My story

My fascination with gut health stemmed from my own experience after I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease, triggered by a rare parasitic infection. The road to recovery was long (and by no means linear!) as I soon realised the impact that disordered gut health has on our body and mind in its entirety. Extreme fatigue, weight loss, insomnia, joint swelling, and anxiety were just a few extra-intestinal symptoms I experienced alongside the typical digestive symptoms of diarrhoea and abdominal pain. Not to mention my rapidly growing fear about what foods I could or couldn’t eat to avoid exacerbating symptoms, fuelling the inflammation, and damaging my gut even further. As a real foodie, this part was really challenging!

This is when I experienced first-hand the powerful role that food and lifestyle had in restoring my gut health and bringing my whole body, mind, and spirit back into balance. Fast forward one year and I made the decision to retrain as a Nutritional Therapist, qualifying from the well-respected Institute for Optimum Nutrition in London with a Distinction and the award for most outstanding performance.

I feel incredibly grateful that I am now able to support others in transforming their health from a genuine place of empathy. I’ve been there. I know how it feels. Helping people to feel heard, understood, and empowered to make changes to improve their health and take back control of their life makes everything worth it.

This is not about short-term diet fads. We should be prioritising our gut health every day, whether this be through the food we eat, the movement we do, the quality of sleep and social connections we have, and the various ways we manage our stress.