Who IS this woman, anyhow?

Liberating people from toxic BS systems is my jam.

Ever since I was union rep on a TV production in 1995, and went into battle for the child actors to get their proper lunch breaks, I’ve helped thousands of people. 

I did it first as a union organiser for actors and, later, academics.

And since 2011, I’ve done it with hundreds of coaching clients.

My two coaching qualifications included three core years of training all up, plus various adjunct training in positive psychiatry, psychological first aid, trauma, identity shifting, emotional intelligence, astrology, chaos magic and diversity, equity and inclusivity.

With 20 years as a professional performer, a decade in progressive politics and union work, and growing up the daughter of a country doctor - it’s easy for me to work with clients from all walks of life.

I’m fiercely passionate about freeing women from those old toxic systems in our heads, so we can all wreak more joy in the world and fulfil our true purpose.

Wanna know more?

  • Photo of Janette operating a female human puppet; the puppet is dressed in a beautiful kimono and wig, the costume for Madame Butterfly

    Puppeteering

    Here I am, operating a puppet character called Maria, from an obscure kids’ TV show called The Maestro’s Company. She was the soprano of a strange little opera company, and while I provided her speaking voice, her singing was done by various artists from the Decca label. I can still do perfect lip-sync for the “Queen of the Night’s aria” from Mozart’s The Magic Flute. 😏

  • Photo of Janette in front of a bookshelf containing various Lego builds: the orchid, the plum blossom, the chrysanthemum, the bouquet of rosess

    A Not-So-Green Thumb

    The truth is, real indoor plants and I don’t get on well. I can just manage to keep a peace lily alive, but all the plants in my office - which you’ll see in my Zoom background if we connect that way - are LEGO. I love the therapeutic ‘click’ of the pieces connecting; I love the design and the engineering; and I love being able to say “thank you, actually they’re not real” when people compliment my plants. 🤪

  • Photo of Janette in front of a TARDIS console, at the Dr Who Experience in Cardiff, 2014.

    Sci-Fi Tragic?

    I saw the first ever Dr Who episode when it went to air, and I’ve been watching ever since.

    I love good SF for the way it explores and opens up possibilities, especially in literature (and I like to write it, too). I share a birth date with the great Ursula Le Guin (Oct 21) and that pleases me tremendously.

    Here I am at the Dr Who Experience in Cardiff, visiting the 10th Doctor’s TARDIS. (IYKYK)