If you’re looking to improve and optimise your digestive health, overcome stress, reconnect with food and rebuild your lifestyle to achieve balance, confidence and longevity in your life, I can help!
- manage and improve my digestion and overall gut health
- reduce/ eliminate bloating, migraines, constipation and abdominal discomfort
- feel energised from day to night
- create easy, nutrient-dense, planet friendly and wholesome gluten free dishes to support my lifestyle and longevity
- develop my emotional strength to handle anxiety and stress
- gain control over my thoughts, emotions and self-sabotaging behaviours
- recondition my mind for happiness, clarity and self-confidence
- create an environment for healthy-living success
- achieve high quality rest and sleeping patterns
- establish a supportive team and meaningful social connections to support me
- have guidance, support and accountability to keep me on track, always heading towards my clear health goals
GOOD NEWS! If you said yes to some or all of these, you’re in the right place.
Hey, I’m Laura! I’m an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Certified Chef & Nutrition Adviser based in Bristol, registered with UKHCA, specialising in Digestive Health, Stress Management & Lifestyle.
I support, educate and empower busy women with digestive issues to stress less, reconnect with real food and rebalance their lifestyle, to feel naturally energised and thrive! Through a whole-person approach we co-create a unique stress management lifestyle plan through integrating wholesome real foods, mind-body techniques and sustainable lifestyle shifts.
My Personalised 1:1 Health Coaching Programme, Your Healthy Gut Reset, is available online for you to reach health goals and create a healthy life you love!
QUICK FACTS
GROWING UP
I was born and raised in the seaside town Penarth, south of Cardiff.
CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
Playing with my outdoor kitchen, cooking up and enjoying home comforts around our massive dinner table with family and friends, rearranging flowers, bark and soil under the trees.
EATING HABITS
A balanced wholefoods diet with a focus on nutrient-dense and planet-friendly ingredients.
DRINK OF CHOICE
The spring water we collect every few weeks.
BEST DECISION OF MY LIFE
Starting my personal health journey, which has brought me to where I am today!
PAST HEALTH CHALLENGES
Melanoma cancer, depression, anxiety, adrenal fatigue, insomnia, abdominal discomfort, bloating, constipation, migraines, brain fog, lack of self-worth, self-confidence and self-sabotaging behaviours, since I was 22.
IDEAL VACATION
Up in the mountains with great people, tasty food and the freshest air!
MY PASSION
Teaching women that they can create the life they want through fun, simple and effective shifts in their lives!
YOU'D NEVER GUESS
My first-class bachelors degree is in Information Technology. I know, so different that what I do now!
GET TO KNOW ME – MY STORY
Digestive pains, rollercoaster emotions and absolute exhaustion was always a massive shadow looming over me. Feeling out of control and never giving myself the time to ask if I was even happy, left me feeling confused, lost and floating down destructive paths which weren’t in my best interests. All I wanted was a solution but I had no idea where to start.
THAT’S WHAT YOU COULD CALL BREAKING POINT
I loved every minute of it however I never stopped, never slept properly, never ate nourishing food and never took the time to listen to my body. Stress, emotions and digestive issues now played even more of a role in my life.
What also didn’t help was the side effects of the prescribed pills from the doctors I was taking for my digestive problems and depression, which only led me down a bunch of new negative paths.
It didn’t feel right at all and I always felt they were just covering something up. Deep down I knew there had to be another way and realised my lifestyle had to be a big cause for much of it too.
WHO’DE HAVE THOUGHT IT WOULD HAVE STARTED ON A BANANA FARM?
Everyday I focused more and more on my thoughts, questioned my decisions and pondered on my future. Just the thought alone of being able to eat food with no pain, no bloating, no migraines or any release of negative emotions felt impossible.
It was on this farm I realised I had to start changing my lifestyle, diet and habits. Basically caring about myself so I could finally relieve myself of these long term symptoms.
On top of this I found simple 30 day challenge exercises, quit smoking, followed easy to follow recipes each day and rediscovered my love for photography. Slowly my energy and mood started to feel increasingly positive.
ELIMINATION & REINTRODUCTION
THAT’S IT….MOVE TO THE MOST ISOLATED CITY IN THE WORLD HAH
Here I began a regular meditation and yoga practice as well as made decisions to remove things from my life that negatively impacted me, one of which being the contraceptive pill.
However discovering raw plant-based wholefoods, was at the time the most powerful change for me. By consuming fresh, natural and most of the time organic foods on a daily basis, it’s nutritional content deeply nourished me with all it’s health benefits.
HEALING FROM THE INSIDE OUT
Through this new found lifestyle I started to heal myself from the inside out.
My chronic body inflammation reduced, my digestion massively improved, my anxiety levels became manageable, feelings of depression were alleviated, energy levels naturally increased, self-confidence rose (I’ve never liked photos of myself!), my skin cleared and I maintained a healthier body weight.
Also knowing I was consuming plant-based wholefoods that are known to be anti-inflammatory, contain cancer preventing properties and powerful immune system support, I felt confident I was on the right path.
LEARN, STUDY & APPLY
During my time in Perth I attended countless classes and workshops with the Raw Living Institute and Raw Food Kitchen as well as events in Nutritional Medicine and Beauty, to expand my knowledge and application of plant-based food as well as mind, body and soul growth.
