For much of my teenage years and early adulthood, I was disconnected from my body. Like so many women, I came to see it as something that needed to be fixed, controlled or changed. I spent years believing that if I could just find the right diet, follow the right protocol or become disciplined enough, I would finally feel better. But by my mid-twenties, my body was asking for my attention in ways I could no longer ignore. I experienced a number of health challenges, and in my search for answers, I did what many of us do when we desperately want to feel better: I researched, restricted, supplemented, searched and tried to find the next thing that might finally fix me. I pursued health with extreme diets which resulted in nutrients deficiencies, loss of joy around food and an obsession with "healing". After too many years, I began to realise that the problem was never that I wasn't trying hard enough. The problem was the relationship I had with myself.

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A different way of listening

During my studies in nutrition, I began to see the body differently. I started to understand it as an interconnected system, one that is constantly adapting, communicating and working to protect us. Slowly, the question changed. Instead of asking: “How do I fix my body?”, I began asking:

“What is my body trying to tell me?”. That shift changed everything. My symptoms became something to listen to rather than something to fight against. Health became less about control and more about collaboration. I began to understand that my body had never been my enemy. It had been doing its best to protect me, adapt for me and keep me going all along. And healing, for me, began when I stopped fighting. Criticism slowly gave way to curiosity, and control gave way to compassion. I began rebuilding a caring and loving relationship with my body.

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Why I created Voeden

My own experience, combined with my studies and work with clients, became the foundation of Voeden. I began to notice that many of the women coming to see me were looking for answers too. They wanted support with their digestion, hormones, energy, cycles or relationship with food. But underneath many of these concerns was something deeper: they had become disconnected from their bodies. They were overwhelmed by conflicting health advice and unsure what they should be focusing on. They had tried diets, protocols, supplements and wellness trends, yet still didn't feel confident in knowing how to care for themselves. And I truly understood that feeling deeply. Voeden was created to be the kind of space I wished I had found during my own health journey. A space grounded in evidence and education, but also in compassion, curiosity and care. A space where we can move away from the idea that you need to do everything perfectly,  or follow what everyone else is doing,  and instead begin to understand what matters for you.

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