Why I Do This Work

I’m 42, mum to my teenage daughter, and like many women I work with, I’ve experienced first-hand what it feels like to be overwhelmed, out of balance, and searching for answers.

If you’ve ever felt like something isn’t quite right in your body, but you don’t know where to start, I understand.

My journey into health and wellness didn’t begin in a textbook, it began through my own life.

From a young age, I became very aware of food, influenced by family experiences and a deeper understanding of how it can affect both physical and emotional health. Over time, this led to a complicated relationship with food, where it became more about control and avoidance than nourishment.

As I moved into adulthood, I began experiencing ongoing digestive issues that were often dismissed. I spent years trying to manage symptoms on my own, feeling frustrated, embarrassed, unheard, and unsure of what was really going on in my body.

It wasn’t until a particularly difficult period in my life, following the loss of someone very close to me, that my health declined further. Stress had a profound effect on my body, and my symptoms became impossible to ignore.

After pushing for answers, I was eventually diagnosed with Coeliac disease, an autoimmune condition where the body reacts to gluten and damages the lining of the small intestine (the villi), affecting nutrient absorption and overall health.

Left unmanaged, coeliac disease can lead to complications such as nutrient deficiencies, osteoporosis, fertility issues, and an increased risk of certain cancers, something that made me completely reassess how I approached my health and lifestyle.

This diagnosis became a turning point.

I began to understand that health isn’t just about what we eat, it’s about how we live, how we cope with stress, how we support our bodies, and how the gut is connected to everything.

A few years later, I experienced another deeply personal loss, the passing of a young beautiful teenage girl who was a big part of both mine and my daughter’s life. This brought a new wave of emotional challenges, including anxiety, overwhelm, and periods of feeling low, often without others noticing.

Like many women, I became very good at carrying things quietly. But this is where my purpose truly began to take shape.

I realised how many women are silently struggling, feeling off, exhausted, anxious, or disconnected from themselves, yet still showing up every day without the support they need, and I knew I didn’t want anyone to feel that way alone.

Alongside my personal journey, I’ve also spent over a decade working closely with women through my skincare business. During this time, I saw first-hand how common it was for skin concerns to be linked to much deeper imbalances, whether that was weight, stress, hormonal changes, gut health, or lifestyle factors.

Clients would come to me for their skin, but it was clear that what they were experiencing went far beyond the surface. This is what led me to look deeper.

I realised that in order to truly help women feel confident in their skin and themselves, I needed to go beyond treatments and products and start supporting the root causes.