My Story
Looking back, I can see how the love of food, nutrition, health and nature was instilled in me from an early age.
I was born in Calcutta, India from a French mother and Hungarian Father and along with my younger sister we lived in India, Pakistan, Korea, Singapore, Australia as well as France. I’m now raising my own family, with my husband Nigel, in New Zealand.
My love of growing, cooking and eating food stemmed from my french grandmother. Being with her as she hand flipped crêpes, cooked up the strawberries from her garden into a magical jam that made everything feel better or simply eating her amazing meals, that were of course all hand made, inspired me.
My curiosity and breadth of food experience grew as we lived all over Asia, finally settling in Australia where my mum too was a chef in the kitchen cooking up Asian-inspired dishes.
Although I’ve always loved food, I’ve also had a tough relationship with it. In my teens, I was emotionally eating big time and that was reflected in both my weight and health. This continued into my early 20s where I ended up with an autoimmune disease, Guttate Psoriasis.
By the time I hit 25 I was on the rollercoaster of coffee, take aways and of course wine to de-stress! I slept badly, had brain fog, always felt exhausted, bad skin, bad breath, psoriasis legions everywhere and basically not feeling great about myself at all!
There had to be a better way, and so began my journey into Health, Wellbeing and Food.
Fast forward 25 years and I've never felt more alive—even through perimenopause. I'm filled with vitality, feeling great in my body, mind and spirit.
What saddens me though is watching so many women my age struggle through this transition. They're exhausted, losing themselves to menopause symptoms, battling weight gain, brain fog, sleep disruption, and mood swings. They're burning out and losing their passion. I keep hearing the same thing: "Liv, how do you have so much energy? How are you thriving through menopause?"
Which led me to the realization that after 25 years of building health and nutrition knowledge—and navigating my own perimenopausal journey—I could help so many more women thrive through this transition. Every. Single. Day.
If you want to do the same, click below to explore my purpose built 12-Week Thrive Through Menopause Programme. You’ll get everything you need to support your body, decrease those awful symptoms and thrive again!