Reclaiming my voice & helping other women to do the same

My journey with health & wellbeing began when I was just 14.  I developed a constant cough & found it increasingly difficult to eat.  As I lost weight, we visited multiple doctors, only to be met with assumptions rather than answers.  Because I was a teenage girl they immediately jumped to the conclusion that I was anorexic, dismissing everything my parents & I were saying.

It wasn’t until I was 17 & weighed just 5 stones (32kg), that I finally saw a doctor who truly listened.  I was seriously ill & admitted to hospital, where it was discovered that my digestive system wasn’t functioning properly.  I had major surgery, which thankfully allowed me to eat again.  Although I still live with the condition today, I’ve learned how to manage it.  It’s become part of my life, but it doesn’t define me.

That experience was the beginning of something deeper: my passion for making sure women’s voices are heard, especially when it comes to their health & wellbeing.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t the last time I felt ignored.  Over the years, I’ve had to fight to be taken seriously, like so many women do.  The impact of that is real.  When you’re constantly dismissed, it chips away at your confidence, your self-esteem, your energy.  I know because I lived it.

In recent years, life threw a series of challenges my way.  I watched loved one’s health decline. I experienced deep personal loss.  Somewhere in all of that I had a wake up call: I didn’t want to just get by, I wanted to live a life that felt full, healthy & joyful.

So I made a decision.  I trained with the Health Coaches Academy and became a Level 5 Certified Health & Wellbeing Coach.

That year changed me.  I rediscovered my confidence, I found my voice again.  Now through Carolyn Dauncey Wellbeing, I help other women, especially those in midlife who feel unseen, unheard, exhausted & disconnected from themselves to do the same.

It’s never too late to reconnect with your body, your voice and your joy.  We all deserve to feel vibrant, visible & fully alive.