​Where I Came From:

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Like most of you I have had "normal sleep issues" my whole life, from  monsters under my bed as a young child, exam stress as a teen, work stress, life changes stress, pain from injuries, shift work, new baby routines, dealing with our children's sleep issues. Not to mention leadership roles in the Army and Police, responsible for others going through these same issues.  This lead me to understand Sleep Issues are Never about Sleep.

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My journey to becoming a "Sleep Activist" wasn't planned in a therapy or classroom; it was forged in some of the most demanding environments imaginable.

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Thinking about Sleep, began with 23 years of service in the British Army. In that world, sleep isn't a luxury; it's a tactical necessity. I coined a simple rule for my people: "If in doubt, bag out." It meant If there was nothing else you were supposed to be doing, you got in your sleeping bag and slept at every possible opportunity, because you never knew when the next chance would come. It was my first, raw lesson in looking after others knowing the vital importance of strategic rest, for maximum performance.

 

After the Army came 14 years in the Police, which brought with it a brutal introduction to the world of shift work to me in my early 40s. I lived with the constant, grinding fatigue that so many people experience today. It was more than just feeling tired; it was a fog that impacted my mood, my health, and my decision-making.

 

My perspective crystallised when I became responsible for training first responders for multi day deployments to national emergencies in hazardous environments. For the first time, I saw sleep not just as a personal struggle, but as a fundamental pillar of professional performance and safety. I saw how a lack of sleep was a direct threat to the lives of my colleagues and the public we served.  Sleep education and management became another spoke of the response planning and training.

 

Where am I Now:

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Since leaving the police, I've spent the last 10 years working with industry to help everyone from drivers of lorries and trains, to others in diverse safety critical roles, and their managers or senior management teams.  I have improved sleep for employees at both an individual, but also organisational level, assisting with changes across organisations, to improve sleep management that improved, resilience, retention, productivity and safety. Safety was what most of the employers I have worked with were looking for, the rest came as a pleasant by product.

 

As my knowledge and experience grow, I knew I had to do more.

That's why I founded the Sleep Well Hub, to offer bespoke sleep rem.

 

Today, I've taken those real-world lessons and combined them with extensive qualifications in the most effective, evidence-based sleep therapies available. I am qualified in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), the clinical gold standard for treating insomnia. BUT, I go beyond CBT(I), I am also a Master Practitioner of NLP, Master of Time Line Therapy and Master of Hypnotherapy and a Coaching Master, for Results Based Coaching, which gives me a vast tool box to help clients dismantle the deep-seated anxiety and negative thought patterns that so often lie at the heart of their sleep problems.  You will often hear me say "Sleep Issues are never about Sleep."

 

This unique blend of real-world experience and clinical expertise allows me to go far beyond the standard advice you'll find online or in a single modal sleep clinic. I don't just look at your sleep; I work on your mindset. I don't just give you tips; I give you a complete system. I empower you to help yourself, once your time with me ends.

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Where am I Going?

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My mission is simple: to give you the tools and support to escape the nightly battle, reclaim your energy, and start winning your day. I have the experience and knowledge to quickly reduce your sleep issues and whatever is driving them. 

 

Your issues are as unique as you are, I can help if you're ready to make changes in your life. Some issues are gender specific, I can help there too. In short, I can help you. I understand the problem, and together we can develop a unique plan to solve it.

 

Sleep activist? I’m on a mission, I want to help you, but I also want to help everyone. Either by providing public education, or canvasing politicians to stopping some working practices that harm workers in regard to their sleep (The percentage of people working outside of traditional office hours increases year on year currently that's over 35% of all workers), Tired drivers cause more accidents (both fatal and non fatal) than drink or drugged drivers combined, but have less than 1% of the budget to reduce this kind of accident, or what about  the harm to all of us, that moving the clocks backwards and forwards twice a year artificially, increases.

 

Let's start your personal journey to enable you to Sleep Well.