Becoming No Ordinary Woman

Episode 51 It is never too late to reinvent your life

SHOW NOTES Summary Joanna explores the profound desire for reinvention among women in midlife, addressing fears, societal expectations, and the power of embracing change to create an extraordinary life beyond routine and responsibilities. Keywords midlife reinvention, women over 40, personal growth, self-discovery, life transformation, empowerment, aging gracefully, self-trust, purpose, motivation Key Topics * The societal myths about aging and possibility * The awakening and rediscovery of self in midlife * Practical steps for starting reinvention without fear Takeaways * Reinvention is accessible at any age, especially in midlife. * Restlessness is a sign of inner truth seeking expression. * Small steps build momentum for big life changes. STRATEGY Step 1: Stop dismissing the restlessness Step 2: Get honest about what no longer fits Step 3: Reconnect with the woman underneath the roles Step 4: Start before you feel ready Step 5: Stop acting like your life is over SOUL (Reflection + Journal Prompts) Where in your life do you feel restless right now? What part of your current life no longer feels fully aligned? What have you been pretending not to know? And if you stopped worrying about what other people would think, what would you allow yourself to want? UNIVERSAL GUIDANCE The Magician - is a perfect card for a conversation about reinvention. Because The Magician is all about potential, power and creation. It is the reminder that you already hold more within you than you realise. What is interesting about this card is that The Magician is not waiting to become somebody else before he begins. He is not waiting for permission. He is not waiting until he feels fully confident or fully ready. He works with what he already has. Discover your No Ordinary Woman Archetype I have created my NOW archetypes quiz to help you determine exactly where you are on the path to creating an extraordinary life and which next step you should take. Take the quiz HERE [https://bit.ly/NOWarchetype] 🙌🏼 Loved this episode? If this resonated with you, I would be so grateful if you could: ✨ Follow or subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode ✨ Rate and review — it helps more women find this space ✨ Share this episode with a friend who’s on the edge of something extraordinary 🌐 Connect with Me Let’s keep this conversation going! 📸 Instagram: @becomingnoordinarywoman [https://instagram.com/becomingnoordinarywoman] 🌍 Website: www. [https://www.becomingnoordinarywoman.com/]joannapetrierout.com 💌 Email: support@joannapetrierout.com [support@joannapetrierout.com]

Episode 50 - What selling my house has taught me about raising my standards

Show Notes Joanna shares a transformative insight about living intentionally and not postponing joy or self-care until 'someday.' She reflects on her experience of preparing her home for sale, realising that standards of care and self-leadership are about daily choices and mindset, not perfection. Key words self-leadership, living intentionally, joy, standards, self-care, personal growth, motivation, empowerment, mindfulness, life design Key topics * Living with intention and standards * The concept of saving joy and special moments * Self-leadership and daily choices * The significance of small acts of care and responsibility * The metaphor of preparing a home as a reflection of life standards Takeaways * Standards are about self-leadership, not perfection. * Living as if your life is a rehearsal diminishes your present experience. * Small daily acts of care build an extraordinary life. * You are responsible for creating the life you want, starting now. Where in your life are you waiting for a special occasion? What are you postponing for “one day”? What part of yourself have you been saving for later? And perhaps the biggest question of all… What would it look like to live an extraordinary life right now? The Emperor reminds us that the life we experience every day is shaped by the standards we tolerate, the decisions we make repeatedly, and the environments we create for ourselves. The Emperor also carries strong masculine energy which feels important here too. Not masculine in the sense of hustle or force but in the sense of grounded action. Of choosing. Of deciding. Of no longer drifting through your own life waiting for permission or the “right moment.” Because the truth is… nobody is coming to create the extraordinary life for you. You have to choose it. You have to lead yourself there. TAKE THE NO ORDINARY WOMAN ARCHETYPE QUIZ Discover which stage you are currently at in creating your No Ordinary Woman Era. Take the archetypes quiz HERE [https://bit.ly/NOWarchetype] Are you a Comfortable Settler? Or an Edge Walker? Perhaps you are an Embodied Leader? Or maybe you are already living your No Ordinary Woman Era Each stage has is own strengths and challenges. Discover your archetype NOW [https://bit.ly/NOWarchetype] It takes 2 minutes to complete. Click HERE [https://bit.ly/NOWarchetype] 🙌🏼 Loved this episode? If this resonated with you, I would be so grateful if you could: ✨ Follow or subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode ✨ Rate and review — it helps more women find this space ✨ Share this episode with a friend who’s on the edge of something extraordinary 🌐 Connect with Me Let’s keep this conversation going! 📸 Instagram: @becomingnoordinarywoman [https://instagram.com/becomingnoordinarywoman] 🌍 Website: www. [https://www.becomingnoordinarywoman.com/]joannapetrierout.com 💌 Email: support@joannapetrierout.com [support@joannapetrierout.com]

