MY STORY

My struggles led to extreme stress and anxiety which exacerbated my genetic connective tissue disorder which then led to fibromyalgia and a whole host of other common comorbid conditions. My experience in overcoming my own obstacles gives me a unique position and perspective of both empathy and passion for guiding others into their best self. I now view all of these obstacles as a gift - a gift of not only learning how to overcome them, but then to be able to use the profoundly useful tools I used to help others do the same. I firmly believe it was my destiny to go through all of the above so that I could learn how to overcome and heal and then be able to help others do the same.

Physical, mental and emotional wellbeing are the cornerstones to a fulfilling life and I am here to help anyone and everyone I can achieve all of their wellness goals. As I look back on my life, I can see how seeds were planted through the years; wisdom and skills learned along the way would serve me well in this journey.

I became a certified aerobics instructor in my late teens which eventually carried over into personal training. I have spent many years using my voice doing voiceover work and radio presenting, so I understand how to use my voice effectively which has already served me very well in my approach to hypnotherapy.

My story starts at age 9 when I was put on my very first diet to lose 12 pounds. This, along with other childhood trauma, led to yo-yo dieting, poor self-image and low self-esteem which then led to the myriad of issues which are listed above. My poor self-image led to poor life choices, which perpetuated a cycle of self-destruction. Over the years, I would try over and over to improve my health and get on the right path, but I always seemed to find myself in unhealthy situations. I was lost. The breakdown in my physical health came a few years ago after enormous amounts of both personal and professional stress. I was suddenly unable to continue moving forward with my life; my body was saying no. I went through years of counseling and therapy, as well as holotropic breathwork and flying to Holland so that I could participate in 4 separate ayahuasca sessions.

All of these therapies were an enormous benefit to process past trauma in my cognitive brain, however physically and emotionally, I was still not better. Then came 2019 when my health hit an all-time low, which led to becoming bed-bound for two months and finally realizing something needed to change.

I had been interested in NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) and hypnotherapy for years and an opportunity came up to become a certified practitioner in both. The course was so personally transformative that I instantly knew that this was the path for me. Then, just a few months later, I was able to ‘level up’ and take a further, more in-depth course to become a certified (ABNLP & ABH) master practitioner in NLP and hypnotherapy and practitioner in TimeLine Therapy™.

This further training and experiential learning completely transformed my life and suddenly some of my physical ailments began to not only lessen but completely go away. My connective tissue disorder is genetic and so it will always be in my DNA, however, I am extremely pleased to say that most of my symptoms have abated. My crippling insomnia is gone, my extreme pain and fatigue are gone, my fear is gone, my tinnitus is gone, my alopecia has cleared up, my gum disease has cleared up and I have more energy than I have in years.

My life has completely transformed. At one point, in my mid-20’s, I was tipping the scales at weighing close to 300 pounds (over 20 stone/ 134 kilos)! My weight loss journey throughout most of my life has been fraught with frustration, shame and confusion. Finally, in 2002 I began a radical shift in my approach to my health and my weight and lost over 100 pounds in 4 years. Through various stressful life events such as divorce, death of a loved one and other professional and personal stresses, a bit of that weight crept back on by 2016. I am pleased to say that over the last two years, as I have healed my mind and body, I have not only lost any weight I put back on, but I am now at a lower weight than I have ever been in my adult life (there’s a book in there somewhere!).

I’m so passionate about helping others achieve their goals and overcome their obstacles. I believe every problem and trauma I have ever suffered was to enable me to learn how to overcome them so that I could then help others do the same with their lives. It is such an honor and privilege to be on people’s journeys with them and devote my career to something so profoundly important to me, which is helping others uncover who they were truly meant to be.