Jo

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Jo explains the HealthPad philosophy like this - 'We seem to have stopped listening to our bodies in recent times. We simply want to help you understand your own body and mind better so you can live a content, happy and disease free life.

 

Have an open mind, give these techniques and tools a go, and notice how different you feel. We have to experience the feeling that these tools provide before we can appreciate the benefits.'

 

Jo has been determined for many years to create an app like this to encourage people to enjoy optimum health. She is particularly interested in illnesses which seem invisible, such as ME, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Depression, Anxiety and Stress. 

 

While looking for solutions for a family member diagnosed with ME she became passionate about preventing people  becoming unwell. By showing them how to become more aware of and responsive to their body, they can be taught to plan early interventions and manage stress-related illness before it takes a hold.

 

She had the idea of creating an app enabling individuals to always carry their own personal health guide on their phone. 

 

Jo looked for expert support for this endeavour by teaming up with Dan and Judith, and together they have created My Health Pad.

Dan

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Dan took interest in the development of HealthPad after his wife was diagnosed with MS and post radiotherapy fatigue following treatment for a very rare form of Cancer. Creating tools to support her in the coming years has been very important, enabling her to build opportunities to create memories for them as a family.

 

Dan has worked in a number of operational and leadership roles over the past 20 years. During this time he has suffered from working in varied and stressful environments. He has been able to identify these stress triggers through the support of a number of holistic methods. 

 

In his current work as a strategic project manager he shares a passion for supporting people and helping them to achieve their goals and he has worked to mentor people that have encountered similar stressful situations.

 

Dan is also our top geek, helping with everything digital, social and app related, supporting with the general development of My Health Pad.

Judith

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In all areas of her working life, Judith has focused on helping people to help themselves, giving them strategies and techniques which enable them to manage, and start to overcome the impact of stress in their lives.

 

Judith is a speech and language therapist, and also a yoga teacher. Over the years, she has trained as a counsellor and hypnotherapist, using neuro-linguistic programming to support people with a variety of stress related symptoms. She has been a director of a personal development training organisation, and in this capacity, provided training to companies and organisations, teaching them how best to support their staff with stress and anxiety in the workplace.

 

As a communication specialist, she began working with the police and justice system, and as a Registered Intermediary she assesses victims and witnesses with communication difficulties, enabling them to provide their best evidence in police interviews and at court. Within this area of work, she has developed additional qualifications and experience in supporting people to deal with anxiety, stress and trauma.