"Zoe is a lateral thinker and she passionately loves the planet we live on. I have hardly met someone who comes with so many creative solutions to everyday environmental issues."
Sarita K. Pulton-Boolell
Rtd Principal Pharmacist, Ministry of Health of Mauritius
ABOUT Dr. ZOë
The Many Paths That Shape My Work
For more than twenty-five years, my work has been guided by one question:
What does it mean to inhabit the human experience?
Rather than following a single discipline, I found myself exploring many.
Archaeology taught me to understand people through history and culture. Applied social research taught me how to observe human behaviour without assumption.
Community development showed me how environments shape the way people relate.
Clinical Sexology deepened my understanding of intimacy, vulnerability and emotional wellbeing. Buddhist contemplative practice revealed what becomes possible when the human mind is given the conditions to flourish.
Each discipline offered part of the picture.
Together, they became The House of Relationships.
Clinical Sexology
Understanding intimacy, vulnerability and connection
Clinical Sexology became another way of studying the human experience.
Not simply sexuality.
But trust.
Vulnerability.
Attachment.
Communication.
The ways people seek closeness and the ways they protect themselves from it.
This work informs everything I do, even when the conversation is about stress, leadership or emotional wellbeing.
Archaeology & Applied Social Research
Understanding people through time and culture
My background in archaeology and applied social research taught me to observe before assuming.
To ask better questions.
To understand that every person is shaped by history: personal, cultural and relational.
This way of thinking allows me to recognise the stories people inherit, the environments they have adapted to, and the patterns they continue to carry.
Education & Programme Design
Turning research into practical experiences
Over the past twenty-five years I have designed programmes, workshops, experiences and learning journeys across many different sectors.
My aim has always been the same:
To transform research into practical tools that people can actually use in everyday life.
Permaculture &
MUD-JUMPER
Thinking in living systems
Permaculture changed the way I understand relationships.
Healthy systems do not survive through force.
They flourish because the conditions support life.
That same perspective now shapes how I approach individuals, couples, organisations and communities.
Creativity, Music & Storytelling
Creating experiences that move people
Not everything important can be understood intellectually.
Music, creativity and shared experiences often reach places that words cannot.
They help people reconnect with emotion, imagination and the simple joy of being alive.
Behavioural Science
Developing emotional capability
My research explores how people think, feel, respond and relate under pressure.
Rather than focusing only on problems, I help people develop practical emotional capabilities that allow them to navigate life with greater clarity, confidence and stability.
Community Development & Capacity Building
Creating environments where people can thrive
Working with communities taught me that lasting change rarely begins with information alone.
It begins when people feel safe enough to participate, contribute and belong.
Whether I am working with one individual or an organisation, the same principle applies:
People flourish when the conditions around them allow them to do so.
professional pathway
The work presented throughout this website is informed by interdisciplinary study and professional practice across archaeology, applied social research, community development, education, behavioural science and clinical sexology.
Rather than representing separate careers, these disciplines have contributed to one ongoing question:
What does it mean to inhabit the human experience?
The qualifications below represent the academic and professional foundations that continue to inform my work today.
A life of Interdisciplinary practice:
I continue to believe that understanding the human experience requires more than a single discipline.
I have continued studying across the social sciences, behavioural sciences, education and clinical practice, integrating each perspective into the work I now offer through The House of Relationships.
Learning remains an ongoing commitment, and each year continues to deepen both my research and my practice.
Qualifications
Current studies
2002-2005
Bachelor of Archaeology (hons)
Specialised in Education in cultural formation transformation and transition
other
2020-2025
2025 - Phd. completed - Dr. of Clinical Sexology (IICS Miami Florida).
2024 - Clinical Sexology Board Certification - International Institute of Clinical Sexology
2021 - Business and Product Development, marketing and communication - SCU
2020 - Graduation as a Clinical Sexologist and Sex Coach - SCU
2010-2018
Professional training keeps me up to date with new practices or improved practice. While keeping my finger on the pulse, I may be of best service to the people who come to me for help.
To be of best support to my service users, in 2021,
I completed training in: Life Coaching, Neurolinguistic Programming, Exercise for Wellbeing, Anatomy and Physiology, Kinesiology and Meridian Psycotherapy, from the School of Natural Health Sciences - UK.
If you wish to see a full detailed CV - compiling all my experience - don't hestiate to email me.
In the meantime, visit www.institutebonpasteur.com for an overview of all the projects I have worked on since 2012.
2018 - Permacuture Diploma Accreditor the Permaculture Institute of North Britain
2017 - Permaculture Certificate Teacher Trainer from the Northern School of Permaculture
2014 - Permaculture Diploma from the Permaculture Institute of Permaculture of North Britain
2012 - Permaculture Teacher Certificate from the Northern School of Permaculture
2010 - Permaculture Certificate from the Northern School of Permaculture
2007-2010
2010 - Inspiring Leadership Coaching : Manchester Institute for Sports and Physical Activity, facilitate by the Manchester Metropolitain BEACON
2010 - License qualification - Cob Building - Natural Structures - Kate Edwards
2007 - Bi-Lingual Teacher's Assistant - Stockport Ethnic Diversity Services
2007
Postgraduate Diploma PGDip - Applied Social Research - Specialised in Education in cultural formation, transformation and transition - The University of Manchester
2005
Ba (hons) - Archaeology - The University of Manchester