About Me

Growing up and later on becoming a mum without her has been incredibly hard. It also made me realise that life can be short and that you shouldn’t wait for life to happen to you; that you literally might not live to see another day. It not only morphed me into the person and the mum I am today, it also gave me a mission: to support people in living fuller, healthier lives.

I became a health coach after my own health struggles doctors couldn’t really help me with. I know first-hand about the power of lifestyle changes and have made it my vocation to share this with others.  The parenthood journey  I started five years ago then inspired me to want to support mums in particular (longer version below).

In my previous life I worked as a communications professional for a trade association in Belgium. I speak English, French, German, Greek and Cypriot. I am originally from Cyprus and now living in Berlin with my German husband and two daughters.

Let me help you experience what it feels like to live your best self. ​​I offer a complimentary discovery session to help you decide whether coaching (with me) is right for you or not. Give me a ring or email me here.

Some fun facts about me:

• I play the piano quite well and almost became a professional musician
• When I was five, I wanted to be an orchestra conductor
• I took ballet lessons for most of my childhood and teenage years
• I love watching figure skating and used to travel to competitions to have photos taken with my favorite skaters

My health journey

When I was 19, I begged my gynecologist to put me on the contraceptive pill, because I had heard that the pill “gives you periods”, which in my case had never been regular. Nothing I had read or heard of regarding the pill made me think that what I was doing was wrong. As a young university student, all I wanted was to know when I would be getting a cycle. ​Fast forward to my 28 year old self, after 9 years on the pill. Something inside me, call it an instinct, told me to get off it to see whether or not my periods were still irregular. I was in a serious relationship, and even though my partner and I were not discussing kids yet, it was our long-term project. Thank god I followed that instinct. Because when I got off the pill and my periods did not come back for two and a half years.

Exactly 6 months after quitting the pill, and around the time I got engaged, my skin broke out. I looked like a teenager and had to spend at least 10 minutes each morning trying to cover up my painful cystic acne. ​None of the doctors I saw were able to give me any answers as to why I was not menstruating. All of them said that I would need to get back on the pill, and then do IVF when I would want to have a child.  My instinct, however, told me “NO”. This is not how I want to treat my body. Why was it not functioning? There had to be a reason for it. I was sure.

​Thank god for the internet, for helping me discover that indeed there were many things I could do to help my body get back a normal cycle. I signed up for an online programme and found a support network of other women who were in similar situations to mine, including a health coach. I wasn’t going through this alone anymore. 

I changed the way I ate, they way I exercised, slept better, and worked on my relationship with my body and my femininity. ​I also allowed myself to finally grieve the loss of my mum. My period did come back and I conceived my two daughters naturally.

Motherhood

Becoming a mother has been the most beautiful, challenging and just indescribably huge adventure. I wanted to be the perfect mother for my daughter. I wanted to get it all right and to control every outcome.

I was the one telling my clients pre-parenthood that they can’t keep pouring out of an empty glass, and here I was doing exactly the same. It’s so easy to fall into this trap. This is what we were raised to think: being a self-martyr is also easier than making the brave but very uncomfortable decision to actually think of yourself and put your needs first.

After a few difficult months, I have realised that wanting to be the best mum does not mean that I have to be my worst enemy.  I reached out for help, went back to the basics and slowly started to nourish my body and soul.

I would love to help you do the same.

As well as a health coaching for mums, I also:

– support patients as part of a collaborative team together with practitioners

– support patients looking to prevent or reverse cognitive decline using Dr. Bredesen’s ReCODE 2.0 method

– perform the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) test that detects cognitive decline 

– work as a grief companion