Stories & Reflections
Stories, rituals and discoveries, curated by Jo.
It wasn't a trend or a lifestyle choice. It was a health crisis that changed everything. Jo shares the moment that set her on a completely different path.
"This is where it all started for me."
Before Jo picks up her phone or does anything else, she does this. It takes ten minutes and she swears by it.
"Try this for a week and see how you feel."
Jo's been talking about natural skincare since before it was cool. Here's what's on her bathroom shelf right now, and why.
"People always ask me this. Here's the honest answer."
Nobody goes fully organic overnight, and nobody should have to. Jo's favourite entry points for people just starting out.
"Start here if you don't know where to start."
Jo on the morning she decided to stop leaping out of bed and start her day with intention instead.
"Slowness is not laziness. It is a superpower."
Jo on killing plants, over-controlling, and the spring she finally learned to trust.
"Sometimes the best thing you can do is back off."
Jo on the embarrassingly simple bathroom shelf that finally gave her the best skin of her life.
"Less really is more. I promise."
Jo on why new chapters are never as clean as people pretend, and why that lightness when you finally let go is extraordinary.
"You are never too old to start again."
Jo Wood spent decades on the road with the Rolling Stones. Here's what those wild, extraordinary years genuinely taught her about staying healthy, sane, and herself.
"The lessons that actually stuck."
Jo Wood founded Jo Wood Organics long before organic beauty was mainstream. She explains what drove her to it, what she discovered, and why she'll never go back.
"The whole world has caught up. Quite satisfying."
Jo Wood on life after her divorce from Ronnie Wood — the grief, the fear, the unexpected freedom, and the surprising joy of starting completely over in your fifties.
"You'll get there. I promise you will."
Jo Wood shares the 10 wellness habits she's kept for decades — simple, honest, and rooted in a lifetime of learning what genuinely works.
"No gimmicks. Just what works."
Jo Wood explains the thinking behind every item in her Break-up Box — the curated recovery hamper she created for anyone navigating heartbreak, loss or a fresh start.
"I made it with love. I hope it lands that way."
Jo Wood has been in the beauty world since the 1970s. These are the skincare and beauty secrets she's actually kept — the ones that genuinely work across decades.
"Fifty years of paying attention."
Thirty years on the road with the world's greatest rock band sounds glamorous, and it was. But it also taught Jo some surprising lessons about how to protect your energy.
"Those years taught me more than I ever expected."
Jo has made hundreds of organic swaps over the years. One of them surprised her more than any other, and it had nothing to do with food.
"I genuinely wasn't expecting this one to make such a difference."
Jo's been making this same simple dressing for years. It takes two minutes, uses ingredients you already have, and makes even a simple salad feel like a proper meal.
"I make this every single week without fail."
When Jo's marriage ended after 24 years, she had to learn to do everything from scratch. Here's what she found on the other side.
"This one is personal. I hope it helps someone."
It started with a documentary and ended with a complete overhaul of Jo's kitchen. Here's what she swapped, what she kept, and why it matters more than most people realise.
"Once you know, you can't unknow it."
Jo's been reaching for natural remedies for over thirty years. Here's what's actually in her cabinet and the ones she swears by.
"My medicine cabinet looks very different to most people's."
There's a misconception that sustainable living means giving things up. Jo has never seen it that way.
"This is something I've wanted to say for a long time."
When you're travelling the world across every time zone, with no natural routine and very little sleep, you learn very quickly what actually works. Jo shares the beauty habits she developed on tour.
"These are the things I actually used backstage at Stones tours."
Jo grows as much of her own food as she possibly can. But you don't need a country house and an acre of land, you need a windowsill and about twenty minutes a week.
"You don't need much space to start."
Jo Wood is a British model, wellness expert, organic beauty entrepreneur, and author. She is best known for her time alongside Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, for founding Jo Wood Organics, and for her debut novel The Resurrection of Flo.
The Resurrection of Flo is Jo Wood's debut novel, a story of reinvention, resilience, and starting over. It is available now on essentiallyjo.com.
The Break-up Box is a curated gift hamper created by Jo Wood, filled with carefully chosen wellness products to support healing and comfort after heartbreak.
Jo's Edit is Jo Wood's personally curated collection of organic beauty, health, food, home, and lifestyle products and brands that she genuinely uses and loves.