Joy Donnell Coaching

High Functioning Anxiety can cast a shadow over your entrepreneurial spirit. 

The business and role you passionately built now drains your energy. 

Endless demands devour your time, leaving little space for self-care. 

Guilt weighs heavily as personal moments slip away. 

Even routine tasks seem insurmountable as your motivation fades.

This struggle is real. As someone who has overcome burnout and high-functioning anxiety, I understand your unique challenges. My proven approach empowers women to reignite their fire and redefine success on your terms.

We will pinpoint the causes of your burnout and implement customised solutions. 
You will immediately feel relief to have a partner who knows this terrain.

Stress will subside as unhealthy patterns and beliefs are uncovered and replaced.

Confidence will be restored through focused steps tailored to your needs. 

Energy will increase as we identify your unique drains and rechargers.

You will set boundaries to protect your well-being while boosting productivity. 

Goals will be re-evaluated and redefined to realign with your true passions. 

Ongoing celebrations of progress will motivate you forward.

I am committed to helping you rediscover your joy, purpose, and enthusiasm. With my proven methodology and support, you will emerge renewed and thriving. 

Let's go ahead and begin today.


I work with professionals, founders, and entrepreneurs to identify and address high-functioning anxiety and burnout using proven techniques for root-cause processing.

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Co-founder and Managing Director at Helistrat. Recognised as one of the leading UK partners for sustainable waste management solutions.
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Managing Director

Linde Material Handling

Operations Manager

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Central Services Manager

SMC CORPORATION (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD

Business Consultant

LivingWell Health Clubs 

Corporate Trainer

The British Army

Military

Helping midlife Professional Female Executives and Business Founders go from anxiety, overwhelm and burnout, to energy, focus and determination. Fall in love with your business and career without sacrificing your health.

I believe every woman has the power to transform her life. With over a decade of experience as a trauma therapist and coach, I help professional women reclaim their lives from burnout and stress, stepping into a future fuelled by balance, joy, and fulfilment.

My path to coaching was born from my own struggles with burnout. As a high-achieving professional, the co-owner and Managing Director of a fast-growing start-up, I constantly battled high-functioning anxiety, perfectionism and the need to please others. It wasn’t until I faced my breaking point with the death of my mother that I realised the profound impact these had on my life and career.

This challenging journey taught me that I had the strength to rise above, heal, and thrive. This transformation ignited my passion to guide other women through their journeys of self-discovery and empowerment.

My mission is to empower professional women to break free from stress and burnout and embrace their true selves with grace and grit. I help you navigate life’s complexities, find your inner strength, and balance your personal and professional worlds harmoniously.

What I Offer
* Genius, Grace & Grit Program™: A life-changing programme designed to help you uncover your true potential and live a life of purpose and fulfilment. Total investment for this programme starts at £5495

* Free 30-Minute Burnout-Breakthrough Call: An opportunity to explore your current challenges and start crafting a roadmap to a healthier, happier you. A follow up power hour is £97 as a one off


* Personal Coaching Sessions: Tailored one-on-one sessions that delve deep into your unique experiences, providing the tools and strategies to overcome obstacles and thrive. Rates begin at £297 per hour

Why Choose Me?
With a rich background in business, trauma therapy and coaching, I bring a unique blend of empathy, expertise, and personal experience to my practice. My approach fosters deep, transformative healing that empowers you to live authentically and joyfully.

Your Journey Starts Here
Imagine a life where you wake up daily feeling empowered, balanced, and fulfilled. A life where you are no longer defined by stress and anxiety but by your resilience, strength, and joy. This is the life I want to help you create.

Together, we can turn your challenges into triumphs and your dreams into reality.

HOW TO WORK WITH ME:
- 1:1 Coaching
- Trauma Workshops

GET IN TOUCH: 
➡️Email: joy@joydonnellcoaching.com
➡️Book free discovery call:  https://calendly.com/joydonnell/30min

Joy Donnell

The Smiling Coach Co

I help women stop "Spinning All The Plates" and become replenished, calm and living in their genius.
Supporting women's hormones, time and energy management and to find the balance for their most vital and fulfilling state.

Attitude and Behaviour Change Expert | Certified Womens Coach

INTRAC

Training Coordinator

Self Management UK

Controlling diabetes through lifestyle, stress management.

Health Educator

Riverside Campsite and Swahili School

Manager

Exciting True Love Radio

Producer

Act4Africa - Award-winning Ugandan NGO & Partner UK Charity

Senior Education Officer

Tearfund

East and Southern Africa

I stood under the blistering sun in Zimbabwe, leading conversations about the barriers holding women back, with Mugabe’s secret police watching from the side-lines. I’d lived in Africa long enough to ask the questions no one else dared to ask.

“What needs to change for women to be allowed the space to expand?”

Returning to the UK, I found a different version of the same story: women trying to uphold expectations, striving endlessly, and losing touch with their power, purpose, and joy. “It’s just the way things are,” we say—but I’ve seen first hand how stories shape lives and how rewriting them changes everything.

