During the pandemic I was working freelance for a cyber security firm but became inspired to home in on my true passions, a little voice nagging in my head - if you do what you love, you’ll never have to work again!

For me, I believed that passion to be interior design, who doesn’t love a bit of fluffing up?

Anyway, I trained during lockdown and launched a new career and business called Sophisticated Styling.  I Gained my first customer within a month or two of launching, and then more projects followed.  

Things were going well, though I have to admit that is was far more stressful than I could ever have imagined.  It was a client that completely put a spanner in the works with a message from spirit that would turn my world upside down and it changed my focus completely. That message went something like this; “You know you are psychic, don’t you? A psychic healer, a light worker?  It is your destiny to help mankind, you can’t ignore it any longer, spirit have been waiting for you, guiding you to take the right path.”  

Now my family and friends, I am sure would collectively agree that I had grown up with psychic abilities, spending the majority of my childhood with my grandmother who was a gifted fortune teller, using the art of tea leaf reading, and Tarot cards too.  She was keen on astrology and zodiac signs, especially relationship compatibilities. I guess you could say that I had been involved in my grandmothers’ esoteric practices since being knee high. 

Also, it made sense really, I had continued the periphery of spiritualism in my adult life. At the start of the millennium, I spent a lot of time in Marbella with my best friend Sheenagh.  Sheenagh my husband refers to as the Guru.  She was working closely with her Angels back then; you could say that she was on a mission to teach everyone else how to work and connect with their Angels too. After all, we all, it’s true that we have our own dedicated guardian Angel and a Spirit Guide but we, as humans, we also have freedom of choice and free will. So, If ever you need help from your Angels or Spirit Guides, you must ask. Then always remember to show gratitude.

Back in Marbella, you could say that I tagged along, I was along for the ride so to speak, together we would be off for the day, lunching at the Marbella Tennis Club then conducting radio interviews in the afternoon about Angels. I would support Sheenagh in writing about the Zodiac signs for the well renowned X magazine too.  

Providing spiritual guidance, life coaching, relationship coaching and even Feng shui basics to a handful of professional footballers and financial entrepreneurs.  But at that time, I was not focused on any personal spiritual pursuits whatsoever, I was a single mum climbing the corporate ladder, with all the associated responsibilities and a reasonably big ego.

Being told of my soul’s purpose, my destiny, it was a lot to digest.  It also coincided with a challenging period of what I now know to have been an awkward spiritual awakening. Anxiety levels intensified due to fear and imposter syndrome had begun setting in. I was questioning everything.

Who am I?  Why me? What’s it all about?  What if I can’t heal people?  God, universe, divine - I don’t know that I can do this!

Then one day whilst meditating and receiving intuitive messages I pushed back.  I said ‘Go away, leave me alone!  I’m not ready!  I’m frightened!  How do I even know if you are good?”

Then I was spoken to “Don’t think.  FEEL.” 

This followed by a huge wave of love that I would liken to being hugged by an Angel.  Pure love!

I was no longer afraid…

Okay, I surrender, I’ll take guidance from spirit, I’m in your hands.  But please, whatever I do, it needs to be authentic, honest, professional and pure.  Bring to me what is meant to be, but most of all, help me with the confidence required to make people feel better!

I then frequented my local Spiritual church where messages were conveyed by mediums, I received guidance and direction with messages flowing thick and fast.  That's when I indulged myself in intensive training programs to bring Bella Anima to you.

I trained as a fledgling medium and developed my skills in NLP and Life Coaching, I learnt reiki, Myan energy healing, I hosted spiritual development workshops at my local spiritual church in Bournemouth along with the beautiful church president Janet.  

I documented all the incoming messages that I received from spirit during my journey as I believe they might give comfort to anyone who is unsure and still sitting on the fence, requiring a bit of proof when it comes to believing that the soul is eternal.  

We all like a bit of evidence, don’t we?