As I lay in bed one night, crying myself to sleep yet again, I had reached the end of my rope. I was exhausted from trying to find answers and then it hit me: the desire to ‘fix myself’ had become a source of stress in my life; an unhealthy obsession which consumed my every waking thought, finances and time, which only made matters worse. I recognised that my body was stuck in fight-or-flight mode (aka the stress response), and it was impacting every area of my body - from imbalanced neurotransmitters and hormones, to systemic inflammation, disrupted sleep, chronic digestive symptoms, and organ dysfunction.

So I changed my approach, and began exploring (with curiosity) what exactly ‘stress’ was. I discovered that it’s so much more than emotional tension, and learned that my body wasn’t malfunctioning - it was actually responding in a completely functional way to the environment I had put it in! As a result, I developed a newfound appreciation for the human body, as well as a passion for the topic or field I now specialise in: HPA Axis Dysfunction. My desire is to educate others on what stress is, how it affects the human body, and equip them with strategies to help manage it so that they can achieve optimal health.