This month I thought I’d share a bit about my journey into reflexology. Since I was about 14 I wanted to be a nurse…I think I was influenced by my gran who’d been a children’s nurse before she married my grandpa who was a surgeon at Jimmies in Leeds for years. (Sooo wish I could chat with them about their careers…sadly they both died before I qualified). After school I went to college in Leeds and got a certificate in social care and then had a few years working as a Nanny…At 21 I went to Nottingham to train as a Children’s nurse…For most of my career (almost 30yrs …eeek…!!) I worked as a Children’s Oncology nurse on the wards and then in the community as a Children’s Macmillan Nurse… the last few years I spent working in health promotion with kids in schools around Leicestershire. I met some of the most amazing and inspirational people ever, especially the children and teenagers, who were always so incredibly brave, brilliant and resilient. It was an absolute privilege to care for them.

After many years nursing I decided to change direction, embrace my passion for complimentary therapies and train as a reflexologist. I qualified in 2018…turned my garage into a treatment room and set up Equilibrium Reflexology. I love working with such a diverse range of clients… it’s been a steep learning curve becoming ‘self employed’ after so long in the NHS…but so worth it…being a reflexologist means I can still support and care for people, but in a more empowering, natural and holistic way.