For years, I believed that pushing through fatigue, anxiety and self-doubt was strength. I kept going, stayed busy, stayed productive, set new goals, pivoted and moved with the tides. On the outside, everything looked fine. But under the surface, I was anxious, insecure and utterly exhausted. There’s a saying that you don’t know sunshine unless you’ve known rain, but for me, life felt less like rain and more like an unstable tidal wave.

It was only when my body finally forced me to slow down that things really began to shift. Discovering I have Hashimoto’s (an autoimmune thyroid condition) something I’d likely been living with for years without knowing was one of the most eye-opening and heartbreaking experiences of my life. There were no big warning signs. Just small signs I ignored until my body made it impossible not to listen. Then it quietly pulled the rug from underneath everything I thought I could outrun. For so long, I’d used caffeine, alcohol, cigarettes, food, exercise, relationships; anything to push through, to feel better, to avoid listening. But the problem wasn’t my body. The problem was that I wasn’t listening to it. I was more attuned to other people’s opinions, needs and expectations than I was to my own. What I came to understand, slowly and painfully, is that the body always finds a way to get your attention when something needs to change. And if we don’t listen, it will speak in other ways: through anxiety, exhaustion, burnout, low mood, or a deep sense of self-doubt that seems to come out of nowhere.

I had to unlearn years of bad habits, harsh self-judgment, people-pleasing, and ‘proving’ myself. And instead, learn how to relate to myself with more respect, curiosity, and care. I had to learn to stop tuning out and start tuning in. To actually listen to myself not just intellectually, but emotionally, physically and intuitively. I learnt to rebuild from a softer, smarter place.

My training in Drama & Movement Therapy was where I started learning how the body holds our stories. That grew into a love for helping others unravel theirs. I went on to train in Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy, Assertiveness training and Life Coaching. But the real work happened when I applied everything I’d learnt to my own life and realised that most of us are just trying to feel like we’re enough.

Now, I work with people who, like I once did, seem capable and composed on the outside but quietly carry self-doubt, anxiety, or the nagging sense that they’re not quite enough.
People who are tired of shrinking themselves to keep the peace.
Tired of chasing approval.
Tired of playing small and calling it “fine.”

I’ve been coaching since 2019, and it’s a privilege to walk beside people as they begin to rewrite their story; one grounded, brave, and meaningful step at a time.

I know what it’s like to feel completely drained and weighed down by self-doubt.

I know what it’s like to feel alone, even when surrounded by family, friends, or a crowd.

I, like us all, will forever be a work in progress, but I know what it’s like to finally pause, reflect, and start rebuilding a life that feels calm, confident, and truly mine.

Now it’s your turn.