You see, I’ve always loved exercise, movement and been interested in health from a young age. In fact, I used to get up at 6am and tape Aerobics Oz Style at age 8 then do the workouts when I would get home from school! (True story, ask my parents who got our neighbour to build me a step instead of jumping up and down the phone books.)

When I was 14 I joined the local gym and told them I was 15 just so I could start doing the classes.

Fast forward to my early twenties, I was teaching 12+ fitness classes a week in gyms around Sydney and running a personal training business with other trainers working for me. I thought I was living my dream, but then extreme fatigue, anxiety and mild depression started to seep in.

THEN, I HIT BURNOUT. BADLY.

It got worse over a couple of years.

Finally, a holistic doctor diagnosed me with ‘adrenal fatigue.’ That’s burnout at its worst. Brain fog, lowered immune system, irregular sleep, stubborn belly fat and no energy EVER, just to name a few symptoms.

(NB – This is a debilitating condition that is becoming more widely recognised but not all doctors will diagnose it.)

It made sense though. Why I was feeling down, couldn’t cope, and getting sick all the time. My adrenal glands (which regulate energy metabolism in your body) were pushed to the max and needed a break.