In my early twenties I had a back injury and turned to acupuncture after other treatments had failed to help. I was fascinated by how just a few fine needles placed in my back and feet could free me from the pain and discomfort I’d experienced for almost a year and wanted to learn more.
I went on to study Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese and Western medicine at the Northern College of Acupuncture in York, graduating in 1996. During those early years, I opened clinics in Nottingham and Stamford and returned to the Northern College as a final year tutor on the MSc in Acupuncture course.