Episode 49 - The Hero's Journey - How to discover your next step

Summary Joanna explores the concept of the Hero's Journey as a framework for personal transformation, especially for women in midlife. She shares her own experiences, introduces four archetypes, and offers practical steps to recognise and embrace life's next chapter. Keywords Hero's Journey, personal transformation, midlife, archetypes, self-leadership, change, growth, coaching, tarot, decision-making Key Topics * The stages of the Hero's Journey and their relevance to personal growth * Introduction of the four archetypes: the Comfortable Settler, the Edgewalker, the Embodied Leader, and the No Ordinary Woman * Practical steps to recognise your current stage and next move * The role of trust, intuition, and decision-making in transformation * Using tarot as a coaching tool to understand personal evolution STRATEGY (Activation) 1 - The first thing is to recognise your pattern. Where in your life have you already lived this journey? Where have you been the woman who chose to move… even when it was uncomfortable? 2 - The second is to identify your current edge. What are you avoiding deciding right now? Not in a vague way Be Specific What is the thing you keep coming back to… and then stepping away from? 3 - And the third is to collapse the gap. What is your next move? You don’t need the full plan or a complete life overhaul overnight Just the next step that moves you forward. SOUL - JOURNAL PROMPTS (Deepening) Where in your life are you being called forward right now? What do you already know… that you keep telling yourself you don’t? Where have you completed a Hero’s Journey before — and what did it require of you? What identity are you being asked to leave behind? If you were to fully answer the call… what would you do next? And finally… If you don’t, what does your life look like in one year? Three years? Five? UNIVERSAL GUIDANCE - The Ace of Wands The Ace of Wands is not about ideas. It’s not about thinking, analysing, or waiting until everything makes sense. It’s about ignition. It’s the spark. The moment something within you comes alive and says… this matters. This is the beginning of something new. A new direction. A new desire. A new version of you that is ready to be expressed. But here’s the truth about the Ace of Wands. It doesn’t arrive with a full plan. It doesn’t come with guarantees. It comes with energy. With potential. With a sense of this is yours if you choose it. And that’s why this card is so aligned with the Hero’s Journey. Because this is the call. This is the moment where something is being offered to you… and you get to decide what you do with it. You can ignore it. You can question it. You can tell yourself it’s not the right time. Or… you can pick it up. You can move. You can begin. So if this card resonates with you today, I want you to ask yourself: Where is the spark in my life right now? What is trying to come through me… that I keep pushing away? And what would it look like to trust that this isn’t random… this is the beginning of something. Because the Ace of Wands doesn’t ask you to have it all figured out. It asks you to respond. To the idea. To the desire. To the call. And that response… is where your next chapter begins. Try my NEW Archetypes quiz I am excited to share that to support this important work I have created my NOW archetypes quiz to help you determine which stage of the Hero’s journey you are at right now AND what your immediate next step should be. CLICK HERE [https://bit.ly/NOWarchetype] I would love for you to share with me which archetype you are so I can help you because I have lived every archetype so I will most definitely have been where you are. The Hero’s journey isn’t about thinking more. It’s about seeing yourself clearly and making a decision from that place. It’s an adventure – if you choose it. And if you recognise yourself as standing at the crossroads, on the edge of an uplevel just know this. You don’t have to stay there

