My training and the health coaching difference

My training at the International Institute of Nutritional Health initially began as part of my own self-education, to help me get to grips with how to handle mid-life hormonal change and my health issues.  It was a game-changing decision for me, and I'm so glad that I took the leap of faith to go back to studying!  The more I learned about nutrition science, chronic disease, digestion, stress, and movement - and piece by piece, applied what I was learning to my own life - I very quickly saw noticeable, sometimes dramatic gains in my energy and health.  Just from making small shifts.  And I rapidly knew that I was becoming equipped with something far more profound - something I could carry forward to help other women who felt isolated and stuck with their wellbeing.  Women privately dealing with their own basket of health issues and symptoms.  I bring to my clients my dedication to sharing practical insights which work, a personalised approach to understanding your diet, health and lifestyle, and specialist coaching using cutting-edge behavioural science.  














 

 

So, how does health coaching work and what can you expect? 
 

• It's a very holistic, evidence-based process, which centres what matters to you and the honest reality of your day to day life. 

• ​You can expect me to partner and work with you on your health priorities.  We will be setting small, achievable steps to get you to your goals throughout working together.

• You will get ​interesting, relevant education and practical insights tailored to your goals and experiences of menopause (peri or post-menopause). We will consider how hormonal change could be intersecting with your stress management, blood sugar management, immune system, digestion and your overall health. 

• You will be working with a foodie, not someone pushing fad diets or 5-second magic solutions.  This especially relates to my training at IINH, which is a long-standing respected provider of education in health coaching and nutritional therapy, and has a cookery school integrated into the practical heart of its nutrition science syllabus (be still, my beating heart...).  You can expect me to share relevant recipes and food planning ideas!

• You will get crucial support and accountability from me, but when I check in with you between sessions these check ins will be gentle.  I don't do boot camp approaches, I listen openly. 

• Over our time together, we will build your personalised food and wellbeing plan, unique to you.

• You will be empowered, but not alone.  

• When you complete your time working with me, you will have confidence in the tools and knowledge that are specific to how you can best support your health through nutrition and lifestyle.

• This final point is the big one.  You get to re-focus and re-shape the direction of your life so that it takes account of your need for self-care and health.  When you work with me, it means that you've agreed that your wellbeing is not a luxury item.   

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Health coaching changes lives and it has a potential role within everyone's health journeys.  For women who are struggling with the impact of menopause, it provides 1-1 tailored care, attention, a confidential listening relationship, and a space for healthier, flourishing outcomes.  But if you are in the process of looking for a health coach, it is so important that you work with a coach who has undergone fully accredited, rigorous training and has full professional insurance to work with clients (which I do).  My Diploma in Professional Nutrition and Health Coaching was undertaken at IINH (the International Institute of Nutritional Science), and is recognised by the UKIHCA (UK and International Health Coaching Association) and the PCI (Personalised Care Institute).  I have my professional insurance with Balens.

 

I am committed to ongoing CPD and education in my sector, basically because I'm a geek who will never stop learning.  Alongside my health coaching work on women's health, I also have a special interest in nutrition and mental health.  I hold Associate Membership with FAB (Food and Behaviour Research) to keep up to date with new research in this field.

As a certified Nutrition and Health Coach, I am bound by the IINH and UKIHCA's Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics.​​

Education and Training
Diploma in Professional Nutrition and Health Coaching, Level 4 (IINH).

Certificate in Smart Nutrition for Perimenopause (IINH).

Certificate in Nutrition and Lifestyle for Mental Health (IINH).
Registered Health Coach with UKIHCA.
Associate Member, Food and Behaviour Research (FAB).
Professional insurance with Balens.