For 25 years, I battled obesity, emotional eating, ADHD, visual dyslexia, and the silent frustrations of Auditory Processing Disorder (APD).

For most of my adult life, I carried the weight of self-blame, convinced my struggles were just a matter of willpower, that I wasn’t disciplined enough, and that something was wrong with me. 

By age 49, the smallest daily tasks became overwhelming:

• Sitting down and standing up took effort.
• Climbing stairs made my joints scream.
• Reaching for a high cupboard left me off balance.
• Dressing myself meant leaning or sitting for support.
• Lifting groceries felt impossible some days.

I was the woman who pushed through everything from business challenges to life’s toughest moments. But inside, I was exhausted. I kept thinking, “Why can’t I just get it together?”

Then, just before my 50th birthday, everything changed.

It was the wake-up call I couldn’t ignore.

I was forced to face what I had been avoiding.

This wasn’t just about weight. This was about my brain, my hormones, my emotions, and years of deeply ingrained habits.

I had spent decades trying to change using the wrong tools. Diets, exercise plans, self-discipline. I had tried it all. But none of it addressed how my brain actually worked, how my body processed food in midlife, or why I kept returning to emotional eating. And don’t get me started on peri-menopause at age 40 because, who knew? 

So, I stopped fighting against myself and started working with my brain and body instead.

I needed to figure out a transformation that would change everything.

I lost 34 kg, but more than that, I gained my life back.

• My chronic pain disappeared.
• My energy returned. I felt strong for the first time in years.
• My cholesterol and diabetes markers dropped significantly.
• I stopped needing chiropractic care after 13 years.
• I no longer felt trapped in my own body.

And perhaps the most powerful shift?

I stopped blaming myself for struggling.

For most of my life, I saw weight loss as a goal. Something to achieve, check off, and maintain.

But I realised: it’s not about weight loss. It’s about life gain.

• It’s about moving through the world without pain.
• It’s about trusting your body instead of feeling at war with it.
• It’s about having the energy to do what you love without exhaustion holding you back.

For so long, I thought midlife was a slow decline. But what if midlife is actually the moment we start living fully?

I don’t believe in starting over. I believe in building forward. With all the wisdom, experience, and strength you’ve already gained.

And I’m still on this journey. Right now, I’m working on losing the last 15 kg alongside the women who join me. And by the time you read this, I may have already lost the 15 kg. But right now, this isn’t about me being the expert. This is about real-time transformation, together.

If you’ve ever felt like your body is working against you…
If you’ve ever thought, “I know what to do, but I can’t seem to do it.”…
If you’ve ever wondered if lasting change is even possible at this stage of life…

I’m here to tell you: it is.

I don’t have a perfect before-and-after story because I’m still in the middle of it. And that’s what makes this different.

This journey isn’t about starting over or chasing perfection. It’s about learning how to work with yourself, not against yourself.

Midlife isn’t the end of something. It’s the beginning of the strongest, healthiest, most capable version of you.

So, come on, let’s build forward, together.