After redundancy in 2001, I was fortunate enough to spend a year training in Holistic Therapies; I also took my 1st & 2nd Reiki attunements. Once qualified, I began seeing clients alongside my day job, initially in corporate sales and then in local government social care. My interest and learning of alternative therapies continued throughout this time. I became fascinated by the subconscious mind after reading Dr Joseph Murphy's book 'The Power of the Subconscious Mind'. I also read Dr Brian Weiss's 'Many Masters, Many Lives', which piqued my interest in past-life and regression therapy, which led me to train as a clinical Hypnotherapist. My career moved into the charity sector, and an opportunity to begin a degree in community development. While studying, I also completed my Reiki master's degree.

During this time, my husband and I became one of the many couples to experience issues around fertility. This heartbreaking struggle led to experiencing insomnia, palpitations, anxiety, panic attacks and depression. My journey back to balance and wellbeing began with guided meditations, which I listened to nightly to help me sleep when my mind was overwhelmed. I underwent counselling to talk through the negative thoughts I was experiencing, and Hypnotherapy helped reduce my feeling of being overwhelmed by the whole situation. I also started journaling daily to help express any emotions that I couldn't share with anyone else.