I empower others to live with confidence, balance, and joy through heartfelt coaching and support.

Diagnosed with congenital sensorineural hearing loss at just two and a half years old, I grew up navigating a world that wasn’t designed for deaf people. My hearing loss - profound in my right ear and moderate to severe in my left - is permanent and likely occurred during pregnancy. I wear a powerful hearing aid and, thanks to intensive speech therapy in early childhood and again in my teenage years, I developed near-normal speech. While this has been a gift, it has also been a challenge - my speech often masks the extent of my hearing loss, leading many to assume I can hear far better than I actually do.

I was educated in mainstream schools where deaf awareness was almost non-existent. I often felt isolated and misunderstood, and I left school with poor grades - not for lack of effort, but due to the barriers I faced every day.

As a young adult, I ventured abroad, living and working in Hong Kong and Rome. I learned Italian, worked in photojournalism and taught English. Back then, I rarely disclosed my deafness, fearing the stigma and discrimination that too often come with it.

Everything began to shift when I returned to the UK and started working for the RNID as a Deaf Awareness Trainer. I learned British Sign Language and, more importantly, I learned to advocate for myself. During this time, I married my first husband, who had been diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer, devastatingly he passed away much too young, but his unwavering humanity and strength left a profound legacy that continues to guide me.

My passion for the sea and sailing has taken me from racing on catamarans in international championships - often in silence due to not being able to wear my hearing aid - to having to ensure my hearing aid stayed dry on my race yacht when crossing oceans. All this led me to become a commercially endorsed Yachtmaster Offshore - to earn that title, I had to demonstrate to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency that my hearing loss posed no safety risk. I went on to work in sail training and skippering yachts, proving that disability does not equal inability.

Today, I’m a mother, a health and hearing coach, and a passionate advocate for living fully and authentically. Whether I’m out on the water, working with clients, or simply navigating the day-to-day, I draw on my lived experience to empower others. Hearing loss does not define me - it has shaped my resilience, deepened my compassion and strengthened my determination to help others overcome their own challenges.