From Sports Rehab to Naturopathic Nutrition: A Life Dedicated to Holistic Healing, Brain Health & Fertility Support

Meet Niki

From a childhood filled with nutritious meals and vibrant family gatherings to a career spanning elite sports rehab, holistic health, and naturopathic nutrition, my journey has always centered around wellness. With a foundation in Sports Rehabilitation from Salford University and advanced training from the College of Naturopathic Medicine in London, I now help clients heal through an integrative approach that combines physical therapy, lifestyle habits, and nutritional science. Inspired by personal experiences—especially motherhood and my daughter's neurological health—I’ve expanded my focus to fertility, brain health, and whole-body wellness through retreats, cleanses, and one-on-one support.

Childhood and Inspiration

I was always uber sporty in my childhood, and good nutrition was always an important part of that. We always had amazing house parties where mum would cook beautiful, healthy dishes, and all our family and friends would come round full of smiles when tasting the amazing food. I guess that’s where my love for creating healthy, nutritious dishes for my friends (and later for my clients) began. Vibrant dishes made with love and full of happiness! That love for nutrition, health, and movement eventually turned into Charnock Farm.

Professional Journey

I started my journey with a Sports Rehabilitation degree from Salford University over 20 years ago. From there, I worked with professional footballers, rugby players, ironmen, swimmers, and musicians. I had a wonderful time traveling the world, picking up many different techniques, cultures, and lifestyles to add to my repertoire of knowledge to help clients heal better and stronger than they were even before their injuries.

It soon became very apparent to me that it wasn’t just treatments on the bed or rehab in the gym that determined how well a person recovered. I realized that what athletes were doing in between treatment sessions also counted—what they were eating, how they were sleeping, breathing, sitting, walking, or driving, and how much stress they had emotionally, physically, or environmentally also needed to be considered.

Qualifications

The qualifications that underpin this journey into holistic health and nutrition are grounded in training from two highly respected institutions: the Association of Naturopathic Practitioners (ANP) and the College of Naturopathic Medicine (CNM) in London. At CNM, in particular, I studied Naturopathic Nutrition, which gave me a deep understanding of how to uncover and address the root causes of health concerns—far beyond surface symptoms. These qualifications support my integrative approach, combining the science of nutrition with a whole-body perspective to help clients achieve true wellness in every aspect of their lives.

Understanding Holistic Wellness

Digestion, pain and inflammation levels, focus, motivation, and performance are all factors that either influence or hinder recovery rates. It was then I understood the real meaning of holistic (whole body) wellness.

So, I decided to train in Naturopathic Nutrition at the prestigious CNM in London, where I better learned the depths we must go to unpick the underlying root causes that determine a person’s pain, limitations, and discomfort—not only in regards to injuries but for people’s overall health.

Fertility and Family Health

Personally, having always played and competed at high levels in many sports, I assumed I’d end up specializing in sports nutrition by the end of my course. However, three years and two amazing babies later, I found myself gravitating towards helping clients with fertility. The health of mum and dad before conception to help make a healthier baby started to come into focus. The fact that 20% of our toxic intake gets passed from parent to baby should not be ignored.

Cleanses and Retreats

I started with two cleanses a year with my close clients to bring down inflammation levels rapidly. During COVID, this escalated quickly to one a month, which I currently do locally in Manchester, Cheshire, and Lancashire.

I’m now lucky enough and so proud to organize our epic Gut & Brain Reset Retreats in La Manga, Spain. Last year’s retreat went so swimmingly well, we are expanding them next year to cope with the ever-growing interest people are now showing in understanding their own health. It’s all very exciting!

Focus on Brain Health

A matter very close to my heart has further deepened my thirst for brain health. My daughter Farleigh became very poorly at 2 years old and developed seizures stopping her breathing function. Although I was already supporting families, children, and babies with their nutrition, I have, and continue to develop, my knowledge for brain and behavioral issues with both children and adults.