ABOUT JO
Hi, I'm Jo Saxton
I help people untangle complex chronic illness patterns when everything has become impossible to make sense of.
THE PATTERN I SEE MOST OFTEN
Most people I work with are intelligent, proactive and trying incredibly hard.
They are not stuck because they’ve done nothing.
They are stuck because the whole picture has become too complicated.
Why this work matters to me
For years, I lived alongside complex chronic illness in my own family – including conditions such as CFS/ME, Lyme disease, CIRS, Crohn’s disease, coeliac disease and cancer.
I saw the reality behind the diagnoses: the appointments, supplement drawers, conflicting advice, late-night researching and constant search for answers.
At the same time, I could feel my own health starting to wobble too – poor sleep, brain fog and feeling permanently ‘wired but tired’.
Living that close to chronic illness changes how you see things.
You notice how easily capable, proactive people can become buried under too many moving parts.
That shaped the work I do now.
WHAT I LEARNED
Complex health rarely becomes clearer by adding more.
Sometimes the first step is stepping back and understanding what actually deserves your attention.
My background
Science research + health communication + functional medicine frameworks
What it’s like to work with me
I won’t overwhelm you with a plan that assumes unlimited energy.
Clients often tell me it’s the first time they’ve felt:
listened to properly
less chaotic
clearer about what matters
less trapped in “what should I try next?”
Because sometimes people do not need more information.
They need help untangling the picture.
Outside of work
Life needs to feel bigger than health.
After years of living around stress, illness and constant problem-solving, I’ve learned how important it is for life to feel bigger than health.
That shapes how I work too.
You’ll usually find me walking forest trails with my whippet, swimming in the sea, or growing fruit and veg in my garden – and quietly dreaming about off-grid camper van life.
Want to talk it through?
When your health has become too complicated to untangle alone, you don’t have to keep trying to piece everything together yourself.
A short introductory call is a calm place to step back, talk through what’s been happening, and see whether working together feels right.