How did I become a homeopath?
I love homeopathy. There’s simply nothing else like it. It gives you control over you and your family’s health and well-being, it’s fast and effective with no nasty side effects, and just makes perfect sense. But like many people working in alternative healthcare, it took me a while to find my way to homeopathy.
My grandfather was a Harley Street doctor and radiologist, and I grew up being given antipyretics for fevers, antibiotics for ear infections – the standard conventional medical repertoire. In my teens I had meningitis and was plagued by excruciating headaches for many years thereafter. Reliant on strong painkillers, I began looking around for alternatives and tried many different approaches.
In my twenties, I began studying alternative medicine, including phytotherapy, iris diagnosis, traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, reiki and different bodywork modalities such as classical massage, shiatsu, Feldenkreis and reflexology. We were also taught homeopathy, a cohesive approach to medicine that was first formulated by a German doctor called Samuel Hahnemann. It was mind-blowing to discover the existence of a holistic system of medicine with a proper philosophy behind it that is safe, effective and long-lasting. I can truly say that I have become a much healthier and happier person as a result of homeopathy.
My homeopathic career
I’ve been working as a homeopath since 2006, first in Berlin, where I studied alternative medicine and qualified as a Heilpraktikerin (a recognised complementary medical practitioner in Germany), and more recently here in Cornwall. My journey into homeopathy followed a degree in modern languages and a career in advertising and translation, before I decided to train in homeopathy, phytotherapy and naturopathy in Germany – the birthplace of homeopathy and a country with a wonderfully progressive approach to complementary healthcare.
Since qualifying, I’ve continued my studies with many postgraduate courses and seminars, including Jeremy Sherr’s three-year post-graduate Dynamis School for Advanced Homeopathic Studies in Copenhagen, and seminars with leading homeopaths such as Alize Timmerman, Diyva Chhabra, Prafull Vijayakar, Jayesh Shah, Dinesh Chauhan and many more.
In Berlin I ran my own multi-discipline alternative health clinic, The Green Room. Since moving to Cornwall, I’ve chosen to focus entirely on homeopathy, helping people of all ages on their journey to better health.
