Hey, I'm Charlotte 👋

I’m a Breath Science and Body-Oriented Coach, helping high-performing professionals reconnect with their bodies to manage stress and develop mental resilience.

My journey began in the world of global advertising, where I spent 13 years sprinting between Brussels, New York, Singapore, and London. Like many, I was living entirely in my head – constantly thinking, planning, and worrying. Despite outward success, I felt disconnected, overwhelmed, and unable to consistently access my best work. I had zero tools to deal with any of this, and so I learned to just put my head down and power through.

Everything changed when I discovered breathwork during a freediving course. From the first session, I was hooked by the calming effect on the volume and intensity of my thoughts. That simple experience showed me something profound: the solution to better performance wasn't in my mind, but in my body.

This led me down a spiral of self-study of breath science, nervous system regulation and neuroscience.

I realized most of us are operating our incredible human systems at default settings, unaware of the extraordinary capabilities within. Every experience we have – from creative breakthroughs to stress responses – happens through our nervous system. Yet most of us know more about our smartphone settings than this incredible biological machinery we're walking around with.

I believe we sell ourselves short by knowing so little about our own nervous systems. We have all the tools we need built right into our bodies – we just need to learn how to use them. Whether it's managing stress, enhancing focus, or boosting creativity, the answer lies in understanding and working with our nervous system, not against it.

I became certified as an Oxygen Advantage Facilitator and am currently training as a Breath Science practitioner (with sleep and respiratory scientist Martin McPhilimey) and Body-Oriented Coach (at The Somatic School).

Today, from my base in sunny Lisbon, I help people discover their body's hidden features through 1-1 training programs, corporate workshops, and my newsletter Stretch.

Interested in working together? Together, we'll move beyond default settings and into conscious control of your extraordinary capabilities. Because when you learn to operate your system intentionally, everything shifts – emotions become information rather than overwhelming forces, stress transforms into a manageable response, and creativity flows naturally.

Let's turn your biological machinery into your greatest advantage. No more living on autopilot. It's time to live by design, not by default.

A couple more fun facts...

I'm obsessed with all things movement and mind-body connection, from trail-running to yoga to freediving. Any form of movement really with the underlying intention to learn how to notice.
Reading. I spend a lot of time reading. The books I would save if my house was on fire: Mastery, Inner Game of Tennis, ChiRunning, Mindsight, Good Anxiety, Breathe, Willpower Instinct, Move... (ok clearly too many to carry.)
I recently ran my first marathon—only nose breathing! Of course, as a breathwork trainer, I have a special interest in experimenting with what is possible with the breath, but even so, I think this is something lots of people would benefit from. I wrote more about this here. I've now officially caught the marathon bug and am signed up for the next one in November 2025, Cannes-Nice.
I live in Lisbon, with my girlfriend and doggo. After spending my twenties and early thirties in big, busy, fast-moving cities—Lisbon feels like the place to stay. I'm learning Portuguese and dreaming about buying a big tiled townhouse to turn into a coworking/coliving/somatic-practice-and-education space. (This is a genuine 5 year vision plan, so if you have ideas or want to brainstorm about this, let me know!)