I hope that in time I won’t be that different.
But for now, welcome to a new space
to be curious about fresh ways to look at your health.
I hope that in time I won’t be that different. But for now, welcome to a new space to be curious about fresh ways to look at your health.
My journey has taught me that the essence of living well is the ability to live with all our human experiences, from which we grow, learn, and connect with ourselves and those around us.
When we can genuinely connect, the potential for what we can create and solve together is infinite.
I am grateful for the opportunities in life that allowed me to study medicine- a journey that has been rich with learnings and challenges, and a need for resilience and deep humanity. It has taken me from the joy of delivering a baby; through caring for kids with tropical illnesses and malnutrition; working fast and quickly to save lives of those who have been severely injured; to meeting and supporting people in times of grief and challenge.
I have cared for young people struggling to get to know themselves, using food restriction or self-harm, or adults using substances, prescription medications, work or exercise to numb the pain of suffering.
I have supported women with all that it means to be a female in our world. I have supported men wanting to find better routes of care for their bodies and those around them.
I have helped others change their lives and reverse chronic disease.
I have walked new pathways with those looking for a more holistic way to care for themselves and witnessed transformation.
Ironically my journey has taken me from the physical trauma in the emergency department to emotional pain or trauma – which I have discovered lies under so many physical symptoms that the body hangs on to.
Trauma is a challenging word, but if reframed as a time when strong emotions could not be processed, we open to a more helpful sense. Emotions may not get processed if we don’t have the tools, or are not in a place where we can safely process. I learned how to help people recognise this and often we can “ join the dots” to create new and invaluable insight as to why the body is holding on to symptoms and illness states. As well respected author Bessel van der Kolk says, “The body keeps the score”.
Over the years I have seen this more and more, so now I have created a new way to support whole person care. I have incorporated a coaching aspect to my work to recognise working with my clients in a new shared way – to support emotional work and the lifestyle changes that are so crucial to health. Awareness through mindfulness and somatic release can support changes that previously seemed impossible.
My research has led me to focus on the role of gut health and the microbiome in so many illness states. Based on scientific evidence, I am a plant-based eating advocate and support many of my clients toward a predominantly or exclusively plant-based diet.
I have a special interest and training in allergy and food intolerance.
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