In my first book, Born to Shine, I share my journey of transformation—a journey that began in my mid-thirties when I became a mother. Like many women, I once dreamed of marriage, babies, and a picture-perfect life in London. But after the birth of my son in 2012, I felt an overwhelming sense of unraveling, a feeling that intensified with the birth of my daughter two years later. Beneath my attempts at maternal perfection, behind every organic muffin I baked, and beyond the image of domestic bliss I was striving to portray, there were unhealed emotional wounds, buried for years, that were threatening to break through.

My journey has shown me that many women are called to heal their emotional wounds before having children, and for some, that calling may arrive in the form of a struggle with infertility. I believe the infertility journey can be a powerful invitation to address and resolve these deep-seated issues. By embracing this opportunity, women can not only prepare themselves emotionally for motherhood but also reconnect with a truer, healthier version of themselves.

The turning point for me came when my husband began working with a life coach, uncovering childhood wounds that were holding him back. His courage to seek support led me to do the same, diving into therapy to understand the roots of my own struggles as a wife and mother. Over time, I realised that my suffering stemmed from beliefs I had formed as a child—beliefs that many women carry, often without even realizing it. And I saw how these buried beliefs manifest in the body, sometimes even contributing to physical conditions like endometriosis, anxiety, depression, and infertility.