Woman, 50 — post-menopausal
Six months, ongoing coaching
A 50-year-old post-menopausal woman came to me with weight gain, irritability, low libido and severe insomnia, along with a strong sense of having lost her identity and real uncertainty about her career direction.
I began with a combination of herbs to support liver detox, suggested increasing hydration, and used specific homeopathic remedies for the symptoms she was living with. In the first two weeks her irritability decreased, her appetite normalised and cravings for unhealthy food eased.
A hair analysis then identified high levels of copper — common after long use of contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy — which in turn increases emotional instability and irritability. Her calcium levels in ratio to magnesium were extremely out of balance. Introducing the protocol from the analysis, including digestive support, magnesium and B6, allowed her sleep to improve and gave her the capacity to start processing the stress that had led to the decline.
Once that nutritional stability was in place, I used hypnotherapy to change negative thought patterns and help her let go of stress, backed up with a personalised guided visualisation to use at home, especially before bed.
Irritability easing, appetite normalised
Symptoms abated, energy vibrant
Six months later her symptoms have abated. She eats and exercises intentionally, her energy is vibrant, and she now has monthly coaching sessions to support her in re-evaluating her career choices.
Man, 48 — chronic overwork
Slow and steady — three years on
A 48-year-old man presented with acute skin inflammation — dermatitis over 70% of his face and body. He was also overworked, stressed and burned out, with a lot of anger and a short fuse. That was creating conflict within his family, which became an ever-increasing vicious circle.
At that point his only concern was his skin. He didn’t appear worried about his blood sugar or the related health issues, had never ventured into the world of ‘therapy’, and made it clear to me that he just wanted his skin fixed.
I started with a bio-resonance scan and a hair analysis, to help him learn about his health using as much data as possible. Both indicated a state of adrenal depletion after years of ignoring his own wellbeing through chronic overwork — and healthy adrenal glands are what produce our anti-inflammatory hormones and antihistamines.
Supplements were introduced to correct the depletion, along with more protein in his diet and fewer refined carbohydrates. A homeopathic remedy for both the skin inflammation and the overwork habit was given orally and in a topical cream to give him relief. Progress was slow but consistent, and as his skin healed he began to understand that he had choices in how he lived and worked.
Weight lost across three years
From inflammation over 70% of his body
Three years on he has healthy skin, has lost four stone, uses intermittent fasting and exercises daily. He is mindful about his own emotions and other people’s, and his communication has improved immensely.
He has turned denial and avoidance into accountability.
Boy, 7 — treated with his parents
Three months
A seven-year-old boy presented with exercise-induced asthma that his prescribed inhalers were no longer keeping under control. He was very motivated — as he put it himself, “I need to be better at football.”
I taught his parents a series of lung-supporting acupressure points and breathing exercises to do daily at home, backed up with homeopathy and a combination of herbs to support the lungs. We also swapped sugary drinks for water and reduced the excess sugar in his diet. Before treatment started, his parents measured his peak flow and lung capacity with a home spirometer, so we had a baseline to work from.
Peak flow, measured at home
No exercise-triggered attacks
After three months his peak flow had improved by 38%, his asthma was no longer being triggered by exercise, and his need for Ventolin through the day was significantly lower. And of course, he was playing better football.
Woman, 30 — struggling since her teens
Eight weeks to steady — three years on
A thirty-year-old woman presented with depression — she was taking Citalopram — alongside eating disorders, health anxiety since COVID, insomnia and irritable bowel syndrome, with a history of mental health struggles since her teens. She felt stuck in an ever-increasing cycle of stress: using comfort food to self-medicate, then feeling guilt and self-disgust, with no idea how to break the pattern.
She had seen psychologists and counsellors growing up and it hadn’t been a positive experience, so I started somewhere different: a nutritional assessment, to lay a foundation of supplements that would build stability and energy and support her nervous system in the short term.
This was followed by a hair mineral analysis, which provides a completely individual supplement protocol to correct imbalances. After eight weeks she was feeling steadier and calmer, sleeping better, and willing to start looking at the root cause of her depression and anxieties.
I then used hypnotherapy regression and Neuro-Linguistic Programming to help her connect her current feelings with unresolved events in the past, and to choose to let go of them and build new beliefs and attitudes. That was reinforced with guided visualisations for home listening, written specifically around her own issues.
Calmer, sleeping better, ready for deeper work
Wellbeing transformed, career changed
Three years on, her wellbeing is transformed, along with a change in career and a strong commitment to continue intentionally taking care of herself.
Man, 50 — physically demanding job
One session, then monthly maintenance
A fifty-year-old man presented with chronic low back ache and sciatica, which frustrated and worried him because his job is very physical. He’d tried many different approaches to no avail.
I used soft laser, kinesiology, acupressure and Scenar — a Russian pain relief device — on his neck first, because he hadn’t realised how much tension he was holding there, and how much that was affecting his lower back. Then I targeted the low back and the muscles linked to the sciatica.
Much less pain, more mobility
Keeping symptoms at bay
After one session he had much less pain and more mobility, and he now finds that a monthly session keeps the symptoms at bay.
Client details have been kept anonymous. These accounts describe what happened for these individuals — the same combination of approaches would not necessarily be used for you, and outcomes vary from person to person.
Nothing here is a substitute for medical advice, and Lorraine works alongside your GP or specialist rather than in place of them. If you’re taking prescribed medication, keep taking it and talk to your doctor before making changes.
Every one of these began with a conversation and a willingness to look at the whole picture. Tell Lorraine what’s going on and she’ll suggest a sensible first step.
