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Biography<\/p>\n
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Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Africa I started off life as a premature and fractious baby.\u00a0 By the time I was 5\/6 years old I was known as a difficult child with obnoxious behaviours which lead to the consultation of a child psychologist for help in understanding why I was so disruptive.\u00a0 That encounter, although I don\u2019t remember it, affected the choices I made much later in life.\u00a0 The encounter with my great Aunt Molly has had a profound effect on the subjects I chose to study once I was an adult \u2013 spirituality, philosophy and psychology.<\/p>\n
Life in Zimbabwe during the 1960\u2019s and 1970\u2019s was light and shadows.\u00a0 Beautiful blue skies and loads of land to roam on bicycles as well as being able to walk and observe wildlife and the cycles of nature.\u00a0 A sense of freedom and expansiveness.\u00a0 At the same time there was a political \u2018bush war\u2019 going on.\u00a0 Learning to hold and fire automatic weapons as a means of protection started at a young age.\u00a0 Many childhood acquaintances lost family members and friends during the war years.\u00a0 Contemplating death and the meaning of life started at a young age for me.\u00a0 Despite this, I developed some wonderful childhood friendships which remain in place today.\u00a0 These friendships have formed the backbone of my journey through life and are highly valued.\u00a0 These friendships have taught me about loyalty, appreciation and unconditional love.<\/p>\n
I turned to formalised religion during my teens because I felt lost and disconnected from life.\u00a0 During this time, I had three mystical experiences which really challenged my view of reality.\u00a0 However, my church counsellors at the time told me these experiences were \u2018of the devil\u2019 and made me feel as though there was something \u2018wrong with me\u2019. Yet, Life provided me with a counsellor, guide and mentor to navigate the healing journey and process, through a truly gracious lady by the name of Mary, whom I met on 5th October 1988.\u00a0 She had been advised she would be the guide and mentor to a lady called Kathleen when she was 16 years of age.\u00a0 She has taught me about kindness, tolerance, willingness to face my fears and to fulfil my soul contract.\u00a0 She and her husband have been hugely instrumental in assisting me with my studies in complementary health, philosophy and spiritual psychology.<\/p>\n
Up to 23 years of age, I never questioned the validity of information I was given by my parents, teachers or community.\u00a0 I just accepted it as the truth with a capital T.\u00a0 However, that all changed when I left Africa and came to England in 1985 and began to travel and visit other cultures and learn about their traditions and philosophies.\u00a0 The sudden realisation of what I thought was the truth with a capital T, created much confusion in me.\u00a0 However, by being willing to release the need to be right, I have through my studies and travelling cherished the similarities of philosophy and psychology to be found in each culture and their traditions and I have learnt to appreciate the magic of our differences as a way of learning to see life through new eyes.\u00a0 This has taught me to increase my perception and the meaning I give my life experiences \u2013 both good and bad.<\/p>\n
From the time I was born, I was a sickly individual.\u00a0 My siblings have told me on more than one occasion my disruptive behaviours and sickly nature destroyed many a family occasion.\u00a0 In 1993, I finally asked myself a quality question:\u00a0 \u201cWhy am I always so ill?<\/em>\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 This question launched me into the transformative healing journey referred to by Joseph Campbell, as the hero\u2019s journey.\u00a0 This journey has been about the marriage of science and mysticism; the greening of medicine and healthcare; the integration of mind, body, spirit and soul.<\/p>\n I have studied complementary healing practices and philosophy to doctorate level.\u00a0 I co-developed an accelerated learning system which was voted by the British Social Inventions Committee to have the potential to change \u2018how we learn\u2019.\u00a0 This programme was researched by the University of Westminster in London for 3 years.\u00a0 This taught me about multi-sensory learning and its impact in integrating the mind, body, spirit and soul as well as assisting with my studies.\u00a0 This also opened me up to learning about my values, needs, love languages, preferred learning styles and much much more.<\/p>\n I have walked over a bed of hot coals in my barefeet, I have broken a wooden board with my bare hand and slid down waterfalls.\u00a0 I have ridden camels, elephants and horses as well as walked with the lions, had close encounters with cheetahs, snakes and other African wildlife.\u00a0 I have floated in the Dead Sea on the Israeli and Jordan side; I have snorkelled and snuba-dived on the Great Barrier Reef as well as flying around the planet for my 40th birthday.\u00a0\u00a0 My experiences have taught me to face my fears and learn the power of curiosity and living in the present with presence.<\/p>\n I have been president and chairperson of various organisations such as the Association of Complementary Healers of Zimbabwe; Holborn Toastmasters Club and Area Governor for Toastmasters in London and the London Yes Group.\u00a0 These experiences helped me to develop mindset, persistence, determination by facing my fears and choosing to live life anyway.\u00a0 They also offered me the opportunity to make a difference within a community and to understand the qualities, values and behaviours of enlightened leadership.<\/p>\n I have been published in various complementary health magazines in the UK as well as Blogs in the USA and the Zimbabwe Airline Magazine (when Zimbabwe Airways had a fleet).\u00a0 The articles have focused on solution life-style medicine not just symptom management.\u00a0 I have been consultant to a documentary produced for Channel 4 by one of Ridley Scott\u2019s companies, entitled BLUE.\u00a0 These experiences have taught me about the power of information and sharing knowledge.<\/p>\n Since 2006 \u2013 after facing the loss of my health and bankruptcy, I have been on a mission to learn what a healing business looks and feels like.\u00a0 This culminated in the running and overseeing of 3 companies for a complementary health focused therapy between 2018 and 2024.\u00a0 Finally learning and understanding there is a difference between the business of healing and the healing business.<\/p>\n In 2011, I met my life partner and now husband, Martin.\u00a0 Through him I met the beautiful Jenna Puss, a truly healing cat. \u00a0She now guides us from the spirit world. I have a keen and strong interest in human development potential as well as being fascinated by accelerated learning systems and technologies.\u00a0 I am passionate about the wellness industry and life-style medicine and spend a lot of my spare time studying this.\u00a0 I am a Spirit Keeper and committed to the healing journey. 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