If you don’t know what’s involved, look it up – it’s quite barbaric really, reminiscent of a medieval torture contraption! That was followed by spine fusion surgery and an awful lot of time living in plaster cast jackets. Unfortunately, all of this treatment still left me with an asymmetrical spine, uneven hips, a differential leg length and a sizeable rib hump on my right side.

Despite my worries about how my back looked, I was determined to live as “normal” a life as I could, always careful to choose clothes that would hide my disfigurement as much as possible. I had a fairly successful thirty-plus years career in the corporate environment where I found myself drawn towards helping others develop and grow. Following early retirement, I decided to pursue this passion and I set up my coaching business specialising in body confidence. Through personal experience, I’ve found that the route to body confidence involves a lot of mindset work and perseverence. However, the real game-changer in how I coach has come with my NLP certifications and training in a technique called Core Transformation, giving me an amazing set of tools to help my clients achieve life-changing outcomes.