation journeys
• How to identify your current archetype and stage
• The importance of self-trust and self-leadership
• Practical questions for self-discovery and growth
• Tarot insights on trusting your inner wisdom
  

Soul - Journal Prompts

Which woman does your intuition know you are right now?

How do you feel about that?

What part of your life reflects that archetype?

What are you tolerating?

What are you craving?

What truth have you been trying not to acknowledge?

What would happen if you stopped judging yourself for being exactly where you are?

Universal Guidance - The Hermit

The Hermit represents the woman who is brave enough to stop looking outside of herself for answers.

The woman who pauses long enough to hear her own voice again.

The woman who is willing to step away from the noise, the expectations, the opinions and the "shoulds" so she can reconnect with what is true for her.

And isn't that exactly what we have been talking about today?

The journey from who you were told to be to who you were born to become.

So many women in the Edge Walker stage are desperately searching for certainty. They are asking friends what they should do. Reading another book. Listening to another podcast. Looking for someone to give them permission.

The Hermit gently reminds us that the answers we seek are rarely found outside of ourselves.

They are found when we create enough space to hear our own wisdom.

What I love about The Hermit is that she carries a lantern.

The lantern doesn't illuminate the entire path ahead.

It doesn't show her where she will be in five years' time.

It simply lights the next few steps.

And perhaps that is the message for you today.

Maybe you don't need to know exactly how the rest of your life will unfold.

Maybe you don't need every answer before you begin.

Maybe you only need enough light to take the next step.

Trusting yourself isn't built by seeing the whole path.

Trusting yourself is built by taking one step, then another, then another, and proving to yourself that you can navigate what comes next.

Discover your No Ordinary Woman Archetype

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Summary

Joanna explores the different types of decision-making—head, heart, and soul—and how understanding their origins can transform your life. She shares personal stories and practical questions to help women trust their inner guidance and make aligned choices.

Keywords

decision-making, intuition, soul decisions, personal growth, trust, life transformation

Key Topics

• Types of decision-making: head, heart, soul
• The importance of trust in decision-making
• Personal stories of life-changing decisions
• Questions to identify decision origins
• The role of intuition and alignment
  

Takeaways

• Understanding where your decisions come from can change your life.
• Head decisions focus on safety and practicality.
• Heart decisions are driven by emotion and desire.
• Soul decisions require trust and often feel quiet but true.
• Trust your inner guidance even when it doesn't make sense.

Soul - Journal Prompts

What kind of decisions have shaped your life so far?

Head decisions?
Heart decisions?
Or soul decisions?

Where in your life are you making choices purely from safety?

And where is there a deeper truth quietly trying to get your attention?

What decision already lives inside you… even if you cannot fully explain it yet?

Universal guidance

The Magician is not just about manifestation or potential.

It is about conscious choice.

It is about recognising that your thoughts, energy, actions and decisions are constantly shaping the direction of your life.

And perhaps the deeper message here is this:

You cannot create an extraordinary life whilst continuously overriding your own inner knowing.

At some point, you have to trust what keeps calling you.

Even when it doesn’t fully make sense yet.

Even when your head wants more proof.
More certainty.
More guarantees.

Because sometimes your soul recognises the truth before your logical mind catches up.

Discover your No Ordinary Woman Archetype

I created the NOW Archetype quiz to help a woman like you discover exactly where you are on your journey to reinventing your life. Discover your archetype and the exact next steps you should take.

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SHOW NOTES

Summary

Joanna explores the profound desire for reinvention among women in midlife, addressing fears, societal expectations, and the power of embracing change to create an extraordinary life beyond routine and responsibilities.

Keywords

midlife reinvention, women over 40, personal growth, self-discovery, life transformation, empowerment, aging gracefully, self-trust, purpose, motivation

Key Topics

• The societal myths about aging and possibility
• The awakening and rediscovery of self in midlife
• Practical steps for starting reinvention without fear

Takeaways

• Reinvention is accessible at any age, especially in midlife.
• Restlessness is a sign of inner truth seeking expression.
• Small steps build momentum for big life changes.

STRATEGY

Step 1: Stop dismissing the restlessness

Step 2: Get honest about what no longer fits

Step 3: Reconnect with the woman underneath the roles

Step 4: Start before you feel ready

Step 5: Stop acting like your life is over

SOUL (Reflection + Journal Prompts)

Where in your life do you feel restless right now?

