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Meet Fiona L Smith

I've been supporting people with their mental and physical health for the past 25 years as a wellbeing mentor, coach, body therapist & teacher, yoga teacher and most recently as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner.

My own journey towards regulation and understanding the body-mind connection began in my late 20s when I was suffering from burnout after ending a job that had drained my passion for life and a relationship in which I no longer recognised myself. It all started with learning yoga, meditation and Thai massage in a remote hilltribe village in Northern Thailand.

Those who have worked with me benefit from my passion for holistic health and wellbeing, the mind-body connection, nervous system regulation and embodiment and how all these elements come together to create more ease, confidence and freedom in our lives - whatever we do in the world.

The skills and knowledge I've gained over two and a half decades have helped me personally navigate and heal from burnout, from loss after miscarriage, through parenthood, grief and physical injuries and now through menopause.

I've been able to support hundreds of 1:1 clients and students over the years; my mission now is to continue to spread this knowledge globally, creating safer, more compassionate spaces where individuals, families, businesses and communities can heal and thrive together.

My Qualifications


  • Certified Trauma Informed Coach through The Mental Wellbeing Company

  • Completion of ICF & CPD Accredited Somatic Trauma Informed Coaching (STIC) Certification

  • BA in English & Drama and CPD in Drama & Dance Movement Therapy

  • 25 years' experience as a physical & mental health mentor & practitioner, coach and body therapist.

  • Trained and certified in Somatic Experiencing® (SEP), Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP Provider), Yoga teaching (with Yoga Alliance), Craniosacral Therapy, Myofascial Release Therapy (MFR), Tuina and Therapeutic Thai massage (instructor level).

  • Passionate about creating trauma informed schools, workplaces, and communities

A Message From Caroline Strawson

CEO & Founder of The Mental Wellbeing Company

Caroline Strawson is a globally recognised mental health and nervous system educator, therapist, and coach.

She has lived experience of homelessness, domestic abuse, debt, and mental illness. Having not only survived, she has gone on to become a world-leading expert in the study and education of mental health and human behaviour. Caroline brings a wealth of knowledge to her mission of making mental health and trauma mainstream subjects for all.

Through founding the Mental Wellbeing Company, she is leading a movement to make trauma informed awareness and positive psychology tools the norm in schools, workplaces, public sector organisations, and beyond.

Her vision is a world where every human understands their nervous system, leading to more compassion, passion, resilience, and thriving.

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Healing is not a destination, but as your journey unfolds and you heal yourself, you heal the next generation, too.

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