I am a mum of two boys and am passionate about training women who want to use progressive exercise training to tackle pain and heal their core and pelvic floor. I am a Sport, Dance and Exercise Scientist and a Corrective Exercise and Movement coach with a specialism in female populations.
Since 2010 I have worked with young, inspiring and talented adolescent dancers at the Centre for Advanced Training (TrinityLaban, London), rehabilitating and prescribing exercise programmes to improve dance technique, strengthen the musculoskeletal system and alleviate chronic pain. I am passionate and fascinated by the mechanics of the body, how mechanics can change and adapt over time and how that then influences persistent injury, unresolved chronic pain, or pregnancy related changes like leaking, pelvic organ prolapse and diastasis recti - my specialism is looking at how people move and then selecting the right combination of training to get them moving and feeling better, stronger and more mobile.
My journey to developing SOMA started with my own personal need. Pre-pregnancy I considered myself a pretty decent amateur athlete competing in running and cycling events. Post pregnancy, I was ready to regain fitness and reintegrate into sports as soon as possible! Lets just say I learned the hard way - I suffered chronic back pain caused by a prolapsed disc.
My own experience with pain led me to Dr Sarah Duvall’s Pre and Postnatal Corrective Exercise Specialist training—an education that finally spoke the language my postnatal body had been craving. Through this work, I developed a deep understanding of the biomechanics of the female body and a genuine respect for how the movement and function of the body changes throughout our lives, shaped by our lived experiences.
Since then, I’ve been hugely inspired by educators and practitioners such as Conor Harris, David Grey Rehab, and Katie Sinclair Fitness. Their approaches to movement, rehabilitation, and performance reshaped how I view the body and how I coach—working with the body rather than against it. This has been the most exciting and transformative professional journey of my career.
This ongoing learning has not only supported my own successful rehabilitation but has also enabled me to help countless women reconnect with their bodies, resolve pain, and move with greater confidence, strength, and freedom.
