About Donna

The gap I couldn't ignore.

For years, the fitness industry has focused on younger bodies and postpartum recovery, while quietly overlooking what happens to women after 40. I created the Second Spring Method to close that gap.

It brings together muscle-preserving strength training, hormone-supportive nutrition, and practical support for stress, sleep and recover, without fasting, fad diets or all-or-nothing crazes.

This isn’t about needing more willpower. It’s about understanding what your changing body actually needs and learning how to support it, so this stage becomes a time of renewed strength, energy and confidence—your second spring, not a decline.

How I Work

Your body isn't broken. It's changing.

Most of the women I work with have spent years wondering why the things that used to work suddenly don’t. Your body is entering a new stage, but nobody ever taught you what it needs now.

My role is to help you understand those changes and learn how to work with your body rather than constantly fighting against it.

Backed by research

No trends. No gimmicks.

Everything we do is grounded in credible evidence and tailored to you. If the science isn’t there, it isn’t part of the plan.

No trends. No gimmicks.

Everything we do is grounded in credible evidence and tailored to you. If the science isn’t there, it isn’t part of the plan.

No judgement, ever

You can say the real thing here.

You don’t need to pretend you’ve followed the plan perfectly or tell me what you think I want to hear. I’m not here to lecture you. I’m here to understand what’s getting in the way and help you move forward.

The whole picture

Because it’s all connected.

Nutrition, strength, hormones, sleep, stress and mindset don’t exist separately. We look at what is happening across your life and build a plan that supports all of you—not just the number on the scales.

What I Believe

The stuff that actually matters.

These principles guide every program I build, and they're non-negotiable.

The Second Spring Method isn’t built around one qualification or one area of health. It brings together nutrition, health coaching, behaviour change, menopause support and strength training. Because your body, habits and lifestyle are all connected.

Qualified Nutritionist · Qualified Health Coach & Nutrition Therapist · Personal Trainer · Menopause Specialist

My training gives me the science. Coaching allows us to turn that science into realistic changes that work for your body and your life.

The truth, but gently

I'll always be straight with you. Not harsh, but real. That's how things actually change.

I’ll always be honest with you, not harsh, but real. Because lasting change starts with understanding what’s actually happening, without shame or judgement.

No all-or-nothing, ever

Crash diets and extreme fitness crazes don't work for women in midlife. We build slow, sustainable habits that actually stick.

Crash diets, punishing routines and extreme health kicks rarely create lasting change. We build realistic habits you can keep doing, even when life gets busy or things don’t go perfectly.

Your life, your pace

I'm not here to hand you a generic plan. Everything we do is built around how you actually live.

I’m not here to hand you a generic plan and expect you to fit around it. Everything we do is shaped around your body, your responsibilities and the way you actually live.

Strength, not shrinking

This isn't about getting smaller. It's about getting stronger, more capable, and more like yourself.

Your goals may include fat loss, but this is about far more than becoming smaller. It’s about feeling stronger, more capable, more confident and more like yourself again.

Training

The training behind the method.

The expertise behind the method

Qualified Nutritionist · Qualified Health Coach & Nutrition Therapist · Personal Trainer · Menopause Specialist

My training gives me the science. Coaching allows us to turn that science into realistic changes that work for your body and your life.

Qualified Nutritionist

Nutrition

Menopause Specialist

Menopause

Qualified Health Coach & Nutrition Therapist

Health Coaching

Personal Trainer

Movement