After speaking to fellow Nutritional Therapists, it is clear that many of us found ourselves on this path as a result of our own healing journeys. As children, my siblings and I all suffered from atopic diseases (asthma, eczema and allergies). Doctors prescribed us an array of medications to keep symptoms at bay. However, my mum intuitively felt uneasy with the idea of her young children chronically using steroid inhalers, strong creams and antihistamines. Although complementary medicine was much less accessible at the time, she explored TCM, Ayurveda and Nutritional Therapy to see if it was possible to manage these conditions in a more natural way. Dietary changes, targeted supplementation and herbal medicines all played a role in drastically improving our health, and our childhoods.

I think this instilled in me at a very early age that there is a strong connection between what we put in/on our bodies and how we feel. Despite this knowledge, I have struggled with other health challenges in my life, such as hormonal imbalance, PMS and acne as a woman in my 20’s. Although I have resorted to Western medicine at times, I have always found my way back to food and lifestyle to help me heal, and each time I have been amazed by the power they have to radically transform our health. This is why I decided to retrain as a Nutritional Therapist and what ignited my passion to help my clients heal themselves naturally.