I am a retired academic and health researcher. I qualified as an applied physiologist in the early 1980s, gaining my PhD  from the University of Southampton. Later on, I became a childbirth educator and life coach, further developing my interest in stress management, nutrition and well-being.

I had an amazing and very varied career teaching healthcare professionals how the human body works and what happens when part – or all – of it goes wrong.   

My work in the field of stress management and well-being led to Fellowship of the International Stress Management Association (ISMA) and ISMA Federation International Award (2023).  I’m a full member of the Physiological Society and a founding member of Biosciences for Nurse education (BiNE). My writing includes journal articles, science writing for various charities and contributions to textbooks.  I’m currently working on two more books and learning about podcasting.