23/03/2026
This year started very differently to how I expected.
At the beginning of the year I hit complete burnout.
I was running multiple businesses, working long days on the salon floor, being a mum to a 1-year-old, and at the same time dealing with the worst flare up of my health condition I’ve had in years.
My body was stuck in fight or flight mode and it got to the point where I physically couldn’t keep going the way I was. It was honestly quite scary.
I started a new treatment for my condition which has worked so well, but it does mean I’ll now be on injections for the rest of my life. As hard as that is to accept, feeling healthy again is something I don’t take for granted anymore.
Over the last few months I’ve stepped back a lot.
I’ve spent more time with my family, had so much support from my parents, my sister and everyone around me, and made some really hard decisions for my health and my future.
I decided to let the treatment rooms go, and put my masterclasses on hold until Halle is at school.
We’ve turned upstairs into a holiday let which is mainly run by Tom, my dad and myself, and it takes far less from me day-to-day.
Right now I’m working 3 days a week on the salon floor, spending more time with my daughter, and finally feeling like life has some balance again.
I used to think success meant doing more, building more, pushing more.
Now I know success is being healthy, being present, and being able to show up as the best version of yourself for the people you love.
That burnout was the most physical thing I’ve ever experienced, and I never want to go back there again.
Sometimes slowing down isn’t failing — it’s saving yourself.
