Having grown up in less than regular or ideal circumstances between the UK and France, I have always been fiercely independent, very self-motivated and determined to make a good stable life for myself and my future family. 

Things were often very complicated and rather unstable at home so I focused on what I could control: my school work and this opened many doors for me. I went on to study Human Biology and Sports Science at University only to swap over in my postgrad to teach secondary Maths. In my career in teaching, I was incredibly privileged to work with some wonderful children and teachers and become an Assistant Head and Head of Maths at the age of 26 in an inner city London school. 

While I loved my work in teaching, this was not the work-life balance I wanted for my family once we had our first child. Just before the birth of our daughter (baby number 2), I was introduced to the world of essential oils, and not just for tree huggers, there was a world of evidenced based science that I just loved diving into. Who knew there was a biochemical explanation to why wild orange makes you feel calmer and happier!? Little did I know that these oils would be the saving of me and my family but and the video above will give you an idea of how that happened.

Three years down the road and I am now living the life I dreamed of, surrounded by my family, in control of my timetable and my life and enjoying the healthy body I took for granted for so long. 

I’m so grateful for the choices I made, the trials and successes I experienced and all the paths I walked along the way because I learned something from all of it. One of my favourite quotes is:‘Life isn’t waiting for the storm to pass but learning to dance in the rain’.