Meet Renata
I’ve always believed that listening to my body and inner wisdom is key to managing my symptoms and living a balanced life.
I believe that our body has an extraordinary ability to heal itself if we only allow it…
My Self- care & Daily Rituals
~ Gratitude ~ Oil pulling ~ Lemon & Ginger Warm Water ~ Morning Coffee/Tea ~ Meditation ~ Prayer ~ Breathwork ~ Yoga ~ Stretching ~ Acupressure ~ Movement ~ Dry brushing ~ Journaling ~ Earthing ~ Self- massage ~ Aromatherapy ~ Travelling & Outdoors ~ Out in Nature ~ Rest ~ Reading ~ Arts days ~ Energy Healing ~
My Life’s Mantras
~ Listen to your body
~ Follow your intuition
~ You’re master of your life
~ One step at the time
My Journey
Let me dive straight in. At 13, I started experiencing symptoms like abdominal pain, irregular bowel movements, bloating, chronic fatigue, and loss of appetite. I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis, and hypothyroidism, H. pylori infection, oesophagus inflammation as associated conditions. After a year of remission, my symptoms worsened—constipation alternating with diarrhoea, increased bleeding, and more pain—leading to a Crohn’s disease diagnosis. My second treatment lasted two years. Taking over 10 drugs daily, I managed to sustain a somewhat "normal" teenage life, but frequent hospitalisations and sick days leading to more stress and anxiety - meant I needed individual tutoring until high school graduation.
We know that there isn’t a cure or magic pill for Crohn’s, Colitis, IBS or any digestive disease. More so when untreated or ignored they have fatal consequences. Knowing this, when my second treatment ended, I became determined to take responsibility and manage my symptoms, simply out of fear of pain, suffering and potential relapse.
After my Crohn’s treatment ended, I began exploring alternative healing methods and educating myself on how to stay healthy. By listening to my body and making lifestyle changes, I built mental resilience, discipline, and consistency, and eliminated processed foods. However, since becoming ill, I had associated food with fear rather than nourishment, and restrictive diets only intensified this challenging relationship.
Living in fast-moving London while building my professional and personal life brought success and a strong desire to excel. However, the relentless pursuit of achievement and the need to keep up with continually demanding environments, along with my own high expectations, led to significant stress and burnout. I was constantly chasing new goals and moving from one achievement to the next. I was able to manage my Crohn’s and keep it at bay. However, I developed migraines, urticaria, chronic sinusitis, TMJ, and endometriosis. The toll of fast-paced living and stress on my health became increasingly evident.
My turning point
Eventually all my symptoms started to surface—stomach pains, bloating, sodium deficiency, skin flare-ups, migraines, indigestion after almost every meal. I started experiencing anxiety attacks. I felt that my body was only filled with pain and fear of a relapse.
I’ve always been sensitive, empathetic, and intuitive, but in the corporate, fast-paced hustle culture, it seemed that only my determination and hard work were appreciated. I became disconnected from my emotions and gradually felt like I was falling apart. Deep down, I knew that all the adversities, rejections, anxiety, and pain happening at the same time had a deeper meaning. I felt as though a universal force was guiding me toward something else, something greater.
Although spirituality had always been part of my life, it became much deeper the day I fell to my knees, crying and praying for help, overwhelmed by intense emotions running through my body.
From that moment on, I began to listen to my body, emotions, and inner wisdom more deeply than ever before. I started making changes to align my life not only with my physical health but also with my emotional needs and a deeper sense of purpose.
My human doing meeting my human being …
I’m incredibly proud and grateful to have lived in remission for 20 years. But that doesn’t mean I’ve figured out my health or will never need medication again. It simply means that I strive to live in a way that supports my health and allows my body to heal itself. Because we all have the resources for healing within us, and that realisation is a source of great empowerment.
There’s no one-size-fits-all approach; health is deeply individual. Yet, the connection between body, mind, emotions, and spirit is universal. We’re all born with innate wisdom, but we often suppress or ignore it.
While conventional medical interventions, alternative therapies, and emotional healing have been vital to my health journey, and I’m forever grateful to the healers and practitioners who supported me along the way. Taking charge of my health and cultivating a lifestyle that supports it has been fundamental to my overall well-being.
Listening to my body has been crucial in staying in remission, but balancing physical health with tuning into my emotions, intuition, and inner wisdom has had the most profound impact on my well-being.
This balance is where I find true joy, where I can coach others, and where I continue to grow and learn, knowing there is always more to discover and that there is no such thing as arriving.
“How we spend our days, is of course, how we spend our lives”