Episode 48 No-One Talks About This Part of Changing Your Life, But I Will

The Story Joanna explores the realities of life changes, emphasising that transformation is often messy, non-linear, and full of ups and downs. She shares her personal journey of preparing to sell her house and travel, highlighting that setbacks and doubts are natural parts of growth. Keywords personal growth, change, transformation, self-leadership, mindset, life transition, resilience, messy process, self-awareness, motivation Key Topics * The reality of change and transformation * The importance of self-leadership during messy seasons * Understanding that setbacks are part of growth * The significance of curiosity and exploration in new chapters Takeaways * Expansion can feel disruptive, not smooth. * You don't become perfect after a big move; you're human. * Wobbles are part of the process, not signs of failure. * Self-leadership involves navigating discomfort with curiosity. Strategy 1 Expansion doesn’t feel clean. 2 - You don’t suddenly become a perfectly consistent, fully optimised version of yourself just because you’ve made a big move. 3 A wobble doesn’t mean you’re on the wrong path. SOUL -  JOURNAL PROMPTS Where in your life are you expecting things to feel cleaner or easier than they currently do… simply because you’ve made an aligned decision? Where might you be interpreting a temporary dip in energy, focus or consistency as something more permanent? And what would change if you allowed this season to be exactly what it is… without making it mean that you are off track? What does self-leadership look like for me in this season… not in an ideal world, but in the reality of what I’m navigating right now? Universal Guidance -  Page of Wands. The Page of Wands is all about new beginnings, exploration, and the early stages of a new chapter. It carries this energy of curiosity, possibility, and movement… but it’s not the energy of having it all figured out. It’s the energy of stepping forward anyway. It’s the energy of saying yes to something new, even when you don’t yet feel fully ready, fully certain, or fully grounded in it. And what’s really interesting is that this card doesn’t represent mastery. It doesn’t represent the finished version of you. It represents the version of you who is still learning… still navigating… still finding her way. And I think that links so beautifully to what we’ve been talking about today. Because if you are in a season of change… if you are building something new… if you are stepping into a different way of living… Of course it’s going to feel messy at times. Of course it’s going to feel uncertain. You are not meant to have the steadiness of someone who has been here for years. You are in the energy of the Page. You are exploring. You are expanding. You are becoming. And the invitation of this card is not to wait until you feel more confident, more consistent, or more in control. It’s to stay open. To stay curious. To keep moving. Even when it doesn’t feel perfect. So if things feel a little wobbly right now… if your energy feels up and down… if you don’t feel like you’ve fully “landed” yet… That doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong. It means you’re right where you’re supposed to be. 🙌🏼 Loved this episode? If this resonated with you, I would be so grateful if you could: ✨ Follow or subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode ✨ Rate and review — it helps more women find this space ✨ Share this episode with a friend who’s on the edge of something extraordinary 🌐 Connect with Me Let’s keep this conversation going! 📸 Instagram: @becomingnoordinarywoman [https://instagram.com/becomingnoordinarywoman] 🌍 Website: www. [https://www.becomingnoordinarywoman.com/]joannapetrierout.com 💌 Email: support@joannapetrierout.com [support@joannapetrierout.com]

Episode 47 - The Wheel of Life is a powerful tool...but you are using it wrong

Summary Joanna explores the true power of the Wheel of Life as a tool for self-awareness and transformation. She reveals how most women use it superficially, and how to leverage it to identify what you're tolerating, dream bigger, and create a life aligned with your true desires. Takeaways * Most women use the Wheel of Life only to assess their current state, not to transform it. * Balancing the wheel can keep you stuck in maintenance mode instead of growth. * Reframing scores as what you are tolerating shifts your mindset. * Dreaming big and allowing yourself to hope is essential for growth. * The Wheel of Life should be used to tell the truth about your life, not just to balance it. * Stepping into your next level requires closure and expansion, not just incremental improvements. * Your next level comes from dreaming again and believing in your potential. STRATEGY  Look at each area of your life and ask yourself: Where are you tolerating something that no longer feels right? Where have you settled… without even realising it? Where are you pretending something is “fine”… when it isn’t? And then go further. What do you actually desire here… if you are really honest? If you stopped trying to keep everything steady…what would you change first? SOUL - Journal Prompts So if you were to sit with your own Wheel of Life right now… I don’t want you to just score it. I want you to feel it. Where does something feel heavy? Where does something feel flat? Where does something feel like it no longer fits? And then ask yourself: Where am I tolerating something I’ve outgrown? What do I actually want instead? And what am I avoiding changing? Because the answers to those questions… Are far more powerful than any number you could write on that wheel. UNIVERSAL GUIDANCE - The World. The World is not a card of “fixing” your life. It’s a card of completion. Of expansion. Of stepping into a new level of who you are. It represents the moment where you stop playing small inside the life you’ve built… and you allow yourself to step into the life that’s actually waiting for you. But here’s the truth of this card. You don’t get The World by staying where you are. You don’t get it by making small, incremental improvements to the areas of your life you’re tolerating. You get it by recognising that you’ve outgrown something… and being willing to step beyond it. This card is asking you to zoom out. To see the bigger picture of your life. Not just the individual segments on your wheel… but the whole. And to ask yourself… Is this the life I’m here to live? Or is there more available to me… if I’m willing to choose it? Because The World is about possibility. It’s about expansion. It’s about stepping into a version of your life that feels fuller, richer… more you. But it requires closure. It requires you to stop circling the same patterns… and decide that you are ready for something different. So if something has stood out to you in this episode… If there is an area of your life that feels like it’s complete… or no longer fits… That’s not a problem. That’s your invitation. Into your next level. 🙌🏼 Loved this episode? If this resonated with you, I would be so grateful if you could: ✨ Follow or subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode ✨ Rate and review — it helps more women find this space ✨ Share this episode with a friend who’s on the edge of something extraordinary 🌐 Connect with Me Let’s keep this conversation going! 📸 Instagram: @becomingnoordinarywoman [https://instagram.com/becomingnoordinarywoman] 🌍 Website: www. [https://www.becomingnoordinarywoman.com/]joannapetrierout.com 💌 Email: support@joannapetrierout.com [support@joannapetrierout.com]