I’m one of the happiest people I know, but I haven’t always lived the life I do now.

As a child, I was very capable and very sensitive. I avoided the spotlight and I questioned everything. While I was at university studying for a master’s, I really struggled with my mental health. On the outside, things looked fine, but inside I was lost, confused and full of self-doubt. I didn’t know how to express it, let alone understand it.

I found myself stuck in a cycle of self-harm, and I didn’t have the tools, language or support I needed to make sense of what was happening. The solution I was given was a prescription for anti-depressants and a short course of counselling.

That experience left a deep imprint on my self-perception and a burning desire to understand why we humans do the things we do. Not just for myself, but for all of us.

Academic and professional foundations:

• I studied Zoology (BSc) and completed a Master’s in Ecology and Environmental Management.

• For the next 25 years, I worked in corporate sustainability and transparency, helping global brands navigate complex environmental and social issues.

• I became known for translating complexity into clarity, facilitating honest conversations, and sparking change through communication.

A deep dive into what makes us human

Alongside this work, I was on a quieter mission: understanding the human experience. I began immersing myself in the worlds of neuroscience and trauma, nervous system regulation, human evolution and attachment theory, and self-compassion and healing.

• I studied with the Concord Institute for Integral Studies, which led to a fundamental and significant shift in my human awareness of consciousness.

• I worked with an amazing psychotherapist for over seven years, in what eventually came to feel like a joint project researching what it is to be human.

• I discovered the amazing power of Havening Techniques, a neuroscience-based approach which transformed my life, and decided to train and become certified.

• I engaged with some amazing coaches all over the world who broadened my worldview and greatly expanded my belief in what is possible for all of us.

• In 2010, I became a parent to my son, and in 2012, to my daughter. Motherhood opened me up even further and motivated me to share the lessons I had learnt with young people..

These experiences invited me to meet myself in new ways through deep awareness and – sometimes uncomfortable – truth. It shifted everything: my life, work and relationships.

Lovely Messy Humans was born from that understanding. It’s where I bring together everything I’ve learned – personally and professionally – to help others make sense of their feelings and behaviours, regulate their emotions, free themselves from unhelpful patterns and reconnect with the truth of who they are.

Whether I’m working with educators, individuals or business leaders, my mission is the same: to translate the science of being human into tools that actually help. Tools that bring understanding, choice, growth and freedom.