Growing up, my parents struggled with drug addiction. To escape the challenging emotions I was experiencing at home - and to feel some sense of the validation I craved, I soon became an overachiever. (This had its perks, given that I was awarded one of the top marks in the country for my English Literature GCSE whilst my dad was in rehab). 

I also became a sex and love addict; no other high could top that of falling in (and soon out of) love with the wrong guy.

Thankfully, Mum and Dad got sober when I was sixteen and created an incredible life for themselves and our family; they were my first example of a true Power Couple relationship that was thriving on the outside, because they’d prioritised healing and growth on the inside – as individuals, and as a couple.

However, I’d spent the majority of my life surrounded by drama and chaos. So, when that suddenly disappeared at home, I majorly ramped up the drama and chaos in my love life, instead.

I hit rock bottom in my mid-twenties, having put on two stone in two months after being sexually assaulted at a London strip club I was working at - just weeks after getting my Masters in Classical Acting. 

This prompted my concerned dad to take me on a health retreat in Thailand, where he gave me some advice that went on to change the entire trajectory of my life. He said: 

“Focus on the insides, and the outsides will take care of themselves.”

These words were the launch pad I needed to leverage all my overachiever energy towards healing the real root of all my romantic dilemmas: my relationship with myself.

Shortly afterwards, I started blogging about my journey into self-development and spirituality, which captured the media’s attention and soon led to a book deal and coaching business with a friend.