Everyday I discovered incredible flavours, mind blowing research and continued to practise this knowledge on myself. Fully committed to learn more and more was a understatement!
Thanks to my inspiring friend Alexa, who lent me her book The Thrive Diet by Brendan Brazier, I was instantly hooked and felt dedicated to this path for life. Wholefoods, hemp and superfoods I wanted it all!
From here it was so clear to me that my path was to get fully immersed in Plant-Based Culinary. So I travelled to Sydney to complete my Level 1 – Fundamentals of Raw Cuisine Certification with Matthew Kenney PlantLab Culinary School. I certified as a Raw Plant-Based Chef which filled me great knowledge to produce beautiful dishes with health benefits and further improve my digestive and emotional health.
On graduating my boyfriend and I travelled Australia for 4 months in a converted electrician’s van learning how to eat plant-based whilst on the road. A little tricky on the move everyday but proved possible!
Continuing my chase for more plant-based wonders I jumped on a plane to Ubud, Bali where I had the privilege of living with one of the best raw food chefs I’ve ever met, Mathias who runs Raw Food Bali and runs incredible courses!
It was here I gained even more experience creating beautiful dishes with locally grown food, helped run raw food workshops and saw how communities fed and supported each other.
My next stop was to the incredible city of Barcelona where I certified as an Advanced Raw Plant-Based Chef with Matthew Kenney PlantLab Culinary School. This took food and nutrition to a whole new level so I could not only help my own health but others too! In addition, I designed, created and marketed my own health tonic products inspired by the seasons and Traditional Chinese Medicine.
BACK TO THE NEST
After years of movement it was time to fly back to the nest. I thought after everything I had been through I would have been ‘fixed’ however I still felt like there was something important missing, which was preventing me from living my best life.
In 2018 I continued my learning with the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, which consisted of studying holistic nutrition, practical lifestyle coaching methods and business training. Here I certified as an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and found more missing pieces of my puzzle.
It was balance I was trying to find all along and not just in food!
I came to realise that life has so many different elements to it, with relationships, physical activity, a meaningful career and even breathing being imperative to a happy fulfilling life.
Step by step I began to properly heal my mind, body and soul.
Reconnecting to my childhood, integrating a balanced wholefood diet, understanding and applying digestive and emotional wellness practices, introducing healthy lifestyle habits and consistently engaging in mind-body connection, all brought me to where I am today. Not forgetting the incredible support from health professionals who all play a part in this journey! Including many of whom recommended I start eating meat again, which almost instantly improved my energy levels!
LIVE A WHOLESOME LIFE
So far I’ve strengthened myself against any reoccurring melanomas, most of my symptoms have become a thing of the past and along the way have built up my self-worth, emotional strength and self-confidence. I dedicate myself to daily digestive, stress and lifestyle wellbeing practices, all of which continue to transform my life!
Life will always have it’s up and downs. I mean how can you have good without bad right!? To see and approach your health from different perspectives with your feet firmly rooted to the ground is something I choose to do every day and I believe anybody can adopt this into their lives as well.
I continue to consistently learn and work with obstacles as they come up and give myself the support to remain heading in the best direction. As we all know, life isn’t always smooth riding, however with actionable knowledge, self-determination and loving support, anything is possible!
The shifts I’ve chosen have positively transformed my life on so many levels, so much so I want to share my story and help others in every way I can.
This is where YOUR INSIDE COACH started.
Within my Personalised 1:1 Health & Kitchen Coaching Programme, Your Healthy Gut Reset, and Kitchen Sessions, I personally and carefully guide my clients to develop a deeper understanding of food and lifestyle choices to find what works best for them, integrate realistic and health promoting step-by-step shifts that transform their lives for the better and produce long lasting results.
WHY DO I BELIEVE HEALTH COACHING CAN TAKE YOU ALL THE WAY?
Through my own health journey and graduating as a Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in 2018, I knew I wanted to build a health coaching business. I also intuitively knew creating Personalised 1:1 Health & Kitchen Coaching Programmes would be the most effective way for myself and others to restore and rebalance health.
Dr Hyman says behavioural change is where real change happens. When 80-90% of healthcare happens outside the doctors office, you’re likely to clean up 80% problems without ever seeing a doctor. Health coaching helps you to take your health into your own hands!
I’ve personally seen my client’s digestive and stress health and overall quality of life totally transform for the better, through proven and structured Personalised 1:1 Programmes with my support, guidance and accountability. My clients have found their changes to become lifelong habits, discovered many other areas of their lives also dramatically improved and have become self-sufficient by learning to observe the body’s response to various lifestyle and dietary modifications, and choosing health-promoting behaviors that work for them.
I couldn’t be more passionate about supporting women through their challenges, enabling them to restore and rebalance their gut, emotional strength and lifestyle.
YOUR HEALTH, YOUR LIFE, YOUR FUTURE
I work side-by-side with my clients through my Personalised 1:1 Health & Kitchen Coaching Programme, Your Healthy Gut Reset, which enable them to identify and reach their health goals, fullest potential and ideal life. My approach is all about YOU!
So, what do you say?
How would you like to work together to restore and optimise your digestive health, overcome stress and rebalance lifestyle?
Are you curious about how I can help you? Let’s talk!
Schedule a FREE 45 minute Health Consultation with me below.
I look forward to supporting you throughout your journey.
Laura x
