About

When I was young, I felt like there was something inherently wrong with me — that I was somehow bad. According to my mother, I was born stressed and anxious. I now believe this was due to a combination of factors: my mother’s stress during pregnancy, inherited transgenerational trauma, and wounds carried over from past lives.

Between the ages of seven and nine, I experienced several significant traumas, including sexual abuse and bullying. These experiences caused me to suppress “negative” emotions, create energetic blocks in my body, and form damaging beliefs about myself and the world. Some of the beliefs I internalised were: I’m not safe, I’m not worthy, there is something wrong with me, the world isn’t a safe place, and people can’t be trusted.

Out in the world, I coped by staying quiet, avoiding confrontation, and never asking questions. I tried to make myself invisible, believing that if no one noticed me, they couldn’t hurt me. I was highly sensitive, easily overwhelmed, and constantly on edge. My anxiety often showed up as stomach aches and insomnia. I became hypervigilant, dissociated, and disconnected from both my body and my true self. I learned to shut down parts of who I was, suppress my emotions, and bury my pain deep inside.

At 24, while living in London, the trauma I thought I had buried began to surface. I felt flat, disconnected, and depressed. I visited a well-known GP who diagnosed me with depression and handed me a prescription for antidepressants. As I walked out of her office, I threw the script in the bin. Something in me knew there had to be another way — I just hadn’t found it yet.

Soon after, I moved to Auckland, New Zealand, where I managed the branch of a software company. On the outside, everything looked great: I drove a nice car, dined in fancy restaurants, and holidayed in Fiji. But inside, I felt numb and empty. My weekends were spent trying to fill the void with alcohol, men, and shopping. I remember driving one day thinking, Is this it? There must be more to life than this.

At 28, after three years in New Zealand, I hit breaking point. I experienced a full mental and physical breakdown — or you could call it a breakthrough. The trauma I’d suppressed for two decades had finally caught up with me. I was exhausted and could barely get out of bed. When I did, I’d often burst into tears for no reason. I was diagnosed with adrenal fatigue, anxiety, insomnia, depression, complex PTSD, and hypothyroidism. I was completely depleted.

At the recommendation of my flatmate, I saw a Naturopath — and that decision changed my life. Her support not only transformed my health, but also inspired me to follow in her footsteps. I left my job, moved to Sydney, and enrolled in Naturopathy.

As I began eating better, taking herbs, running, hiking, swimming in the ocean, and practicing yoga, my body slowly began to heal. But true transformation didn’t begin until I discovered energy healing, Reiki, psychotherapy, regression, and hypnosis. These practices helped me finally address the trauma on a deeper, energetic level.

Over the years, I’ve been diagnosed with many stress-related and trauma-linked conditions: asthma, anxiety disorder, insomnia, ADHD, complex PTSD, depression, HPA axis dysfunction (adrenal fatigue), hypothyroidism, IBS, PMS, and fibrocystic breast disease. I also suffered from recurrent infections like bronchitis and cystitis due to a chronically suppressed immune system.

But through natural therapies and holistic healing, I’ve healed from many of these. I am now free from asthma, adrenal fatigue, hypothyroidism, IBS, and PMS. I continue to manage and unravel the deeper layers of ADHD and complex PTSD.

Today, my immune system is strong, and I rarely get sick. I am no longer dissociated. I am present, grounded, and connected to my body. I no longer live in a constant state of fear and hypervigilance. I still have moments of anxiety and insomnia (especially now that I’m in perimenopause 😉), but I have the tools to support myself.

I’ve rewired my mind to be more positive and resilient. I’ve purged suppressed emotions and cleared energetic blocks. My HPA axis, nervous system, and hormones are now in balance. I feel safe in my body — and in the world. I trust my intuition and experience joy regularly. I live in alignment with my truth, on my own terms.

Today, I am healthy — in mind, body, and soul.

It’s from this lived experience, along with years of study and clinical practice, that I offer you true, embodied support on your healing journey.