What part of your current life no longer feels fully aligned?

What have you been pretending not to know?

And if you stopped worrying about what other people would think, what would you allow yourself to want?

UNIVERSAL GUIDANCE

The Magician - is a perfect card for a conversation about reinvention.

Because The Magician is all about potential, power and creation.

It is the reminder that you already hold more within you than you realise.

What is interesting about this card is that The Magician is not waiting to become somebody else before he begins. He is not waiting for permission. He is not waiting until he feels fully confident or fully ready.

He works with what he already has.

Discover your No Ordinary Woman Archetype

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Show Notes

Joanna shares a transformative insight about living intentionally and not postponing joy or self-care until 'someday.' She reflects on her experience of preparing her home for sale, realising that standards of care and self-leadership are about daily choices and mindset, not perfection.

Key words

self-leadership, living intentionally, joy, standards, self-care, personal growth, motivation, empowerment, mindfulness, life design

Key topics

• Living with intention and standards
• The concept of saving joy and special moments
• Self-leadership and daily choices
• The significance of small acts of care and responsibility
• The metaphor of preparing a home as a reflection of life standards

Takeaways

• Standards are about self-leadership, not perfection.
• Living as if your life is a rehearsal diminishes your present experience.
• Small daily acts of care build an extraordinary life.

• You are responsible for creating the life you want, starting now.

Where in your life are you waiting for a special occasion?

What are you postponing for “one day”?

What part of yourself have you been saving for later?

And perhaps the biggest question of all…

What would it look like to live an extraordinary life right now?

The Emperor reminds us that the life we experience every day is shaped by the standards we tolerate, the decisions we make repeatedly, and the environments we create for ourselves.

The Emperor also carries strong masculine energy which feels important here too.

Not masculine in the sense of hustle or force but in the sense of grounded action. Of choosing. Of deciding. Of no longer drifting through your own life waiting for permission or the “right moment.”

Because the truth is… nobody is coming to create the extraordinary life for you.

You have to choose it. You have to lead yourself there.

TAKE THE NO ORDINARY WOMAN ARCHETYPE QUIZ

Discover which stage you are currently at in creating your No Ordinary Woman Era. Take the archetypes quiz HERE

Are you a Comfortable Settler?

Or an Edge Walker?

Perhaps you are an Embodied Leader?

Or maybe you are already living your No Ordinary Woman Era

Each stage has is own strengths and challenges.

Discover your archetype NOW

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Summary

Joanna explores the concept of the Hero's Journey as a framework for personal transformation, especially for women in midlife. She shares her own experiences, introduces four archetypes, and offers practical steps to recognise and embrace life's next chapter.

Keywords

Hero's Journey, personal transformation, midlife, archetypes, self-leadership, change, growth, coaching, tarot, decision-making

Key Topics

• The stages of the Hero's Journey and their relevance to personal growth
• Introduction of the four archetypes: the Comfortable Settler, the Edgewalker, the Embodied Leader, and the No Ordinary Woman
• Practical steps to recognise your current stage and next move
• The role of trust, intuition, and decision-making in transformation
• Using tarot as a coaching tool to understand personal evolution

STRATEGY (Activation)

1 - The first thing is to recognise your pattern.

Where in your life have you already lived this journey?

Where have you been the woman who chose to move… even when it was uncomfortable?

2 - The second is to identify your current edge.

What are you avoiding deciding right now?

Not in a vague way Be Specific

What is the thing you keep coming back to… and then stepping away from?

3 - And the third is to collapse the gap.

What is your next move?

You don’t need the full plan or a complete life overhaul overnight

Just the next step that moves you forward.

SOUL - JOURNAL PROMPTS (Deepening)

Where in your life are you being called forward right now?

What do you already know… that you keep telling yourself you don’t?

Where have you completed a Hero’s Journey before — and what did it require of you?

What identity are you being asked to leave behind?

If you were to fully answer the call… what would you do next?

And finally…

If you don’t, what does your life look like in one year?
Three years?
Five?

UNIVERSAL GUIDANCE - The Ace of Wands

The Ace of Wands is not about ideas.

It’s not about thinking, analysing, or waiting until everything makes sense.

It’s about ignition.

It’s the spark.

The moment something within you comes alive and says…
this matters.

This is the beginning of something new.

A new direction.
A new desire.
A new version of you that is ready to be expressed.

