From too weak to work & told life was nearly over to launching a startup company and becoming a best-selling author in 3 years
Meet J ‘ X who beat the odds on survival and wrote a book & playbook to teach you how to do it too.
J ‘ X was told she had a few weeks to live but decided to listen to her inner voice.
Believing in the power breathing her.
Suddenly, unexpectedly I fell to the floor and was staring down an extremely challenging situation.
The enormity of the hospital insisting on brain surgery was generating turbulent waves through those nearest to me. The shock to my nervous system felt downright terrifying.
But I knew that my mind was my most powerful asset. So I decided that if flowers could grow through concrete, then my mind could grow me through this apparently impenetrable situation. Like flowers, I took my cues from nature’s rhythms and found my way through the “concrete” in order to blossom.
36 months later, I had retrained as a life mastery coach, moved house, and co-authored a bestselling book.
Reconnecting People to
Nature and Each Other
J ‘ X is a passionate advocate for reconnecting people to nature and each other. She is a creative visionary in how we interact with nature and healing.
She developed the Natural Rhythm program to help people apply universal principles to their everyday lives, inspired by her book, My Brilliant Body.
Over the past 30 years, she also created Art-yoga—a powerful tool for walking with the wisdom of the body—designed to support those who feel the need to heal, fast.
J ‘ X established the first SEPA-registered domestic lightbulb and battery recycling centre in the UK, and was educating schoolchildren on sustainability long before it became mainstream.
Her ongoing initiative, the Garden of Life project, is designed for anyone who feels stuck in life. To help them break free from limitation and begin to blossom and thrive—naturally.
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The Leadership Playbook
Co-authored with Jack Canfield
📅 Available
26th June 2025
Available from Amazon and other booksellers. Packed with powerful lessons on navigating adversity and turning setbacks into stepping stones.
Meet J ‘ X
J ‘ X is a bestselling author who has studied and implemented transformational success principles for over 45 years.
She worked in the Scottish Design Centre in Glasgow before going freelance. As an artist, she was published by Cannes Down Press and exhibited throughout the UK, including Mandel’s in London.
J ‘ X has written 4 books and a play, all focused on developing human potential. Despite mental and physical trauma, she gained valuable experience through art, music, literature, and design, and has mentored others to flourish despite their circumstances.
She won the Helen McGregor Award for social housing, and has served as chair/vice-chair of a major housing association for over 15 years, involved in the design and delivery of an urban village.
After earning her MSc in Architecture, J ‘ X shared a stage with Cliff Hague (former Royal Town Planning Institute president), speaking about the impact of planning on health.
As Architectural Designer in Residence at Robert Gordon University, she mentored students and led community garden projects like the Craiginches garden built on a former prison site in Aberdeen.
She is the founder of InsideOut by Design, on a mission to help people immerse themselves in a life they love. As a certified Life Mastery Consultant, she helps others unlock their wellbeing and live their dream lives through a method she calls Art-Yoga.
From Survival to Bestseller
The Leadership Playbook
(Co-authored with Jack Canfield)
Strategic Conversations
(Co-authored with Chris Voss)
My Brilliant Body
A guide to unlocking your natural healing power through rhythm, breath, and awareness.
Awards & Urban Village
J ‘ X won the social housing Helen McGregor Award. And has been a voluntary chair or vice chair of a major housing association continuously for over 15 years.
During which time she was involved in the designing and delivering of an urban village. After earning her MSc in Architecture;
she went on to share a stage with Cliff Hague, prior Royal Town Planning Institute president, talking about the importance of planning on people’s mental and physical health.
University Role
As Architectural Designer in residence at Robert Gordon University. She mentored students both for studio support and for live extra-curricular architectural projects.
Based on art project community gardens that she devised and ran. Such as, the Craiginches community garden on former prison site in Aberdeen.
InsideOut by Design & Art-Yoga
J ‘ X is the founder of insideout by design, on a mission to help people immerse themselves in a life they truly love.
As a qualified Life Mastery consultant from the premier transformation organisation in the world. She is now focused on helping people unfold their inner potential and wellbeing in order to live their dream life.
To this end she has developed a way of proceeding that she calls art-yoga.
Garden of Life Project
Currently she is in the early stages of establishing her Garden of Life project.
Which brings imagination and reality together to support wellbeing, through Art-yoga.
The garden acts as a living canvas for Art-yoga — a place for reconnecting people to nature and each other. A space for sharing and supporting all those stuck in a room somewhere for any reason.
J ‘ X sees everyone’s “place” as an opportunity — a chance to create an ongoing legacy of designing and living a life you absolutely love.
She believes that it is never too soon or too late to realise that every circumstance and situation is an opportunity to blossom into living and being well.
QUOTES
Recognising the dynamic that your body’s discomfort means that you are doing something out of sync with the natural rhythm.
Remember, wellbeing comes from you; rather than to you — from your preferences, choices, and decisions; rather than your circumstances, situations, and condition.
Seneca, Italy
"If a man does not know what port he steers for, then no wind is favourable to him."
Henry Ford, USA
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't – you're right. This quote reminds us that our mindset shapes our reality. It’s a timeless truth that speaks to the power of belief."
Albert Einstein, USA
"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. A powerful reminder that true change requires a shift in consciousness and perspective."
Speaking Topics from a Life Reimagined: Wisdom, Wellness, and Vitality
from too weak to work & told life was nearly over to launching a startup company and becoming a best-selling author in 3 years.
Here are several speaking topics that J ‘ X can discuss:
The 3 Keys to Unlock Vitality:
Discover the secret superpower behind My Brilliant Body’s path to wellbeing.
Breaking Free from "Normal":
Learn how to release limits and let My Brilliant Body’s natural vitality fully blossom.
Regenerative Turbo Boost:
Activate My Brilliant Body’s healing power through the 'less is more' approach to renewal.
The Regeneration Signals:
learn to read your body’s first signs of regeneration
Garden of Life Connection:
Reconnecting people to nature and each other through the regenerative power of the Garden of Life.
Breaking free from “normal”
Dream Start for Your Brilliant Baby:
Empower your child’s wellbeing from the very beginning with principles from My Brilliant Body.
J ‘ X is a speaker that leaves audiences inspired and armed with actionable tools. Her sense of humour prevails as a warm, funny wellbeing mentor who walks the talk. Listeners will gain actionable strategies to grow their wellness rapidly—no matter their starting point.
Media-kit
Facilitating people seeing a way throughto the place of vitality and wellbeing.
The Essence of J ‘ X
Her work extends beyond people and organizations into legacy.
J ‘ X supports people in transforming their idea of self into one of being well, so they can unfold all that they want to be.
J ‘ X inspires others to realise their potential — turning every moment into an opportunity to allow vitality to flourish and create the life of their dreams.
Want to Collaborate, Book J ‘ X to Speak, or Interview Her?
Her work inspires transformation and vitality, helping people live a life they truly love.
