About Jo
Hi, I’m Jo Cavalot 😊
Funny when writing who I am all those labels come to mind…
woman, white, alcoholic, child of a drinker, project manager, non-mum (the nameless label after miscarriages and having no kids), divorcee, orphan, professional organiser, hoarding practitioner, coach, woman who lived in a van (nomad), ultra-runner, ex-ultra-runner, pilgrim… 😉
…so many things that ‘define’ me.
Are they important?
Some of those labels speak to my experiences, which have played a huge part in the journey to become who I am today, so yes, they are.
What they are NOT is all that I am!
For example alcoholic – I haven’t used alcohol since April 2012, so am I an alcoholic, a former alcoholic, a recovered alcoholic, a recovering alcoholic?…
And is it important?..
What is important to me is my Self, my essence, my core, my soul, you may call it.
I am on an amazing journey discovering who I am and the Camino has been a massive part of that journey.
I got buried under all those labels, experiences and behaviours I adopted because of what had happened in my world.
I am uncovering ME one bit at a time.
As a result, my reactions to life are changing and I am making different choices.
Things that used to drive me, don’t. Behaviours that used to be automatic are shifting.
I am more able to lead from a self-regulated place and not react to life.
I am becoming more intentional in my actions as I uncover my truth about what I want and need in my life. Less farting around, not getting anywhere 😉.
I am choosing myself!
I have done this and continue through many approaches, modalities and tools I have learned throughout my life, but more specifically since getting into recovery. Some of these include:
- Ikigai
- ADHD coaching
- Intuitive Coaching
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) – or parts work
- Compassionate Inquiry® (CI) – a psychotherapeutic approach developed by Dr. Gabor Maté
- Working with Complex Trauma and CPTSD
- Suicide Attention, Prevention and Intervention
- Neuroscience and Psychology of Addiction and Recovery
- The Polyvagal Theory
- OCD, The Brain and Recovery
- Mental Health First Aid
- Advocacy
- 12-Step Recovery
I am also using these approaches, modalities and tools to help other people, as working with people is a big part of what I love and, I believe, a co-creation for mutual benefit.
Since my move to Spain to live with my chap in December 2023, I have decided to dedicate my work to helping others to do the Camino the way they want to, and the book “Your Way, Your Camino – Book 1: The Ultimate Camino Planning Guide” has become the well that the rest of the support has sprung from.