Meet Alicia
Like most passion projects, they start with a personal story. My own health battles started when I was about 13, suffering from anxiety, extremely painful periods and cystic acne.
Considered a ‘normal’ hormonal teenager by every Dr I visited, all recommendations started with birth control and Accutane. Intuitively I knew this was not the right solution for me and started trialing all sorts of diets, skin-care regimes and every acne supplement under the sun. Sadly, I know this is an all too familiar story for young women.
Fast forward to my early 20’s and I began studying nutrition. I started to notice the disconnect between what was being taught to me and what was actually working for people, I noticed that although beneficial in the right setting, there was a lot more to health and nutrition than the measurements of certain food groups on our plate. And it most certainly should not be a one size fits all approach.
What we are watching, our relationships, what we do for work, the thoughts we ‘feed’ ourselves. Just like food, these consumptions need to be nourishing also.
Post-graduation, acne and gut-health issues at an all time high – my curiosity behind the why to my symptoms only grew. I was desperate to heal and desperate for more knowledge.
I dove into the natural health world and began studying at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. This is when I adopted the practice of treating the body as a whole. It is only when I addressed areas of my life that I had been neglecting, that I started to heal.
I am a certified Integrative Nutrition Coach, and have recently completed an advanced certificate in Gut Health (with no intentions to ever stop learning!) However now equipped with the knowledge and tools to heal my cystic acne and manage PMS, I knew I wanted to inspire and support women to do the same.
I am so grateful you are here. If I can inspire just one person to live a little healthier and feel a little better, it makes the hours of stringing these words together worth it.
In love and health,
Alicia x