”When I contacted Tatu for help, I was emaciated, paranoid, and almost ready to give up. A professional sailor, kite surfer and mental health therapist, I'd been super fit, running marathons and sailing oceans, and my professional life looked great outwardly. But inside I was a mess. A couple years of suppressing grief after the deaths of my Grams and brother, the end of a relationship and a serious accident had left me completely broken. All my past demons surfaced and were reflected in my body; life growing up in a cult, losing my family as a result of running away to avoid more abuse, years of being alone when all I wanted was a family. Suddenly I couldn't fake being OK anymore as my hormones were going nuts and my body was packing up. At 36. I couldn't sleep or eat, diarrhoea and migraines wracked my body, my periods were excruciatingly painful, my eyes burned and ears rang with tinnitus and my various injuries sustained thru years of adrenaline sports were beyond inflamed. I couldn't get out of bed some days. I'd seen specialists across Switzerland who ran batteries of tests to try to find the source of the the symptoms, inflammation and pain. But despite all confirming that the inflammation was 'real', that my body was dumping adrenaline and a cocktail of other hormones into my body, no one had any solutions.
And then I called Tatu. She was the first person who really listened to my whole story, taking into account not just my current symptoms, but really asking about all the seemingly inconsequential (to me) ways in which my body was not 'working'. I realised I'd lived with years of symptoms that I'd surpressed under extreme sports and assumed were acceptable and normal. She immediately started me on a range of supplements, a changed diet, daily check ins and support, a moderate excersize routine getting me back to yoga, long walks, and swimming. And most importantly listening carefully to my body and learning to see the signs of stress before things got out of control. It didn't happen over night. Being so seemingly selfish was something I'd never really done before. For a year anyone or anything that caused me stress went out the window. I had to learn to say no, to be entirely selfish when it came to listening to my intuition about what I needed. I was extremely disciplined, making nothing at all more important than my inner and outer wellbeing. With Tatu's ongoing guidance and support things slowly balanced out. She was always ready to listen and look at the bigger picture and make the adjustments needed to my diet, supplements and lifestyle choices.
And almost exactly a year later, I saw the results of her work and my dedication in something that for me was nothing short of a miracle. I got pregnant. Dr's had told me for years that might never be possible due to the abuse and trauma I'd suffered as a child so I had long given up hope (and protection 🤣). But not only had all the symptoms dissappeared, but my entire body had rewired itself and healed old wounds. Scans showed that scar tissue, endometriosis, polycystic cysts and life long inflammation were all gone. I am about to give birth any day now, after having had the most beautiful and physically easy pregnancy. My Dr, Doula and midwife have given the go ahead for a home birth, given just how healthy and well both myself and my baby are. I tear up just writing this down now, as without her help I wouldn't be where I am today. Thank you Tatu. From both me and my little bub. Your commitment to providing the best care in the most holistic professional but heartfelt way has given not just me my life back but allowed for a miracle to come into being.
Cecily Children's councillor 
