For a long time, I thought being healthy meant restriction, control and pushing harder. I thought I needed more discipline and that feeling my best would inevitably mean giving up some of the things I enjoyed.

My relationship with wellbeing is very different now, almost the opposite. I’ve learnt just how important joy and doing things you enjoy are, not only for your overall wellbeing, but for your ability to follow through with the habits you want to create.

Over the years I’ve realised how much more there is to feeling well than what we eat or how often we exercise. I’ve also realised just how personal wellbeing is. What makes me feel my best might be completely different to what makes you feel yours.

This is what eventually led me to coaching. I became fascinated by human behaviour and why we find some changes easy to make while others never seem to stick. The more I learnt, the more I understood that lasting change isn’t about trying harder. It comes from understanding yourself and finding ways of looking after yourself that work with who you are.

That’s a huge part of my approach now. I want the people I work with to have the space to get to know themselves better and understand what they need to feel good in their life. Sometimes that means looking at habits, and often it means looking beyond them at what’s driving our behaviour in the first place.

Becoming a mum has changed my relationship with wellbeing further. Having much less time for myself means knowing what works for me has become even more important. I’ve learnt to be more flexible with what looking after myself can look like and have found a new appreciation for the small things I can do each day that make me feel more like myself.

I want everyone to know that feeling well doesn’t have to come from restriction or constantly pushing yourself to do better. There is another way to approach your health, and it starts with finding what works for you.

More than anything, I want the people I work with to know that they matter. Their needs are worth making space for and feeling good in themselves is worth prioritising.

I offer 1:1 coaching, group coaching and workplace wellbeing sessions, as well as dedicated 1:1 and group coaching for mums.

Whatever brings you here, my starting point is always you. I’m not here to tell you what you should be doing or hand you another plan to follow. We’ll spend time understanding what feeling well means to you, what might be getting in the way and what will work within the reality of your life.

I take a holistic approach to wellbeing, looking beyond nutrition and movement at all of the different things that influence how you feel. My approach goes beneath the habits themselves, helping you understand more about your behaviour and why certain things may or may not have worked for you before.

I pride myself on creating a warm and relaxed space where you can be yourself. I want you to feel heard and supported, while also giving you the space to explore, challenge yourself and make changes that feel right for you.

My hope is that you leave our time together feeling empowered and uplifted, with a deeper understanding of yourself and more confidence in your ability to look after your health and wellbeing in a way that works for you.