customer reviews

"I have worked with Iona for 4 weekly sessions and it has been revolutionary. I was completely stuck in a rut with bad anxiety ruling my life. Iona has helped me to put tools in place to manage my anxiety and reduce the chances of anxiety attacks occurring. She enabled me to find fun in my life again. She has also helped me address other areas of my life causing me stress like my time management. Iona has advised me on my diet and helped me find ways to vary my diet and strengthen my blood sugar balancing journey.

I found Iona to be a lovely person to work with, very supportive and without judgement. At the start of the course I really didn’t know what to expect but I’m am so pleased and grateful to have worked with her. I would recommend Iona to anyone wanting to make positive changes to improve their health and happiness."

Marianne S.

"Iona is a wonderful Health Coach who I am glad to have worked with. During my first session it was clear that I needed a degree of education in the science behind blood sugar balancing and Iona didn't make me feel stupid for not knowing anything already. She encouraged me to try new things and celebrated my successes with me too.

Iona was a great support, explaining the 'why' behind everything and working all plans to work alongside my personal barriers, including Chronic Pain and Chronic Fatigue so that my goals each week remained achievable whilst also pushing me further. I have continued to feel motivated since the health coaching sessions ended and wouldn't hesitate to recommend Iona to any of my friends or family who wanted to start having health coaching."

Jess K.

★★★★★

★★★★★

"I found Iona through a perimenopause Facebook group. She spoke so passionately about blood sugar balancing, I wanted to know more. We have done 6 sessions of health coaching and it's been transformative for me. Iona listened well to my tricky life and helped me carve a way through for myself. I've learned a lot to take my journey forward. The big bonus was losing 4lbs without even trying. I highly recommend Iona and blood sugar balancing."

Rachel B.

Roisin YW.

★★★★★

★★★★★

"Through coaching I have been able to identify the things in life that really matter to me, there is clarity in what I need to feel nourished, I feel empowered and more ready to take on life’s ups and downs...and being kind to myself if I slip up! Thank you, Iona. Your smiling, calm, clear and gentle encouragement has taught me so much. I have learnt more than I imagined and have confronted barriers I hadn’t realised were there."

"I have really found working with Iona inspiring, informative and thought provoking. Over the course of the sessions my goals changed from short term dieting to a shift in my eating patterns for the benefit of my health and wellbeing.

Iona was able to help me unpick some issues from my childhood habits relating to food. I am now more aware and have started to put this into practise with my own family. My mum has just been told that she is close to being diabetic and needs to change her diet. I have been able to share some of what I have learnt and recommended Iona to help her on her journey to becoming healthier."

Eva GB.

Sara W.

★★★★★

★★★★★

"I worked with Iona for 6 weeks and truly could not recommend her more. She is kind, insightful, friendly and makes nothing seem insignificant if its significant to me. I feel totally at ease with telling her anything, knowing I won’t be judged or laughed at.

I signed up mainly to concentrate on my unhealthy relationship with food and weight gain of 5 stone in 3 years due to health changes and low mood. I have never had a health coach before, and it was a revelation.

Iona introduced me to the blood sugar balancing plan; assuring me it was a lifestyle change of plenty, not a diet of cutbacks - I was sceptical and I suppose set out to prove her wrong! (Full fat everything on a 'diet'?!) In my first week I lost 4lbs and have since gone on to lose a stone. But more importantly I have, with the insightful and open questions Iona asks, discovered why I have this relationship with food; why I usually manage to blame myself for all that is wrong in life (and not just mine).

I have now signed up for another 8 weeks having made inroads to changing my life for the better yet still feeling I don’t have the confidence to go solo yet; I need the habits to become automatic in my life. Habits embedded over a lifetime don’t change quickly but I am really looking forward to the journey, shared with Iona.

I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Iona to anyone who has lost their way a little, is looking for a way to help put their life back on track. It's not something she can do for you but to be given the tools to do for yourself is empowering. To share it with someone who sees your success, understands what it means to you, share smiles and helps you to build upon it week by week is amazing. As a person Iona is bubbly, kind and empathetic but not sympathetic – there is a fine line, and she hits it."

★★★★★

Before the 4-week Reset Programme I was feeling stuck, I felt very sluggish and tired all the time and unhappy with where my fitness and weight were after having two kids. I was struggling getting back into exercising with small children and postpartum weight gain.

Since the Reset Programme, I have lost 2.5kgs but more excitingly I started running again, did my first parkrun and kept up with the running program improving my time each week. I have more energy and feel much better about myself. I have more energy for my kids and husband and I am less irritable.

Working with Iona was a wonderful experience, she taught me so much and always made me feel comfortable and proud of myself. She is a great listener and focuses on ways to help you that suit you.

Jessica H.

★★★★★

I first met Iona when I started New Life antenatal classes that she runs. After one of the classes, I mentioned that I had just been diagnosed with gestational diabetes and she advised she would be able to help.

Prior to starting the blood sugar balancing programme I was scared as all I wanted was to make sure my baby was okay and healthy. I was eating what I wanted and I knew I had to change my diet. The main things I was struggling with, was eating healthy/correct foods and exercising. A lot of it was to do with my mindset but Iona helped me realise I could still eat what I wanted in moderation and helped with healthy alternatives. I went from having jar sauces to homemade sauces which didn't just benefit me and my baby but also my husband. I also went from not moving/exercising to making sure I always move after my meals even if it is only for 10 minutes. My sugar readings were always good when I moved after my meals.

I would have regular midwife appointments where they would measure my bump and prior to starting this programme, my bump was always slightly larger. however, a couple of weeks into the programme they measured my bump and asked if I changed my diet as my bump was lower than expected. It was really reassuring to see the changes I was making were benefiting my baby and my health.

Iona helped me break bad habits and build confidence in myself whether that was mindset or in the kitchen. Iona always made me feel at ease and I could really open up to her with any struggles I was having during the week without feeling judged. I would definitely recommend working with Iona as she doesn't just think of the now but also the future. The changes I made during my pregnancy I have continued since post birth.

Lauren C.