After buying our first home together back in 2013, there began an extensive renovation! Two years later, we moved in when I was heavily pregnant, living out of one room as the final finishes took place around us - just in time for the arrival of our first baby boy!

The last part of the project was the restoration of the former pigpen outbuilding. This coincided with a big leap of faith as I embarked upon a complete career change. After years in corporate marketing, while on maternity leave for the second time, I was studying for my Diploma in Clinical Aromatherapy and Massage as work to the pigpen began. I should add here that Mr Pig is a builder - and with his vision, talent, love and support, it became the perfect setting to take my passion for aromatherapy and holistic wellbeing forward.

So, when it came to setting up my practice, there was no better choice than to honour the origins of this beautifully transformed space with the name, Pigpen Aromatherapy. A cosy retreat with separate side access and ample parking, the Pigpen offers a peaceful haven to relax, restore and rebalance.

The Pigpen will always be the starting point of taking a brave first step into a new venture, making it happen, and finally feeling; this is for me.