About Me

My Timeline

Here are a few of the most significant events that have shaped my outlook and led me to do what I do!

1965- 1974 early years

I was born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where I enjoyed fresh and healthy living with lots of outdoor play. I was a little naughty which gave my mum and dad a harder time. A bit of a rebel in the making, but much loved. My first experience with a doctor was when I broke my arm climbing up stacked tables and trees. I knew then I wanted to help people and wondered if becoming a doctor was it.

1975-1978

I came to London on my own and stayed with my aunt’s
family. Going to a new school in Harrow, London, brought me new experiences –
some good, some bad. I had never experienced bullying or racist remarks until I
came to the UK. I began to understand that things may not be as equal towards
me as I would have liked them to be. Standing up to these bullies without adult
intervention started to build my strength of character and I learnt the value
of freedom. My school day was too busy – I missed the balance of recreation,
creative arts, and academics. I also missed the smell of the sea and the
community spirit that was back in Dar es Salaam. I started eating lots of
sweets because my classmates did. I replaced fruits with crisps. There was
an obvious disparity between my early childhood experiences of life to this
life in London as a school kid. I started becoming aware of health issues and tried to make sense of it.

1979- 1983

I moved from London to Leicester. My mum and sister were both travelling with my dad to Japan at the time. The move stopped both my mum and sister from going back to Dar es Salaam. My dad went back alone to secure a changeover in work and moved his business to Leicester, but thankfully not for too long. As a businessman, he was always travelling. I went through the usual exams and school processes through to A levels. We were once again together and family meals were very important to us all. It was nice to spend time together, sharing our day and eating home-cooked nutritious meals. That was one of the foundations of my own health, I was rarely sick. I then moved to London and studied Biochemistry and Medical Sciences at Queen Mary University London. (Photo credit: Kiki P)

1984-1987

I completed a research project in Human Immunology during my final year and graduated from Queen Mary College in London. That’s me at the graduation in front of Royal Albert Hall. I loved university student life and maintained healthy living as much as I could, within a tricky budget and the high costs of living in London. I started my first role in research after graduation and moved to Cambridge.

1988 – A very difficult year

My father died. He had fallen ill and within a week was gone. I then took over his business instead of pursuing my own interests. On reflection his care from doctors was terrible. He was fit and only 54, a great Badminton champion in India and Africa, his death was a tragic shock. He was able to beat talented and skilled youngsters with his skill and agility, and after his death, a local badminton group was named after him as a tribute. Running his business unguided and through grit, courage, and resilience, I fell into what was a male-dominated business world, where I witnessed plenty of unfair and unjust treatment of young women. The shock was how my own culture was at the heart of that. I could hear him saying ‘learn from me but then do your own thing – whatever you like but be true to yourself always, no matter what’. Those were the words he would say when he used to drop me off at college in the car. The injustice I felt in losing a wonderful, talented human being so soon, due to muck ups from the NHS was when I knew I could not be part of it in the way that I dreamt I would be. At the age of 21, the clarity and level of awareness about how important health is in life became very high and through grief, I realised how valuable and unpredictable life can be. I also realised how healthy I was physically and mentally compared to others of my age at the time, which I put down to my lifestyle in my early years.

1989—1997 

I travelled to many places around the world with my business hat on, until I realised my health was suffering and my mother was worried about me. We decided to sell up the business. I met my husband and got married, settled in Birmingham, and started a family.  At this time, I moved from self-employed to employed, where I worked within the pharmaceutical industry. On reflection, I was very naïve about the luxury of working in that industry compared to the costs or what it stands for in people’s health globally. Now I realise I would not go back to it if someone paid me a million pounds!  It was nevertheless an experience and I learned so much about what is good and what is manipulated for the sake of science. I then left and joined the BBC in Birmingham.

1998-2005

Four children later, I was stressed out at home, fully immersed in the busy life of a mum with my career on the shelf. Health challenges became more evident, and I was caught in the middle of them with little or no time for myself, juggling work, home, and social life – an imminent disaster and without any support, putting a lasting strain on my marriage. I realised it was hard to do everything and be there for everyone, even though I know I was. The career break really helped but it also meant I lost touch with my profession and dreams. On reflection, it was hard and very challenging and full of compromises but then I only need to look at these four and remember to count my blessings.

2006- 2020

I moved back to Leicester with my children, where I decided to get back to business again and this time with lots of experience in gaining the silly amount of weight through the past few years and through pregnancy, I retrained and used my diploma in weight management, ran a very successful obesity clinic. This allowed me to integrate my business skills with my passion for health and reversing lifestyle diseases. Supervision of my work took place at the Berne Institute for Transactional Analysis therapy. Lots of awards later, I was managing my business for three days a week, enabling me to enjoy financial freedom, better health, and more time to spend with my family. It was a fully immersive and wonderful experience. In 2007 I trained further with Coaches Training Institute (CTI) qualifying as a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach and further accredited with International Coaching Federation (ICF). My marriage came to an end – it had to be done and I became a single mummy. The divorce was very amicable – we just drifted apart!  We were, and are two good people that could not love one another in that way. The journey of bringing up kids, training, running a business, and a household was tough. That’s still the case to a certain extent, but my kids are now grown young adults with their continuing journey in life. I have a little more time and flexibility to perhaps do what I want to do and put everything I have learned into place to help others.

2022- present

I have published and launched my first book “Your Journey into REAL HEALTH – How to Create and Bring Back the Ultimate Balance Between Mind, Body and Spiritual Health from Within You” launched my updated and current coaching packages and rebranded all my social media channels. I also finished my second book “Ice Cream or Green Beans”. The publishing date for this is to be confirmed.

 My values are freedom, integrity, health, kindness, serving others, speaking the truth, being truthful and living authentically. I will be travelling so all my work will remain online to reach as many of you as possible.

I hope that together we can make this world a happier and more connected place.

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