The Moment I Knew Something Had to Change

It wasn't on big breakdown moment. It was lots of little ones.

Snapping at my husband because his breathing was irritating me. (Yes, really. That’s when you know you’re on edge.)

Reaching for chocolate and Haribo like they were life rafts, just to get a quick hit of dopamine.

Dragging myself through the day with a body that ached, wheezed, and kept finding new ways to tell me it had had enough.

Individually, none of those moments sound huge. But string them together and you get the picture: I was done.

The Wake-Up Call

Nearly 30 years in financial services had taken its toll. Long hours at a desk, the constant pressure, the politics. I had a good career. But my body told a different story: chronic pain, fatigue, weight gain, eventually a knee replacement.

And the thought of doing it for another 12–15 years until retirement? I knew I’d be carted out in a box long before then.

Seeing It Differently

German New Medicine helped me see I wasn't dealing with random symptoms. I was stuck in a track. Every time I was in a situation that echoed the original conflict, my body reacted as if it was happening all over again. It was biology trying to protect me - just not in a language modern medicine recognises.

That cracked something open. It gave me permission to stop medicating and start listening.

EFT helped me release the old emotional charge.

NLP helped me reframe the childhood patterns that kept replaying in the office and at home.

Reiki steadied me when the panic or overwhelm hit, pulling me back to the present.

And Human Design gave me a map — showing me why frustration had followed me everywhere, and how to make choices that actually fit.

The Real Turning Point

It wasn’t about sticking a bomb under my life — even though from the outside, that’s probably what it looked like.

It was about finally hearing what my body and energy had been trying to tell me for years. That “fine” wasn’t enough anymore. That survival is meant to be short-term, not decades-long.

So I did what my Human Design quietly asks of me: I retreated. I gave myself space. I started to skill up. And in that space, I began to dream about how I could use everything I’d learned — in meetings, in healing, in life — in a way that was unique, compelling, and powerful enough to help others feel the depth and strength of these same life-changing techniques.

That’s how Catalyst Days were born.

Let’s Talk

If any of this sounds uncomfortably familiar, you don’t have to figure it out on your own.

That’s exactly what we do in my Catalyst Day — one focused day to face what’s really going on, release the weight you’ve been carrying, and move forward with clarity, confidence, and energy.

Book a free 30-minute Clarity Call if you’re curious. No pressure, no script. Just space to talk it through.