About HTR
HTR began not as a concept, but as an observation.
While working in mental and physical health settings — including a psychiatric intensive care unit and GP practices — I became curious about the kinds of conversations professionals were having with people about their lives. Different roles used different languages and frameworks, but beneath that, I noticed something consistent.
Again and again, conversations returned to the same fundamental areas of life:
Direction
Learning
Food
Sleep
Self-care
Play
Nature
Relationships
Movement
Regardless of diagnosis, background, or profession, these themes kept appearing. Everyone related to them differently, but everyone related to them somehow. They weren’t abstract ideas — they were lived realities.
That consistent, universal observation is the core of HTR’s message.
Paying Attention to What’s Already There
HTR is built on a simple idea:
Health and well-being are already happening.
You’re already sleeping.
You’re already eating.
You’re already learning, socialising, moving, resting, and playing — even if only in small or imperfect ways.
The work isn’t about starting something completely new or redesigning your life from scratch. It’s about paying attention to what you’re already doing — how you’re doing it, what it feels like, and whether it’s supporting you.
In the beginning, this does take conscious effort. Not to force change, but to notice:
* What’s present
* What’s neglected
* What feels aligned
* What feels out of balance
From there, change happens through small, minimal adjustments. Nothing dramatic. Nothing overwhelming. Over time, those changes compound.
From Awareness to a Living Foundation
Before I ever shared this framework with others, I lived it myself.
I spent years reflecting on each of these areas — not comparing myself to anyone else, but understanding my own relationship to them. What does play look like for me? What does rest actually feel like? How do I relate to challenge, connection, and direction?
Slowly, this way of paying attention reshaped my life.
I returned to my roots in gardening as a more embodied way of living these principles — working with rhythm, nature, movement, care, and community. Over time, my health and well-being stopped feeling like something I had to manage.
It began to look after itself.
Now, any changes I make come from curiosity and creativity, not pressure. Life feels lighter. More playful. More spacious. There’s a sense of peace and grounding that I didn’t know was possible.
Health and well-being have become the foundation beneath my feet — the earth I stand on. From that foundation, life feels rich, alive, and expansive.
The HTR Programme & Coaching
HTR has since evolved into a programme and a way of working with people.
The framework explores these nine areas of life and how they show up for you — not as rules to follow, but as perspectives to reflect on. Together, we look at:
* What these areas mean to you
* how they interact
* where they support you
* where they might want attention
Alongside this, I work one-to-one through life coaching.
Coaching is a space to think freely and creatively. I’m not here to tell you what to do or act as the expert on your life. My role is to offer structure, presence, and thoughtful questioning — rooted in coaching skills and lived experience.
My main areas of interest are:
* health and wellbeing
* leadership
* communication
Ultimately, this work is about helping you develop a way of living that feels aligned, sustainable, and genuinely yours.