About
A twice breast cancer survivor and living with Autoimmune conditions such as Graves' disease, psorisis and rheumatoid arthritis lead me to leave my teaching career of 23 years behind and delve into the world of nutrition and health.
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I am a certified Woman's Nutrition and Health Coach, who is passionate about empowering other women with similar experiences to go onto leading abundant and fulfilling lives, and become the healthiest version of themselves.
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I provide a support to conventional medicine, and empower you to understand how you got to this state of chronic illness in the first place.
Specialties
Cancer and autoimmune
conditions
Women's gut health, and its impact on chronic disease
Sustainable lifestyle
interventions after
diagnosis
My Story
My passion for healthy living was born from my own childhood growing up on a farm. Our family home was always full of the aroma of delicious home-cooked meals made by my beautiful mum. We regularly sat around the dinner table to enjoy wholesome, nourishing food as a whole family.
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If I was not in the kitchen cooking with my mum, I was out in nature exploring and having fun with my dad and brothers.
In comparison to the life many families lead today, life was calm, simple and good for the soul.
Somehow life just gets busy...
Somewhere between my childhood and my early 30's, I lost the importance of looking after myself. Boarding school, Uni, working as a school teacher, travelling, marriage and children meant little time to focus on my own health and wellbeing. I constantly felt the need to look after others and consistently ignored my need for rest and time for myself. Juggling work, family life and a busy social life, I was often left feeling exhausted and depleted, all whilst creating a flawless exterior to hide the choas underneath.
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My body started giving me signals, small at first, and because I didn't listen, more serious signs - Autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis, Graves' disease, two breast cancer diagnoses and finally rheumatoid arthritis.
I was forced to focus on a path of health and wellness, prioritising both my physical and emotional health. I left my teaching career, studied nutrition and health coaching to help heal myself, and re-learnt the importance of SELF.
Lessons learnt after I was forced to pause...
After two breast cancer diagnoses, a double mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiation and diagnosed with multiple autoimmune conditions, I knew there had to be a better way forward.
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I spent years going from one practitioner after another, being pulled from pillar to post with different surgeons and specialists. It was when I decided to study Woman's Nutrition and Health coaching that I started to truly understand the impact of the choices I was making. I realised that I needed to empower myself to make life-saving decisions.
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Using food as medicine and exploring mind and body lifestyle interventions, I combined conventional and alternative treatments to begin slowly rebuilding my body and mind.
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​Now, as a passionate Certified Health and Wellness and Women's Health Coach, I can clearly see a healthier path for woman after diagnosis, finding joy and passion for the life they want to lead moving forward.
