My name is Jodie Calvert and here is a bit about me so you can decide whether you’d like to read on. I’m a 40-something wife and mother of two school age children; Tom and Lucy. I’m originally from Holmfirth but now live in the very beautiful north of Sheffield, on the edge of the Peak District. I work in the financial services industry for a large organisation, in the world of employee engagement and internal communications, which I enjoy very much.

I have an academic background in both psychology and IT and a deep passion for understanding people and behaviour. I am a keen runner, and a slightly obsessed Huddersfield Town fanatic.

Random other things I enjoy in no particular order: music and live gigs, grammar, sunshine, reading, spreadsheets, coffee and cake.

I started blogging in October 2019 and following some positive feedback decided to publish my ramblings on here; feel free to read, comment or share. Enjoy!

Growing up, I always kept a diary. I have loads of them in a box somewhere in the loft.

Until recently I’d never given it much thought, but I really used to enjoy the reflection time and getting my thoughts down on paper. It was quite therapeutic. Last week, for the first time in years, I had a real urge to capture some thoughts that were buzzing around in my head and I decided to just start typing and see where it took me.

The result was what is now my first blog post entitled ‘My Blended Life’. I have a feeling there may be more days like that where I’m compelled to write stuff down so I thought I might as well have a space to record them. So here we are…the journey begins!

Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world.

Robert McKee