But here’s the truth about the Ace of Wands.

It doesn’t arrive with a full plan.

It doesn’t come with guarantees.

It comes with energy.
With potential.
With a sense of this is yours if you choose it.

And that’s why this card is so aligned with the Hero’s Journey.

Because this is the call.

This is the moment where something is being offered to you…

and you get to decide what you do with it.

You can ignore it.
You can question it.
You can tell yourself it’s not the right time.

Or…

you can pick it up.

You can move.

You can begin.

So if this card resonates with you today, I want you to ask yourself:

Where is the spark in my life right now?

What is trying to come through me… that I keep pushing away?

And what would it look like to trust that this isn’t random…

this is the beginning of something.

Because the Ace of Wands doesn’t ask you to have it all figured out.

It asks you to respond.

To the idea.
To the desire.
To the call.

And that response…

is where your next chapter begins.

Try my NEW Archetypes quiz

I am excited to share that to support this important work I have created my NOW archetypes quiz to help you determine which stage of the Hero’s journey you are at right now AND what your immediate next step should be.

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I would love for you to share with me which archetype you are so I can help you because I have lived every archetype so I will most definitely have been where you are.

The Hero’s journey isn’t about thinking more. It’s about seeing yourself clearly and making a decision from that place.

It’s an adventure – if you choose it.

And if you recognise yourself as standing at the crossroads, on the edge of an uplevel just know this.

You don’t have to stay there

The Story

Joanna explores the realities of life changes, emphasising that transformation is often messy, non-linear, and full of ups and downs. She shares her personal journey of preparing to sell her house and travel, highlighting that setbacks and doubts are natural parts of growth.

Keywords

personal growth, change, transformation, self-leadership, mindset, life transition, resilience, messy process, self-awareness, motivation

Key Topics

• The reality of change and transformation
• The importance of self-leadership during messy seasons
• Understanding that setbacks are part of growth
• The significance of curiosity and exploration in new chapters
  

Takeaways

• Expansion can feel disruptive, not smooth.
• You don't become perfect after a big move; you're human.
• Wobbles are part of the process, not signs of failure.
• Self-leadership involves navigating discomfort with curiosity.

Strategy

1 Expansion doesn’t feel clean.

2 - You don’t suddenly become a perfectly consistent, fully optimised version of yourself just because you’ve made a big move.

3 A wobble doesn’t mean you’re on the wrong path.

SOUL -  JOURNAL PROMPTS

Where in your life are you expecting things to feel cleaner or easier than they currently do… simply because you’ve made an aligned decision?

Where might you be interpreting a temporary dip in energy, focus or consistency as something more permanent?

And what would change if you allowed this season to be exactly what it is… without making it mean that you are off track?

What does self-leadership look like for me in this season… not in an ideal world, but in the reality of what I’m navigating right now?

Universal Guidance -  Page of Wands.

The Page of Wands is all about new beginnings, exploration, and the early stages of a new chapter. It carries this energy of curiosity, possibility, and movement… but it’s not the energy of having it all figured out.

It’s the energy of stepping forward anyway.

It’s the energy of saying yes to something new, even when you don’t yet feel fully ready, fully certain, or fully grounded in it.

And what’s really interesting is that this card doesn’t represent mastery. It doesn’t represent the finished version of you.

It represents the version of you who is still learning… still navigating… still finding her way.

And I think that links so beautifully to what we’ve been talking about today.

Because if you are in a season of change… if you are building something new… if you are stepping into a different way of living…

Of course it’s going to feel messy at times.

Of course it’s going to feel uncertain.

You are not meant to have the steadiness of someone who has been here for years.

You are in the energy of the Page.

You are exploring. You are expanding. You are becoming.

And the invitation of this card is not to wait until you feel more confident, more consistent, or more in control.

It’s to stay open.

To stay curious.

To keep moving.

Even when it doesn’t feel perfect.

So if things feel a little wobbly right now… if your energy feels up and down… if you don’t feel like you’ve fully “landed” yet…

That doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong.

It means you’re right where you’re supposed to be.

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Summary

Joanna explores the true power of the Wheel of Life as a tool for self-awareness and transformation. She reveals how most women use it superficially, and how to leverage it to identify what you're tolerating, dream bigger, and create a life aligned with your true desires.

