I left university and started working in practice. I did that for a few years while working through ACCA exams. I didn't feel like accounting was really for me at the time. So I started to build a property portfolio with the dream of replacing my income. And then I quit accounting as soon as I got my last exam result and went backpacking to try get some clarity (at this point my rental income did not replace my income 😂). After 3 months, I made my way to New Zealand and started working in accounting again, but this time in industry. It was at this point that I realised that it wasn't accounting that was the issue, it was working in practice.

After a year of working in New Zealand, I returned to Aberdeen to work in oil and gas and continue growing my portfolio. This was much better and I loved my job and especially the company I worked for laterally.

However, at the back of my mind, I knew there was something more. And through a change in my health and a rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis, I really discovered my true passion. Which was helping others with their health.

And so I started an online health coaching business, which I built up over 2 years before leaving my job to focus on it full time. So now I work as a gut health coach, empowering ambitious women struggling with their gut to find more energy, feel better about their body and fall in love with life again.

I travel the world with the opportunity to work in some beautiful places, learning about different cultures, lifestyles, health and longevity. I work with amazing clients who let me live my passion and purpose by supporting them on their health journey.

As an accountant - problem solving and being able to get things balanced. It was satisfying for my soul Haha. Which actually transitioned well for what I do now.

I work with many different clients with different issues, so I'm always learning, always figuring out what the different root causes could be and how to make improvements.

I did not, actually I left school and went to college to do beauty therapy- at that point I didn't know what I wanted to do and it sounded fun. I did that for a couple years and then started my own business. As much as I loved it and I loved my clients, I felt like I wasn't challenging my brain enough. I liked numbers and decided to go back to school to study accounting.

Yes, I see things getting more automated as technology advances.

Yes, it changed my view on working from home and having that flexibility. Although I grew to see that being in the office is important for knowledge transfer and relationship building. But it's nice to have the flexibility to work from home if it's needed. Working from home for that time, gave me the space to work on me and my health and in consequence figure out that I wanted to work with people to help if they were in a similar position to where I was.

I'd ask them to consider the reason for the job change, is it the environment, colleagues, the work itself, the opportunity to progress or is it an internal unhappiness that they think a job change will fix.

Never settle and never accept when someone tells you something can't be done.

When I left school, I didn't have highers to be able to go to university, so I started with college. The first one I applied for told me that they didn't think I'd have the ability to do the HNC in Accounting - basically that I wasn't smart enough. Well I got the HND through another college, left uni with a first class honours degree and was ACCA certified 2 years later, never having done a re-sit.

Similarly when I was diagnosed I was told I'd be on meds forever, that I'd have to give up the active lifestyle I had and that I'd be managing pain while trying to slow progression of a disease. I got myself into remission without taking any drugs and don't have any pain or symptoms.

You know yourself and what you're capable of better than anyone else. Don't let other peoples limiting beliefs hold you back and affect your life.

I want to make an impact on millions of lives, I want people to be empowered and take charge of their own lives and especially their health. I'd love to write a best selling book.

I switched my 9-5 for a 24/7 haha. I find that being so passionate about what you do means it can be very easy to do it all the time.

For me it's important to keep my body moving, getting into nature, meditation, spending time with my loved ones, connection is super important for me. I love travelling and the experiences that brings me and the opportunity to meet new people.

I don’t think a lot of people realise that I have a strong spiritual side. For me, it’s less about religion and more about recognising that we’re all connected - everything is energy, and what we put out into the world has a way of coming back to us. I believe in universal laws like the law of attraction, not in a ‘wishful thinking’ way, but in the sense that our mindset, intentions, and actions shape our reality. I mean it’s science - energy, frequency, and vibration influence everything around us.

It’s also a big part of health and wellbeing. In the Blue Zones - where people live the longest - having some form of spiritual belief is a common contributor for living longer. Whether it’s faith, mindfulness, or simply trusting in something bigger than ourselves, I think it gives life more meaning and helps us stay grounded through challenges.