If parts of yourself have shrunk to make space for the growing demands of midlife, leaving you feeling exhausted and disconnected from your purpose, my coaching programmes are your way back to a life of joy, connection, and vibrant energy.

That quiet inner voice whispering, “There’s more”, is calling for a reason. Through a proven coaching framework designed specifically for mission-led women navigating exhaustion, pressure, and burnout, we’ll reignite your spark and reconnect you to your vitality, passion, and purpose.

You’ll experience a deep sense of "I am enough," grounded in self-awareness and releasing the weight of proving yourself.

Together, we’ll rebuild your energy and clarity, fill your emotional and physical well, and create a life that feels expansive and aligned.

When women uncover and express the gifts they’ve already been given, resourced to bring their best to every area of life, that's world-changing power. 

If this has sparked a curiosity within you, let’s explore further.
Book a free consultation today and take your first step towards a life that feels truly, unapologetically yours. https://calendly.com/joyborman/disco-call
Coaching packages ranging from 1 month £455 to six month £3450

Joy Borman, The Smiling Coach

Made it from Waitrose to the ferry port without spilling a drop of my free cappuccino.

Result!

Sometimes past mishaps and mistakes make us doubt whether things will work out. When we think things will be a disaster we stop trying.

But not today my fat bottomed thermos cup. Not today.

#winning

Transformational Speaker | 1:1 Coach | Embodied Workshop Facilitator | Reconnecting hyper-capable women with their energy, time, purpose & clarity.

Am I alone in refusing connection requests from people in my industry who want to help me gain clients through AI?

It's just a sigh and 'ignore'.

Black Friday could ruin me

This month has been my most financially successful of... I think possibly my whole career. 🤔

I've given training to several hundred people. My inbox has been flooded with requests, my 1-1s have had extraordinary breakthroughs and clients are seeing magical results. 

I've honoured my promises to individuals, to event organisers, to my staff, to my coachees.

To my poorly child feverish now on the sofa. To my son who needed emergency dentist. To the rehearsals for events I'm featuring in.

Holding all that comes at a cost. It does for me. It does for you. We have desires waaaaay beyond our capacity. There's only so many hours in a day. This is what it means to be human.

I'm managing my energy. It's a radical way of living. Shouldn't be. But it is. Knackered is the new normal.

Not all rules are rules y'know (she raises a cheeky conspiratorial eyebrow)

"That hour with you dramatically impacted my life. Then and since".
That's what Ruth said about the BF session I did with her 2 years ago. 

Why should all the big boy companies get to have all the BF fun?!
Who says that offers need to be made today?

If you've been in my orbit I know which of you will benefit from a high impact, extremely good value for money 1-1. I'll reach out with a special invitation when I'm ready- this side of Christmas. 

And if you've been circling, wondering if I'll do a Black Friday deal, send me a DM. I'll send you the deets.

No pressure. None of us need more pressure. That's not my vibe.

If you need me I'll be comforting an upset shivering boy in his dressing gown on the sofa.

We get to make the rules.

Disco calls
Discovery calls.
It seems I do them differently than others.

Obvs I can't possibly actually know what everyone does. But from posts I've read about how they waste time are chit chats or picking your brains for free, dissatisfactory coaching etc...

That's not what happens on mine.

Here's what happens on a discovery call with me. I tell you how it's going to go down. We have 30 -45 minutes. In these minutes I'm wasting no time.

It'll mostly be you talking - guided by me to get the root. And I will ask for permission before we start to interrupt if we go off piste. Neither of us want to waste time here. 

We're both here with a purpose.

And what I'm listening for? 
What does this woman want and what is preventing that? 
Can she get there on her own (ie, does she need coaching?) 
Does she actually need a therapist or advisor instead? 
Is she coachable or will it be like pulling teeth for both of us?
Am I the best person for the job or can she do better with someone else. 
Is spending 6 months together going to be a good time? 
Can I realistically - and hand on heart- get her the results she desires.

If I can't, I say.

What's happening for the woman in the chair is she's getting space for deeper understanding, she might get a couple of 'aha' moments. She may even realise what she is or is not responsible for and control of. She may give herself credit for what she's already achieved and managed.

She will probably laugh. She may even cry a little bit, with frustration or sob with the relief of feeling hopeful for the first time in a long time. She may remain completely unmoved.

And then, once I've fed back and we're clear on the assignment, if you want to ask questions about the coaching there's space for that. 

I'm never in convincing energy. I trust you to decide.

I don't take payment there and then. I give you space to make the decision you want to make. It's a big investment of time and a decent chunk of money. I've no impulse to see you make a disempowered decision. 

And that's it.
Simples.

My hope is you come out clearer than when you arrived. There's no guarantee. And that's what I'm discovering. What is possible here for this person?

If you've been considering finding out more I'll pop my website and an invitation for a disco call in the comments.

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