Janet has listened to This Sustainable Life since close to its start. This summer she took the initiative to write me to say:

I absolutely love your podcast which I’ve been listening to since 2018. You have inspired me to pollute less and really enjoy the process.

Have you ever considered having “listener episodes” where you do short interviews with 3 or 4 listeners? I would love that. Hearing about how they found out about the pod cast and how it’s influenced them.

I think tales from “ordinary Joe” can be just as inspiring if not more than famous names.

I thought her proposal sounded great so I invited her to be the first listener-guest. She accepted.

For her bio, in Janet’s words:

I grew up in southern England and came to Sheffield, Northern England for university in the 1980s. My main reason for staying in Sheffield is the close access to the Peak District national park. I’ve worked in academia, healthcare and charities and more recently for the UK government department for work and pensions which covers welfare and employment support. My hobbies are yoga, modern jive dancing and walking in the Peak district.