Hello and welcome to Believe in ME with Rhona Barton. 

This podcast is about all things Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) related!

I'm Rhona and I lived with ME for almost 10 years during which time, I was bed-bound and wheelchair-bound, welcome to my Podcast.

Hello and welcome to Believe in ME with Rhona Barton. In this week’s episode, I’m chatting to Jo Bell. Jo is an author, coach and the founder of Write to Thrive and through her group workshops and 1:1 programmes, she’s helped hundreds of people find clarity, confidence and self-compassion.

I first came across Jo via Instagram. I’d seen her posting some writing prompts and, as a writer and author, these piqued my interest. As I continued to see her prompts in my news feed, they began to resonate with me and I took to jotting down some thoughts in relation to these.

Earlier this year, I saw that Jo was running a 3-day Self-Compassion challenge. This was something that I’d been curious about, so I thought, “what the heck, why not!” and I signed up. In typical Jo style, as I’ve come to learn, she under promised and over-delivered! The 3 days, turned into 4 as she added on a bonus session for us and the private Facebook group for the challenge really got people chatting.

I discovered in this short challenge that, although I’m not bad at taking time for myself, I’ve dropped back into old habits of trying to be everything to everyone. I’ve also found out that, when I have my internal monologue running in my mind, I’m not always kind in the way I speak to myself. In fact, I’m quite harsh and it’s something I want to change.

So, when the opportunity came up to join Jo’s 8-week Luminous course, I knew I wanted in.

I’m thrilled that Jo has agreed to have a chat with me and tell me more about her, her experience and her passion for self-compassion. We jumped on a Zoom call earlier and I hope you enjoy the conversation.

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Ok, let’s jump straight in! 

Enjoy the call!

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this so feel free to reach out via any of my social media links or my website. You’ll find me on Facebook & Instagram as @RhonaBartonCoaching and on Twitter as @RhonaBCoaching.

You can find out more about Jo and the work she does by visiting her Instagram as @writeandthrive, her Facebook as @writethrive and her website at www.joannebell.org and you can sign up to her free newsletter with writing prompts via https://writetothrive.substack.com

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I hope today’s a good day for you. Bye for now. 

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