freebird living
HEALTH COACH . WRITER . SMILER
Ready to feel good?
You know that feeling when you’re trying to juggle your career, your friends, your hobbies, your fitness, your family, your side hustle, your relationship, your meal prep and your sanity? And somehow you’re riddled with niggly health issues, can’t focus and feel a bit like a basket case?
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That's where I come in.
I’m the happy medium between nutrition and lifestyle – and together we’ll find ways to make it all feel like a joy, not a chore; and kiss goodbye to sleepless nights, low confidence and unpredictable bowel movements (not an exclusive list).
Hi, I'm Laura.
I’ve been a lot of things, for a long time. I worked as a florist. I was a home stager and an interior stylist. I wrote for a natural health magazine, I was an in-house copywriter for a pretty major brand… And then, it happened. I had the Eureka moment that only happens to other people.
As a teenager, I suffered with some mysterious, undiagnosable illness that after about eleventy-six-hundred tests, only got fixed by a tenacious naturopath and a pretty vigorous diet plan. So, I’ve always been vehemently passionate about natural health and nutrition.Eventually, while I was writing in wellness full-time, but not really living it – health coaching came to me via a podcast recommendation. It was an interview with a health coach and I agreed SO FEROCIOUSLY with everything she said – that in that moment I decided to stop trying to squidge myself into one box, and just bloody do it all.So, I trained as a health coach and essentially haven’t stopped smiling since.
I call it the freebird life.
health coaching
My main mission is to help you understand the signals your body is sending you – and leave you feeling absolutely marvellous.
It's about finding the happy medium between nutrition and lifestyle, and swapping niggly health issues, low confidence and sleepless nights for changes that finally feel sustainable – not another chore on the list.
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interior design
Feel at home in your home.
I worked as a florist. I was a home stager and an interior stylist. I bring the same whole-person thinking to a room as I do to a routine – working around your life and your budget, and giving found and pre-loved pieces a happy new home wherever I can.
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You won’t regret it. Pinky swears
I can’t wait to meet you – thank you so much for booking in with me.I work from FaceTime mostly, so it doesn’t matter where in the world you are.Please let me know particular days and times that would work for you, and I’ll email you with specifics.
Testimonials.
The changes I have made feel sustainable for the long term and most importantly, I am actually enjoying them and for the first time in a long time, I feel comfortable in my own skin.
Coaching with Laura has been pretty life-changing for me. I was initially very unsure about what the benefits of health coaching would be (or even what it was!) but lockdown prompted me to think more about my eating, exercise and lifestyle and Laura’s coaching helped me establish new routines and habits. Unlike my previous patterns of yo-yo dieting and weight loss/gain, the changes I have made feel sustainable for the long term and most importantly, I am actually enjoying them and for the first time in a long time, I feel comfortable in my own skin. Laura is wonderful – thoughtful, positive and her enthusiasm is contagious – and each session left me feeling energised and strong. I highly recommend giving her coaching a go!- Beth
Health coaching with Laura was one of the best things I did for myself in 2019.
Before I started my health coaching programme with Laura I was in a bit of a rut. I didn’t feel great about myself and I couldn’t quite figure out how to change my mindset. I knew what I needed to put into my body & how to move it to feel better but I just couldn’t get myself into a place to get started… Enter the wonderful Laura. This wasn’t a programme about dieting or exercise, it was all about figuring out how to be kinder to myself – mentally & physically. We set goals at the beginning of the programme for me to work on and checked in on them throughout, altering them as we went depending on whether I had achieved them quickly, or if actually, they felt like too big a step at that moment. I have to say doing the health coaching with Laura was one of the best things I did for myself in 2019. She made it really easy to open up to her & I completely trusted her expertise. I ended the year feeling more confident in myself & gained a better understanding of my body & gut health. I would highly recommend Laura to anyone thinking about trying out a health coach.- Lynsey
Her suggestions all felt totally doable and achievable without being overwhelming.
I had a really great coaching session with Laura. Her approach is incredibly personable and she managed to make me feel comfortable opening up, without it feeling like an interrogation. Her suggestions for things I could do and areas I could focus on were very helpful – all felt totally doable and achievable without being overwhelming. Would thoroughly recommend.- Lizzie