Having suffered with PCOS from an early age, I`m all too familiar with the complications and day to day
struggles that PCOS sufferers have to endure.  
​I`ve also had my own fertility challenges.

I'll never forget the shock of seeing my ultrasound scan of my ovaries. 
All I could think of at the time was how they looked like they were covered in pomegranate seeds. 
I finally had a reason for the pain, discomfort and rather embarrassing symptoms I had been having for all those years.  

Since my teens, my menstrual discomfort was so intense. 
I`d go months without a bleed then have three in one month! I`d pass out at school, at uni and at work. 
The pain was equivalent to child birth at times.  

I got the usual advice from the GP at the time, to take the hormonal birth control pill to control my symptoms.  As I didn`t know any different back then, I did, not knowing that this would only make matters worse.

​My little girl was the best thing that has ever happened to me, but equally, the most difficult.
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At the age of 28, my gynecologist did a laparoscopy and told me I had polycystic ovaries.  He went on to advise that I should have a hysterectomy.
Thank goodness I didn`t listen to that advice! Fast forward 4 years and I had a beautiful little girl.  

Back then, I didn`t know the power of nutrition and the implications of life in the fast lane.  I had a demanding career and wasn`t looking after myself as well as I should have been doing. 

​I struggled with patches of alopecia, eczema and PCOS symptoms.  My thyroid was on the blink and I felt like a shadow of my former self. ​​  
I was told I had Hashimoto`s thyroiditis and a genetic condition called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome that amongst other things, made my whole reproductive system even more of a challenge.

​One day,  it was like I`d been struck by a lightening bolt of inspiration from above -
I got a bin bag and went through the freezer and cupboards, clearing out anything that had been processed in any way. I ordered a whole host of organic vegetables, got myself a nutribullet and ingredients I`d never even heard of.   I got some great books and started my healing journey.​ ​

After making such a transformation over the forthcoming years and feeling brighter and more energised than I had for a long time, my recovery inspired me so much that I left my old career behind.

I wanted to know why this had all happened in the first place? How exactly had all this been healed?  I wanted to understand exactly how the power of food and nourishment had helped me.  
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After having my little girl, I embarked on my next journey as a mature student.  I began studying the fascinating world of Naturopathic Medicine, Biomedical Science and Clinical Nutrition. 

I also undertook studies in family herbalism and flower essences. 
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I learned the biomedical  reasoning for our health and wellness,  but I was also becoming acutely aware of the link between our body and our minds. 
I began to study the effects of stress and traumatic experiences on our endocrine and digestive systems and everything began to make perfect sense.
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I learned how illness is often a manifestation of something deeper going on.  I learned that treating symptoms would never treat the root cause of illness and that everything has its own pathway to something deeper.

​I learned about the effects of the foods we eat and the challenges we face in processing certain foods. 
I also learned about how the earth provides and offers us natural medicines and how there is so much more to healing than pharmaceuticals.  
​It was life-changing, and still continues to be! 
It is a learning journey that I will continue for the rest of my days, as science is constantly revealing so much more...  ​ 

In 2019 I started my own Thrive clinic, where I could solely focus on women who were going through the same kind of problems that I did.  ​I really love what I do.  There`s nothing greater than hearing how you have changed someones quality of life, or helped to make a baby!

I`m passionate about helping women, as after all... we have to put up with a lot!