About Clare

My road back to health wasn’t a straight line.

I’m a nutritional therapist and gut-health coach — and before any of that, I was the woman who felt unwell every day and couldn’t get a clear answer as to why.

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Years of feeling unwell

For a long time, feeling unwell was simply my normal. IBS, bloating and pain that came and went without warning. A tiredness that went deeper than any late night could explain. Later came a low thyroid diagnosis, and with it the slow realisation that my gut was inflamed and struggling — what’s often called a “leaky gut”.

Like so many women I now work with, I’d been down the road of tests and appointments. Some things were ruled out; very little was explained. I was left holding a handful of labels and no real idea of what to do next.

Diet after diet — while raising a family

So I did what we all do: I tried things. Elimination diets, specific healing protocols, the latest plan that promised to fix everything. I followed them carefully — often while cooking entirely different meals for a busy, hungry family, and running on very little energy.

Some helped a little. Some made things worse. None of them came with an explanation of why, and none of them taught me what to do when symptoms flared up again.

The turning point wasn’t a diet. It was finally understanding my own body.

Building my tool bag

Things began to change when I stopped looking for a single fix and started building knowledge. I learned how digestion really works, how the gut lining heals, what drives inflammation, and how food, stress, sleep and hormones all talk to each other.

Slowly, I built a tool bag of know-how — so that when something shifted, I could recognise what was going on and knew exactly what to reach for.

What’s in the tool bag

  • Recognising your personal symptom patterns
  • Knowing which foods soothe — and which don’t, for you
  • Simple steps for a flare day
  • Family-friendly meals that work for everyone
  • Routines that support energy & sleep
  • Confidence to keep going when progress is slow

Why I do this work

I trained as a nutritional therapist because I wanted other women to have what I didn’t: a clear roadmap, a knowledgeable guide, and someone in their corner who truly understands. Someone who knows how hard it is to heal while life keeps going around you.

If there’s one thing my own journey taught me, it’s this: never give up. Healing takes time and it rarely goes in a straight line — but getting your health, your energy and your life back is worth every step.

Clare

The short version

A winding road, in five turns.

  1. For years

    Years of symptoms: IBS, bloating, exhaustion; tests “normal”.

  2. A diagnosis

    Low thyroid diagnosis; the gut-lining connection.

  3. All the while

    Diet after diet while raising a family.

  4. Year to come

    Training in nutritional therapy.

  5. Year to come

    Rooted Nutrition opens: in person and on Zoom.

How I work

Gentle, thorough and always on your side.

Nutritional therapy is personal. There’s no template here — just a careful, whole-person approach built around your body and your real life.

  1. Root causes, not quick fixes

    We look beneath the symptoms to understand what’s really driving how you feel.

  2. Real food for real life

    Plans that fit around family, work and busy weeks — never a second full-time job.

  3. Knowledge is power

    You’ll understand the why behind every step, so you can manage your health with confidence.

  4. Steady, never alone

    Regular coaching and check-ins, because lasting change happens with support.

Training & memberships

Qualified, and always learning.

  • Diploma in Nutritional Therapy College & year to come
  • Professional membership Registering body to come
  • Ongoing CPD in gut health Further training to come
  • Fully insured Insurer to come

Let’s talk

Your journey starts here.

Tell me a little about where you are. A free 20-minute discovery call is the gentlest way to begin — no pressure, no obligation.

Book a free discovery call

Or read how it works first.