Inspirational Women – Firefighter Louise
Posted on June 4th, 2026 by Jane
Jane: Louise, you’re a Crew Manager (an officer) in Avon Fire and Rescue Service. Regular readers know that my husband was a firefighter. He joined in the days when women were considered far too delicate to be in the service. Eventually he did have a female on his watch. He was a great supporter but not everyone was… What prompted you to join the service? Louise – The fire service wasn’t a childhood dream or anything. To be honest it
Are You In The Right Job Right Now?
Posted on March 29th, 2026 by Jane
Are you in the right job right now? Is it time for a review session? Things change, you change. You grow and develop and your perfect job of eighteen months ago may now be less attractive. I’ve coached countless women who have had doubts about their chosen careers. So many of us stay somewhere for fear of the unknown, especially when jobs seem thin on the ground. I daydreamed for ages about leaving employment and going out of on my
How To Bring More Joyspan In Your Life and Live Longer!
Posted on November 13th, 2025 by Jane
Interview with Dr. Kerry Burnight, author of Joyspan: The Art and Science of Thriving in Life’s Second Half. Inspirational Woman. Jane: You have written an amazing book about Joyspan. Anyone who reads my review will know that I wholeheartedly loved it. I really recommend this book to you. It is positively life changing. I’m thrilled to be interviewing the author, Dr Kerry Burnight. Why Geriatrics? My first question is what or who inspired you to specialise in gerontology and geriatric medicine?I was drawn
How To Be A Bad Girl!
Posted on August 27th, 2025 by Jane
How To Be A Bad Girl I’m assuming, of course, that how to be a bad girl is something desirable. Who wants to be patted on the head and told they’re a good girl? (If you do, you’d better stop reading.) OK, I might have done aged 4. Although in truth what I most liked then was being told I was like a boy. I’d already figured out that they were allowed to have way more fun. No one told
Speak Up! Women Make Your Voices Heard
Posted on August 20th, 2025 by Jane
Speak Up Speak Up is a one day course I wrote for women looking to move forward into leadership roles. It looks at research into the differences in how men and women speak at work. In part, it helps explain why women’s contributions are not heard. If you’re not heard, it’s hard to progress. “We have not yet learned to hear the authority in women’s voices.” Quote from Mary Beard. During the day we look at the research. But also
How to Tell Your Story (2)
Posted on August 19th, 2025 by Jane
A Coaching Exercise in How To Tell Your Story In a previous post on how to tell your story, I described how we edit our own lives. Sometimes, we have given negative events a much bigger role in our past than they deserve. We’ve allowed them to become a powerful influence on our current lives. But we can change this. What Women Think Of Themselves Sometimes when working with groups of women I ask them to list 10 positive attributes
