Underlying Nutrition was created in 2023. Previously, it was a blog that started during COVID in July 2020, called Soul Nutrition. I used my blog to educate my community on Facebook and Instagram about my own personal story and challenges with nutrition and mental health, while studying for my post-graduate degree. There was always hope that it would become more, becoming available on a bigger platform where I could coach others on what I have learned and been through.

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Body image is a core aspect of Underlying Nutrition. I knew firsthand how body image in society is negatively portrayed and how many people struggle with body dysmorphia. I wanted to challenge this idea and create a new ideal or social norm where people feel comfortable in their bodies and do not rely on how their body looks for validation.

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My own personal struggle with body image issues became apparent while studying for a Bachelor of Economics and training. Once I got into personal training and exercise, I realised how important nutrition played in enhancing my body, weight, and features. Comments on my weight by a partner made me feel insecure and created a desire to change and transform. There is no problem in eating and training to become a better version of yourself. This is not the issue, but relying on the validation of others to be a certain weight or body size to feel good is.

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Of course, life is not always perfect; our parents, family, and upbringings always have an impact on how we live our lives. Trauma from birth, growing up, and attachment styles shape our future and how we see ourselves. Once I graduated, I thought that life was good — following the standard societal expectations of getting a degree, working full-time 9-5, and looking good (slim) — a perfect life. I then realised very quickly that this wasn’t the case.

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I realised that looking good would not solve all my problems. Trauma from my family and upbringing started to cause complications, and living a life dictated by society was unfulfilling. This all caused difficulties with my eating and training. Food was not my friend, and the way I viewed food was very different. It became a struggle to find the right support and deal with the changes going on physiologically and emotionally. The issue I faced was how to continue to eat and train while also dealing with deep trauma, anxiety, and depression. And of course, I couldn’t do both.

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Although I was on my healing journey, I still encountered tough and difficult situations. My deep-seated stress, trauma, environment, family, friendships, toxic patterns, relationships, and ways of living were misaligned. In 2021, amidst COVID, I discovered a cerebral brain aneurysm. I knew well before the diagnosis that I wasn’t well, but I stuck to my intuition, continued to seek medical advice, and kept practising and receiving healing. I knew I had to make drastic changes in my life.

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What I've learnt from my personal transformation through emotional healing, self-awareness, and intuition has shaped the work I do now with others. I help people who feel disconnected from their bodies or stuck in patterns they can't explain finally feel seen, supported and safe to change.

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This isn't about quick fixes or more control; it's about coming home to yourself.

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Let's talk when you're ready.

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