Years ago, I moved from Sweden to Australia to be with my partner — starting a new life in a new country, knowing only him, was a big change. As much as I loved it here, I did miss my family and close friends. That became especially evident when I became a mother of two children under three.

I was determined to do it all "right": a clean home, healthy meals, daily outings for the kids, exercise, staying connected with people. Every meal was eaten in a hurry, digestion an afterthought, rest an afterthought too.

The doctors said all my tests were normal — there was nothing wrong with me. I felt so alone. Why was I so exhausted? Why did I feel sick every time I ate? The doctors were the people I relied on to "fix" me if something was wrong, and now they couldn't help.

I had to slow down — eating and moving slower, because I simply didn't have the energy to keep going at the pace I'd been keeping. Gradually, I started to feel better, and I could eventually enjoy eating again. But the moment I felt better, I went straight back to my old patterns, wanting to do everything just like before. Time and time again, my body objected and made me listen. It's funny, isn't it, how we tend to ignore the subtle signals — ignore what we know is right for us — until we're in pain and our body forces us to listen.

Now I understand why I didn't want to be still: my thoughts kept telling me I was lazy, that I wasn't enough, and I needed to prove otherwise. I was driven by fear. I believe this is a conditioning many of us carry from the society we live in — we're validated for achievement and exhaustion, and judged for doing "nothing."

When I couldn't find the answer from the doctor, I started to explore different natural therapies — naturopath, osteopath, acupuncturist, kinesiologist. Piece by piece, it all came together into one big "aha moment": healing isn't just physical — it comes from the inside. It's how we think, feel, behave, how we relate to ourselves and others, and every element of our lifestyle. No one else can fix us; we hold the main part and the responsibility in it. That's why connection to ourselves is so vital — so we can hear, feel, and understand what we actually need. There's no "one size fits all."

In 2020, I began studying energy healing and NLP. I was hooked. Since then, I've trained in Reiki, NLP, Hypnosis, Timeline Therapy, Enneagram, EFT Tapping and other energy work. I still catch myself pushing too hard sometimes — old habits are old habits — but I've gotten so much better at catching it, and at listening.

Energy work and human behaviour are more than a career to me now — they're a genuine passion I can't stop learning about. And I'd love to help you find your own "aha moment" too.