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I was born in rural England. In early childhood, my family moved to South Africa, first to Johannesburg and then to Durban, before returning to the UK a few years later. Each move brought new schools, caregivers, and routines. At six years old, I attended my mother’s school class with my two younger siblings, who were twins; at ten years old, I was the only day girl at a boys’ prep school.

At thirteen, I moved again, to a girls’ public school, and the family home changed as well. For my A-levels, I chose a co-ed grammar school. I then studied for a degree, followed by nine years on the Sussex coast, where I married and completed a master’s degree. My husband and I then moved to Germany, his home country, where we lived for five years, and two of our three children were born.

We returned to England and settled in a rural village, where we stayed for fourteen years — the longest I had lived anywhere — and where our children grew up. In the years that followed, our family circumstances changed. I moved to a nearby town, and later spent a year in Cornwall. During that time, I also looked after my partner through a sudden illness and subsequent death.

I now live in the same English village where my children grew up.

My background includes experiences of loss in different forms: relocations and the loss of homes and friendships during childhood, changes in family structure, and the death of my partner as an adult. These experiences inform my work as a certified Life Coach specialising in Grief and Post Traumatic Growth.

I work with clients processing grief related to any kind of loss — the death of a person, the end of a relationship, a change in life stage, or the loss of a home, community, or identity. Sessions focus on post traumatic growth: looking at where a client is now, what has changed, and what choices remain available for moving forward.

I provide a space to process the experience, identify existing strengths and resources, and develop a plan for next steps. The aim is not only to help clients manage their loss, but to support them in moving forward — drawing on their own strengths, sense of direction, and purpose.