Hello, I’m Nicola,
Welcome to this space of grief and soul, in our increasingly complex and devastating world.
I know what it is to experience the deepest, darkest heartbreak that comes from personal loss. I’m also alive to the collective nature of life, grief and death. And somehow I still fiercely believe in the beauty of this life and what it is to be human in this world.
I want to bring grief out of the shadows. I want to explore the complexity of the world we live in, and what it is to tend to grief personally, collectively and systemically - that we may be able to transform, not only our inner landscape, but the landscape for our future generations.
Belonging is important to me, creating a sense of belonging in systems that isolate and pit us against each other. That we may come together to tend to our grief, and our world.
In words and credentials, I’m a BANT Registered Nutritionist, an ACC Executive and Organisational Coach, Writer and Speaker.
I call myself a Life Mentor, Grief Tender + Soul Activist. After 23 years in the corporate world delivering global strategy and reaching senior leadership positions, I now dedicate my work (and my life) to supporting people navigate this life. I volunteer at my local Hospice supporting patients at end of life and in active treatment. I deliver soulful, impactful experiences like Life’s Poetry. I’m interested in, and advocate for, a different way of being, one that requires us to unlearn, one that invites you into a deeper enquiry about how we live our lives. I love to write - my first book, also called Life’s Poetry - meeting the beauty of life in times of sorrow - will be out on 14th July 2026.
My other loves are my family. Swimming in lakes and oceans (forever called to the water). I love to dance and sing, and spend time with friends. I love silence and solitude, the flicker of candle, the warmth of an open fire. I love the intensity of a thunderous storm and the sound of raindrops on the roof. I love being in nature and camping underneath the stars. Willow trees have my heart, perhaps because of their association with loss, but my love for these trees started long ago.
My work is built on a foundation of Life, Love, Death and Grief.
Life
Life to me feels very different in this moment, to when these words first came to me. To live life, to be human during these time is a courageous act. How do we continue to deepen into life through these times? Or perhaps it is these very times that can bring us closer to life? Grief will always, always bring us closer to life - if we let it.
“We were not meant to live shallow lives, pocked by meaningless routines and the secondary satisfaction of happy hour. We are the inheritors of an amazing lineage, rippling with memories of life lived intimately with bison and gazelle, raven and nights sky. We are designed to encounter this life with amazement and wonder, not resignation and endurance.”
Francis Weller
Love
Love is so very needed right now. Love, not in a romantic notion, but an unreasonable, unimaginable love. That love can steady us during these times, that love may be more powerful than hate. That love may just be the thing that can save us. And how grief comes from love, if we didn’t love, if we didn’t care, we wouldn’t grieve.
“The spirit of a people who Love life cannot be defeated. True Lovers are born gain in the beauty they birth.”
“Take away all my titles except Love. All else muddies the water.”
Jaiya John
Death + Grief
We are surrounded by death and grief. There’s an honesty to death and grief if we can meet them. Grief can shatter us, break us open, leave us devastated on the floor. Death and grief are sacred, just as birth and life. They show us the depth of love and the fragility of life. To experience death and grief is the very essence of life.
“It is the broken heart that can let slip into its core the shimmer of salmon gliding just under the surface of the water, the startling arc of the swift, the wonder of Mozart, and the sheer beauty of sunrise.”
Francis Weller
My work is built on a foundation of Life, Love and Grief.
Life
Tapping into the unexpected beauty of life. The birds that sing, the seasons that thrive and wane, the beauty and also the sorrow, the dark winter. To experience it all, is to be fully alive.
“We were not meant to live shallow lives, pocked by meaningless routines and the secondary satisfaction of happy hour. We are the inheritors of an amazing lineage, rippling with memories of life lived intimately with bison and gazelle, raven and nights sky. We are designed to encounter this life with amazement and wonder, not resignation and endurance.”
Francis Weller
Love
I believe that everything begins and ends with love. Coming into loving acceptance for all of who you are, the light and the dark. When we allow this, we invite in the essence of love.
“We all want to love and be loved. Love is the natural order, the main attraction, the mover of nations, the bees in spring, the tender touch, the first and the last word.”
Jack Kornfield
Grief
Grief, a heartbreak so deep, it can break you into a thousand tiny pieces. And yet, it’s sacred. It shows us the depth of love, the fragility of life. To experience sorrow and the darkness of life, is the very essence of life.
It’s my intention is to bring hope where there's none, to bring light in the darkness, to be a safe space in the beautiful storm of life.
“It is the broken heart that can let slip into its core the shimmer of salmon gliding just under the surface of the water, the startling arc of the swift, the wonder of Mozart, and the sheer beauty of sunrise.”
Francis Weller
Credentials
Foundation Degree in Nutritional Therapy (FdSc) - The Institute for Optimum Nutrition
Diploma in Nutritional Therapy (4 years) - The Institute for Optimum Nutrition
Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice - The Institute for Functional Medicine
BodyMind Maturation Coaching - The Alchemy of Being
Organisational & Executive Coaching - Coaching Pacific (ICF accredited programme)
PCC Level Mentor Coaching (two programmes completed) - Coach Advancement
Entering the Healing Ground; Grief Ritual Leadership Training - Francis Weller
Soul + Grief Apprenticeship (5 years in community and training - 2 years one-to-one) with Francis Weller
Reiki I, II & Mastery - Michelle Roque O’Neill
BA Hons Business Studies
Training through The Hospice of St Francis
Certificate in Neurodiversity - Coach Advancement (currently undertaking)
Certificate in Anti-Oppression - Black Psychology (currently undertaking)
See the logos below for the professional bodies I am registered with.
As required within the field of nutritional therapy and coaching, I undertake continuous professional development. Currently in mentorship with Alexandre Jodun and Holly Truhlar.
Gratitude to my teachers
I’m immensely grateful for all the teachers that have touched my life in so many ways and who have allowed me to step into the work that I do with humility and humanity.
To Shelley Bloom who supported me through my own personal journey of grief, and set me on this path. Francis Weller who has gifted me with the workings of soul, grief and ritual, and who I will continue to apprenticeship with through this life. Andrea Lucas for her deep, deep nurturing and support. To Annalisa Blake for her spiritual guidance, healing body and supporting my whole family.
There are so many that influence my work through their words in books, through community.
Honouring the lineage of my teachers, and their teachers.
Thank you.
GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER
Whenever you step in to work with someone, it’s important to get to know them, see if it feels right for you, and for me as the person holding you. If you’d like to know more, book a call with me today.