I eventually grew, but I didn’t grow out of a toxic cycle with food. I would binge on weekends, starve myself during the week, and live with constant guilt.
It began with one simple shift: choosing curiosity over criticism. Instead of punishing myself with diets, I explored what it would mean to eat and move from a place of self-respect.
I swapped celebrity gossip for podcasts on wellness and personal growth, and discovered a whole world of women choosing health because they wanted more out of life — not just to be thinner.
That lit a fire in me. I retrained with the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and built the knowledge, structure, and confidence that now shape the work I do with women every day.
In my early school years, I was painfully shy – not helped by a form teacher who thought humiliation was a teaching style. In high school, I somehow squeezed into the “cool girls” gang as the quiet one, which became my survival ticket through those years.
Nobody ever explained why further education might matter, so I didn’t bother. Instead, I went straight to work in my uncle’s company – first as a secretary, later as a bookkeeper – and spent my salary on partying.
But curiosity eventually beat shyness. That same spark pushed me to leave Espoo at 24 and move to London. Through a mix of bold choices and lucky encounters, I found myself working in stock broking in the City of London – and at 30, I met my husband, Jeremy.
Today you’ll probably find me walking under the Dubai sunshine, listening to a scientific podcast about metabolic health and insulin resistance, or leading a coaching Zoom with women around the world. (Always in leggings, of course.)
Why do I care so much? Because I know what it’s like to live in self-doubt, and I know what it feels like to break free. Every woman deserves a body she can feel proud of — one that’s capable, strong, and ready for decades ahead.
Your health is the foundation. Get that right, and it spills into every area of life: confidence, energy, work, relationships. I’ve seen it happen for my clients. It can happen for you too — even if you think you’re a “lost case.” Spoiler: you’re not.
Remember those…? The fun of filling them out in with your friends!
1) MY FAVOURITE CUISINE: Greek or Turkish.
2) MY LEAST FAVOURITE CUISINE: Indian. Also British… I’m sorry my old adoptive home country: I love you but Sunday Roast with gravy and boiled veggies just doesn’t do it for me.
3) IF I COULD EAT ONE FOOD FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE: Well this is easy: eggs.
4) MY FAVOURITE “NAUGHTY” FOOD: Mortadella! Piles of it! Melted ham & cheese croissant. Pad Thai. Prawn tempura sushi rolls.
5) FAVOURITE DESSERT: Frozen Greek Jogurt in Gaia. Cheesecake in Il Borro. French Toast in LPM. Sour cherry tart by my friend Ilke.
6) BEST FINNISH DISH: Creamy salmon soup!
7) FOODS AND FLAVOURS I CAN’T BEAR: Oysters, gravalax, roll mops, dill, mustard, horse raddish, wasabi, coffee.
8) FAVOURITE HOT DRINK: Matcha. I’ve never in my life drunk a cup of coffee.
9) MY FAVOURITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK: None anymore. I haven’t drunk since February 2025.
10) FAVOURITE COLOUR: Blue (and some shades of green).
11) I’M MOST LIKELY TO BINGE WATCH: Scandi thrillers.
12) I’M AFRAID OF: Heights. Sharks. Slugs (yuk). Robbers (sadly I have a lot of experience with them).
13) WHO WOULD I LIKE TO MEET: Dr Ben Bikman is currently the number one on my list! I adore him and the way he teaches! Dr Rangan Chatterjee (I recently saw him speak live… just wow.). Dr Vonda Wright. Steve Bartlett. Jay Shetty. Mel Robbins. Dr Mark Hyman.
14) FAVOURITE HOLIDAY: Skiing. I get bored in a tropical paradise kinda place. I also like a city on a beach such as Miami. Lucky I also live in one!
15) WHERE WOULD I LIKE TO VISIT: Al-Ula in Saudi. Petra in Jordan.
16) NOTHING NO OBJECT, WHERE WOULD I LIVE: Dubai. Right now it suits. In future I’d quite like to live between a couple of places. I don’t feel the need to settle in one place.