We can often look back and reflect on a ‘sliding doors’ moment that shapes our life’s path.

Mine came from an anxiety attack that I couldn’t think my way out of. In the midst of my law conversion exams I found myself, red-faced, sat in front of my tutor explaining why having a panic attack really ‘wasn’t like me’.

From there, a seed was planted.

If this uncontrollable wave of panic wasn’t me, then what was it? What did it say about me? Was it something I had to resign myself to?

Fast forward a few years into my legal career and I sat with that question again but this time not just for me. All around me I witnessed colleagues crippled with chronic stress, anxiety, imposter syndrome, fear of judgement and fear of not being good enough. I saw that it was rife at every level of the hierarchy, so neither experience or talent could be the fix.

I longed for the tools and understanding that could help me and others feel like ourselves again. I wanted to understand what it was about our minds that separated us from feeling like ourselves?

That longing spurred me on to train at the Quest Institute to become a QCH Therapist and Coach.

Now I’m here, running my own business (something I never imagined I could do). My training set me on the path of living a life that’s a reflection of what’s most important to me: being with my family, connecting to nature, eye-watering laughs and silliness with friends and doing the things that light me up.

It’s not perfect, but it feels like me.