About Light Minds Collective

My Story

I grew up immersed in the dance industry—my mum was a dancer, so it was a given that I would follow in her footsteps. From a young age, I internalised a narrow idea of beauty, believing that only thinness could equal elegance, discipline, and success. This conditioning instilled deep-rooted shame because my body never conformed to that ideal. For years, I struggled with disordered eating and negative body image, feeling that I was failing both as a dancer and as a person.

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It wasn’t until my 30s that I began to realise that we can’t all achieve a thin body, and my difficulty with restriction wasn’t a sign of weak willpower. It was a sign that my body was trying to protect me. I also discovered that beauty and grace are not confined to a specific size or shape, and that being a great dancer is about so much more than weight or appearance.

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Everyone deserves to feel confident in their skin and see their worth beyond their body. My mission is to help people shed the cycles of shame, anxiety, and disordered eating and guide them toward self-compassion, empowerment, and food freedom. My purpose is to educate and inspire others to see that their dress size or weight doesn’t define them—there’s so much more that shapes who we are, and it’s the least interesting thing about us.