I’m Julie and I live in south Wales with my partner Chris and our Bedlington whippet cross, Stanley. 

I grew up in Harlow, Essex and found joy in cooking and discovering different cultures in food but the great thing about that is it’s an ongoing discovery, there is always something new to try or even a different slant on well known traditional recipes . 

I have spent my career in catering and hospitality, mainly in the corporate world but also more recently in the public domain so having to keep up with food trends and habits is something that I have naturally got a curiosity about which has led me to become a Graduate of the Academy of Healing Nutrition.

My experience includes being a leader in a well known dieting support group and after following the plans for nearly a decade I realised that I did not want to restrict myself for the sake of having a smaller dress size. Although I enjoyed the recipe building there was always a niggle inside me that felt there was something missing.

Looking back it felt like a battle, one that did not seem to end, well maybe for a week or two, but I found it exhausting. Unawares of it at the time my blood sugar went up and down like a yoyo whether it was because I overindulged for breakfast and then had to restrict myself for the rest of the day to keep within my ‘points’ allowance which led to feeling miserable and defeated for the rest of the week. Like so many people I was on the restrict/binge cycle throughout the week thinking this is it, this is how we live. No wonder I couldn't sleep, had increasing anxiety, brain fog, low energy and constantly felt hungry or rather under-nourished all the time. 

I was going against what I now know as my internal wisdom, it took me a while to find it but now that I have I am here to share and help you reconnect yours.