Welcome to Episode 18 of the Create Your Story Podcast on Quiet Empowerment Coaching and Creating. I'm joined by Jo Slessor, a certified Quiet Empowerment Coach.

We chat about about midlife shifts and transitions, embracing the quiet strengths of introversion and the value of creativity, crafting and rewriting our stories.

Full transcript here: https://www.quietwriting.com/quiet-empowerment-coaching-creating-jo-slessor/

We cover:

• Seeking change in midlife
• Becoming a life coach
• Journey of midlife change
• Midlife as a stage not an age
• Quiet empowerment in midlife
• Being a proud introvert
• Valuing crafting and creativity
• The power of rewriting our stories
• Power of coaching in midlife
• Building a new business later in life

About Jo Slessor

Jo is a certified Quiet Empowerment Coach supporting introverted and reflective women to embrace quiet and thrive in midlife and beyond. After a long career in education, working with young people with additional needs and their families, Jo stepped back to embrace gentle living, combining coaching with running women's groups based around crafting and exploring her own creativity. Jo lives just outside London with her husband and their Cockapoo, Woody. She enjoys daily walks in nature and weekends away!

Connect with Jo:

Website: www.joslessor.com

Instagram: https://instagram.com/joslessor

Terri's links to explore: Books:

• Wholehearted: Self-leadership for women in transition: https://www.quietwriting.com/wholehearted-book/ & quick links to buy: https://books2read.com/wholehearted
• Wholehearted Companion Workbook: https://www.quietwriting.com/wholehearted-companion-workbook/ & quick links to buy: https://books2read.com/b/companion

Free resources:

• Chapter 1 of Wholehearted: Self-leadership for women in transition https://www.quietwriting.net/wholehearted-chapter-1
• Free 10 Tips for Creating more Meaning and Purpose Personal Action Checklist https://quietwriting.lpages.co/10-tips-mp-checklist/

Coaching and writing programs:

• Work with me: https://www.quietwriting.com/work-with-me/
• The Writing Road Trip with Beth Cregan email list: http://eepurl.com/hNIwu9

Connect on social media

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writingquietly/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writingquietly
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/writingquietly
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terri-connellan/