I coach clients around Food, Cooking, Daily Movement, Life Purpose, Relationships and Spirituality. As a long term 'health freak' I was always interested in eating healthily and thought I had it sorted some years ago - rye bread, gluten free products etc... But then my Crossfit addict of a husband made me look at Paleo. To placate him, I read 'It Starts with Food' and it blew my mind so I did the 'Whole30' (30 days of very clean eating) and I couldn't believe the difference, even after two weeks. I was literally bouncing out of bed at 6am, alert and ready to work (which was no mean feat as my friends & family could tell you. I am Not a ‘morning person’!) My performance at Crossfit enhanced dramatically and I was no longer ‘slumping’ in the afternoon. I even endured a full day of presentations in a stuffy lecture theatre where most others were sleeping, yet I was fully engaged and focussed. I felt like the ‘limitless’ Bradley Cooper after taking the mind empowering drug as I was suddenly more capable in so many areas in my life. And this was purely from changing my diet over just a few weeks! The swollen ankle that had bothered me for six months just disappeared - never to return again. I was a changed woman, though that deep relationship with ‘other’ food was still calling...
The re-introduction of the 'problem' food groups highlighted to me that dairy affected my sinuses within 5 minutes and non-gluten grains caused me to suffer from all over body pain and inflammation in any weak areas. I spent a few years repeating this process and making other 'tweaks' so that on a scientific level (for me), I knew what affected me and what didn't, which allows me to make individual food choices based on what works best for me. I then began to share this knowledge with others, teaching them how to cook like me and how to change their diet to feel healthier. I also began supporting people through elimination diets and suddenly realised that I was 'health coaching', so I decided to get a qualification to make it official! I signed up at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition in New York and studied hard (getting 100% in most of my exams!) and finally became a Certified Health Coach. I began coaching clients with amazing success and quickly realised I had found my life purpose. This is why I wanted to set up my business. I love people and I want to help them feel as great as I do. I am passionate about helping people to discover their own truth, not what we’re told by those invested to profit from it. Everyone can feel more healthy just by choosing more healthy foods. I am a testament to that. However, what I have subsequently realised is that food is only a small part of it, hence becoming a health coach and not just a cook. No matter how organic a yoga practising vegan you are, if you hate your job or are in a bad relationship, you will never feel good or happy. It's all about balance. I believe that is why I'm here - to help create that balance in my own life and in the lives of others. The more balanced, happy and healthy we are, the better our planet will be. My vision is world peace, but Health Coaching is a good start!
