About Me: My Story
Hi, I’m Emma, I help women find the courage to come back to themselves — fully.
I didn't plan to become a coach. I planned to be a textile designer.
I spent my early career in print and fine art — a world built on creativity, colour and detail. I loved it. But when I was 24 and travelling, I became seriously unwell. My gut completely gave out.
This was 1991. There were no wellness influencers, no gut health programmes, no podcasts telling you what to eat. What I found — almost by accident — was that the right food and acupuncture could heal what conventional medicine hadn't been able to fix. It was quietly revolutionary. And it changed everything.
That experience planted a seed that has been growing ever since. It sparked a lifelong curiosity about how we heal — not just physically, but emotionally and creatively too.
The Journey:
Over the years I followed that curiosity wherever it led. I discovered "Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway" at 22 and it sent me travelling solo through Asia to Australia. I found "You Can Heal Your Life" and "The Artist's Way" — books that quietly rewired how I saw myself and what I thought was possible.
I trained in emotional coaching, NLP and hypnotherapy. I founded my own Samba school in Cornwall. I ran Artist's Way groups and retreats, watching women arrive feeling heavy and stuck and leave standing taller. I qualified as a Level 5 Nutritional Therapist in 2019 — coming full circle back to the gut healing that had started everything for me thirty years earlier.
And somewhere along the way, I realised that all of it — the nutrition, the emotional work, the creativity, the dance — was actually the same thing.
It was all about helping women come back to themselves.
Soft Feminine Grace meets High-Vibe Energy
There are two sides to how I work and I think you'll feel both of them.
One side is gentle and spacious. I know how to hold space for the hard stuff — the grief, the fear, the stories you've never said out loud. You'll feel safe. Nothing will be rushed. You won't be judged.
The other side is the dancer — the woman who has performed Samba on stage and knows in her bones that joy is not a luxury. Movement heals. Creativity heals. Expression heals. I'll bring all of that into our work together too.
I'm gentle but I'll challenge you. You'll feel safe but you won't stay stuck.
When I’m not Working...
You'll find me in Cornwall — one of the most beautiful places in the world and a daily reminder of what it feels like to be alive. I travel whenever I can, move my body as often as possible and believe wholeheartedly that life is meant to be felt deeply.
I try to practice what I preach. I nourish, I release, and I sparkle — not perfectly, but consistently. That's all I'll ever ask of you too.
At the end of 2025 I followed a dream I'd been carrying for a long time — I travelled back to Indonesia and South East Asia for six months. It was where I'd been when I became unwell in 1991. Where I met my husband. Where, in many ways, my whole journey began.
Going back — at this point in my life, knowing everything I now know — helped me understand more clearly than ever who I am and what I'm here to do.
Travel has always been part of how I find myself. And courage has always been what makes me go.
My Promise To You:
I am here to show you that:
Your symptoms are a signal, not a life sentence. What your body is telling you right now is the beginning of a conversation, not the end of the road..
You don't have to keep going back to the beginning. With the right support, real and lasting change is possible. I've seen it too many times to doubt it.
Joy is not something you have to earn. It's already yours. We just need to clear the path back to it.
"When we are truly free to express ourselves, we feel the joy within us and others see us shine, That is what I want for you"
You're in safe and qualified hands. Here's the training behind the transformation.
Positive Intelligence
2025- 7 week course in working with Saboteurs and how to build stronger mental fitenss by forming new habits through daily practice. To understand our own self sabotage is the first step to sustainable transformation.
Certified Women's Coach
ICF accredited. As a certified coach with One Of Many® I am licensed to use all the additional coaching tools they offer to empower women to live the life they aspire to.
The Science Of Wellbeing
Awarded from Yale University in 2020 this CPD course qulified me in the understanding of scientifically researched practices that can lead us to greater wellbeing and happiness.
Nutritional Therapist DIP5
As a nutritional therapist I am qualified to help people follow a healthier diet and recomend supplements to improve health and wellbeing. My passion for improving the gut microbiome is at the heart of my practice.
Emotional Coaching
In 2015 I gained this qualification in NLP and Hypnotherapy that is used to release trapped emotion connected to past trauma.
Exercise To Music OCR2
Since 2004 I have been teaching samba dance and fitness classes to all ages from primary school to over 90 years old. The addition of a chair based qualification has allowed less able bodied adults to exercise and keep fitter into old age.
Printed Textiles BA hons
My backgorund in design has stayed with me, from selling designs around the world to painting and having my own exhibitions. I used my skills designing and making samba costumes, hand bags and more recently designing and buiding my own house.
Testimonial- I know you love Coaching and you truly helped me over 12 weeks ..introducing me to new tools and techniques to avoid burnout and overwhelm and set light to my dreams and inspirations!
Thank you”🙏⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Testimonial-"Having been coached by Emma for the past 12 weeks I can honestly say I have grown as a person and made some big shifts.”
Testimonial- Emma listens, she holds space whilst also guiding you to find your own inner wisdom.
If you work with Emma you won’t regret it and she totally has your back 😊"