Takeaways

• Most women use the Wheel of Life only to assess their current state, not to transform it.
• Balancing the wheel can keep you stuck in maintenance mode instead of growth.
• Reframing scores as what you are tolerating shifts your mindset.
• Dreaming big and allowing yourself to hope is essential for growth.
• The Wheel of Life should be used to tell the truth about your life, not just to balance it.
• Stepping into your next level requires closure and expansion, not just incremental improvements.
• Your next level comes from dreaming again and believing in your potential.

STRATEGY 

Look at each area of your life and ask yourself:

Where are you tolerating something that no longer feels right?
Where have you settled… without even realising it?
Where are you pretending something is “fine”… when it isn’t?

And then go further.

What do you actually desire here… if you are really honest?

If you stopped trying to keep everything steady…what would you change first?

SOUL - Journal Prompts

So if you were to sit with your own Wheel of Life right now…

I don’t want you to just score it.

I want you to feel it.

Where does something feel heavy?
Where does something feel flat?
Where does something feel like it no longer fits?

And then ask yourself:

Where am I tolerating something I’ve outgrown?
What do I actually want instead?
And what am I avoiding changing?

Because the answers to those questions…

Are far more powerful than any number you could write on that wheel.

UNIVERSAL GUIDANCE - The World.

The World is not a card of “fixing” your life.

It’s a card of completion.
Of expansion.
Of stepping into a new level of who you are.

It represents the moment where you stop playing small inside the life you’ve built…
and you allow yourself to step into the life that’s actually waiting for you.

But here’s the truth of this card.

You don’t get The World by staying where you are.

You don’t get it by making small, incremental improvements to the areas of your life you’re tolerating.

You get it by recognising that you’ve outgrown something…
and being willing to step beyond it.

This card is asking you to zoom out.

To see the bigger picture of your life.

Not just the individual segments on your wheel…
but the whole.

And to ask yourself…

Is this the life I’m here to live?

Or is there more available to me… if I’m willing to choose it?

Because The World is about possibility.
It’s about expansion.
It’s about stepping into a version of your life that feels fuller, richer… more you.

But it requires closure.

It requires you to stop circling the same patterns…
and decide that you are ready for something different.

So if something has stood out to you in this episode…

If there is an area of your life that feels like it’s complete…
or no longer fits…

That’s not a problem.

That’s your invitation.

Into your next level.

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SHOW NOTES

Summary

Joanna explores the profound impact of identity on personal transformation, emphasising that true change requires evolving your sense of self. She shares personal stories and practical steps to help women redefine who they are and step into their next chapter with confidence.

Key Topics

• The relationship between identity and change
• Personal stories of identity shifts
• Practical steps to redefine your identity
  

Takeaways

• You can't build a new life with the same identity that built the old one.
• Understanding your current identity is the first step to change.
• Defining your next identity involves imagining who you are becoming.
• Action is the bridge between your current self and your next self.
• Celebrating the in-between moments is crucial in the transformation process.

STRATEGY

Step 1: Identify your current identity

Step 2: See where it’s no longer serving you

Step 3: Define your next identity

Step 4: Start acting from her now

SOUL  - Journal prompts

Here are some journal prompts to help you if you find yourself between identities right now.

What identity am I still holding onto that I’ve outgrown?

Where am I trying to create change… without changing who I am?

Who am I becoming… if I stop playing this role?

UNIVERSAL GUIDANCE

The Three of Cups.

This is a card of celebration but this isn’t about celebrating the finished version of you.
It’s about celebrating the becoming.

It’s a reminder that even in the in-between…
Even when you are not fully who you were…
And not quite who you are becoming yet…

There is still something here to honour.

Because growth doesn’t just happen at the end.

It happens in the small shifts.
The quiet decisions.
The moments where you choose differently… even when it feels unfamiliar.

The Three of Cups also speaks to connection.

To being seen.
To not doing this alone.

And I think that’s important with identity work.

Because when you are becoming someone new…
It can feel like no one quite recognises you anymore.

Not the old version of you.
And not yet the new one.

And this card is a reminder to let yourself be supported in that space.

To share the journey.
To celebrate the shifts… even before they fully make sense.

Because you don’t have to wait until you’ve “arrived”
To acknowledge that something is already changing.

So if this card is for you today…

Let it be a reminder that this in-between space you are in…

Is not something to rush through.

It’s something to recognise.

Because this is where the new version of you is being formed.

And that… is worth celebrating.

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