About Me
Qualifications:
- HCA , Diploma Accredited Level 5 and certified with HCA
- Coach with international exposure
- HED Home Ec (Education)
- Home Economist
My philosophy speaks to natural, tried and tested, scientifically researched ways for sustained health and eating, no gimmicks, no guilt and shame, no yo-yo dieting.
My journey
My story is all too familiar … despite my life-long experience and knowledge of health and nutrition, trying to be superwoman had dire health consequences of an auto-immune condition for me!
I was at a crossroads when most medical intervention wanted to prescribe medication, which I knew instinctively, would worsen my condition. I resisted for many years as I continued to battle alone but intermittently seek medical advice when things got really bad. Finally the penny dropped and I realized I did it to myself, so I can undo it while I had time. Together with a Rheumatologist and better habits, I got it under control and got my life back.
I’ve been in remission since 2008 and subsequently learnt in hindsight, that as a nurturer, that this experience was something to turn into a positive in my professional career.
I leant about ill health as a result of poor habits and eating the ‘wrong for me’ foods and that health is as much about nutrition and facts as it is about the basics of health, self care, responsibility, choice and seeking out our WHY. Dietetics taught me the Nutrition, coaching taught me about the management of health and life.
This is something I now pass on to those suffering – you can do it, it is never too late to start, get the facts and avoid marketing hooks, don’t accept even a medical person’s intervention without double-checking and learn to trust your instincts. We are all individuals and there is no one size fits all, despite what message you continue to hear in social media.
A diagnosis is not a sentence, it is an indication that you are at a crossroads and still have time to turn things around… if you choose to.