About Me

I help ambitious busy professionals, who struggle with low energy and stress, to feel healthy, happy and energised!

Laura Wooding

Hey, I’m Laura!

I’m an NHS Health Coach, Private Integrative Nutrition Health Coach
& Certified Chef based in Bristol and Somerset, registered with UKIHCA.

I am a fully insured and registered Health Coach with UK Health Coach Association and work in line with the strict code of professional practice and requirements in the field of Health Coaching, including yearly Continued Professional Development (CPD). Being registered with this regulatory body means you can be assured that working with me means I have all of the correct training and insurance.

QUICK FACTS

GROWING UP

I was born and raised in the seaside town Penarth in Wales.

WHO I AM

NHS Health Coach, Private Integrative Nutrition Health Coach & Certified Chef. Follow me on Instagram for health and nutrition coaching support to feel healthier, happier and energised, at work and at home!

CHILDHOOD MEMORIES

Playing with my outdoor kitchen, cooking up and enjoying home comforts around our massive dinner table with family and friends, being outside, our childhood home!

EATING HABITS

A balanced wholefoods diet with a focus on healthy, seasonal, rainbow coloured and nutrient-dense ingredients. Lots of superfoods too!

MY MISSION

To guide, encourage and empower ambitious professionals, struggling with stress and digestive symptoms, to feel well and energised again!

WHO I COLLABORATE WITH

The NHS (National Health Service), Scoop Wholefoods, Yoga Avenue, Long Ashton Community Network & Youth Club. I won 'Best Entreprenuer 2021' with the UKHCA for my Health Coaching business collaborations last year.

PAST HEALTH CHALLENGES

Exhaustion, bloating, adrenal fatigue, abdominal discomfort, brain fog, insomnia, melanoma cancer, depression, anxiety, constipation, migraines, lack of self-worth, self-confidence and self-sabotaging behaviours.

IDEAL VACATION

Up in the mountains with great people, tasty food and the freshest air!

MY PASSION & BELIEF

I have undeniable passion for positive behaviour change, gut health and lifestyle medicine, with a drive to help you reach your best self!

I deeply believe when you increase your self-awareness and understanding, integrate sustainable and enjoyable step-by-step milestones, and feel supported through guidance and accountability, you become empowered and achieve health goals which make your life a happy, healthy and fulfilling one!

Also, prevention is better than cure.

YOU'D NEVER GUESS

My first-class bachelors degree is in Information Technology. I know, so different that what I do now!

MOST IMPORTANT TO ME

All my family and friends!

DRINK OF CHOICE

Whitehole Springs water from the Mendip Hills. The only place in Europe where the water is naturally purifed through Tufa rock.

GET TO KNOW ME

I’ve always loved listening to people’s stories, been deeply curious about how our bodies function and enjoyed cooking up delicious food! From playing with my outdoor kitchen as a child and noticing how the people around me were affected by their food and lifestyle choices, I was drawn to working in the world of food and health.

I completed a degree in Information Technology and worked within the Events Industry for 10 years, until my health took a real turn for the worse.

I was diagnosed with melanoma cancer, depression, anxiety, IBS, abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, adrenal fatigue, insomnia. Along with migraines, brain fog, a lack of self-worth, low self-confidence and self-sabotaging behaviours which all made me feel even more out of control. All I wanted was help but I had no idea where to start.

I had two operations to remove my malignant melanoma and was taking a variety of prescribed pills from the doctors, which made my symptoms even worse.

After 1 ½ years of terrible side effects I fully committed to get myself better naturally through the lens of health coaching, nutrition and lifestyle. My drive to understand what was happening inside of me and how to get better was unstoppable.

My health drastically improved when I studied Integrative Nutrition Health Coaching, Principles of Nutrition and Chefing. All of my qualifications took food, nutrition and lifestyle to a whole new level, so I could not only support my own health but others too!

I had the privilege of living with one of the best raw food chefs, Mathias who runs Raw Food Bali. It was here I gained even more experience creating beautiful dishes with locally grown food, helped run workshops and experienced how communities fed and supported each other.

There’s nothing more I love to do than to share and support my clients with the power of food and health coaching, to reach their health goals, to feel amazing again!

I truly believe in the power of collaboration, so I network with health professionals to provide personalised care, so you get optimal health results for your unique needs and desires. I also collaborate with the NHS, Scoop Wholefoods, Long Ashton Community Network and Yoga Avenue to support our local commuities health.

I continue to educate myself through continued professional development and devote myself to my own health and wellbeing. Our health journey isn’t always smooth, however with knowledge, actionable steps and loving support, your heath symptoms can be managed and overcome, so you can feel like YOU again!

The shifts I’ve chosen have positively transformed my own life and have successfully helped all of my incredible clients on so many levels too. So much so, I want to share my story and support others struggling in every way I can.

This is why my Health & Nutrition Coaching business started.

How would you like to work together to feel energised and better again?