The Science & Practice of living and feeling well

Metabolic Health

& Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

CBT-I - Nutrition - Lifestyle

Not sleeping well? Start here.

Helping you overcome sleep issues and achieve a good night's rest with CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia), Personalised Nutrition and Lifestyle Strategies.

"Improve your sleep, and you create a ripple effect across almost every aspect of your entire health and wellbeing!"

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The 3 am Reset

A guide explaining CBT-I & Sleep Coaching. Includes simple, practical strategies to help you navigate those frustrating middle-of-the-night wake-ups and give yourself the best chance of getting back to sleep.

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Sleep Coaching

Help you overcome sleep issues and get a good night's rest with CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia ) & Personalised Nutrition and Lifestyle Strategies. Restore your energy & sleep.

Hi, I'm Julie!

Welcome to my website, Sunshine & Strength. ☀️ (Still a work in progress, but I'm so glad you're here!)

After more than 20 years working in health, including operating theatres, A&E, intensive care and diabetes care, I've seen far too many people struggle with illness and lose their lives far too soon to conditions that can be prevented and addressed through lifestyle.

With a strong family history of cardiovascular disease, my passion for prevention is also personal, and what started with a “short” course turned into a very long (and seemingly never-ending!) journey into nutrition, lifestyle medicine and understanding what really shapes our health.

I can happily disappear down a good rabbit hole when it comes to the human body and healthy living, but I'm more interested in turning that knowledge into something useful in real, messy, everyday life.

If there's one thing I've learnt, it's that real health isn't built on the next quick fix, restrictive diet or latest wellness trend. It's built on the simple, no-nonsense, often seemingly boring things we do every day.

The real challenge, and where the magic happens, is finding ways to make those things part of your everyday life, so they become habits that last and give us the health, strength and freedom to enjoy it.

My Philosophy Your Health

I believe in a little rebellion and refusing to accept "normal". Just because something is common doesn't mean it's inevitable or something we have to put up with.

You have more influence over your health and how you feel than you may possibly realise!

True health rarely comes from the flashy things, the quick fixes, or the fads that seem to be everywhere we look.

It's the boring, everyday, simple, and ordinary things, done consistently, that have extraordinary effects.

So, if you're a "young" mid-lifer who's tired of constantly starting over, let's choose the boring things and bring you back to life!

Real health touches every part of your daily life and how you feel.

Nutrition

Food that supports your energy, hormones and metabolic health.

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Metabolic Health

Blood sugar, inflammation and the markers that quietly shape how you feel and function.

Energy

Practical ways to feel less depleted day to day and have the energy to live your life the way you want.

Strength & Movement

Building strength & resilience for longevity, mobility and independence.

Stress

How an overactive nervous system quietly shapes your health and the way you feel, day to day.

Environment

Your everyday surroundings and routines that quietly work for or against you.

One thoughtful email each week. No spam. Just practical ideas to help you live a healthier, stronger, freer life. Healthy living. Real life. One small step at a time.

(You will also receive my free Sunshine & Strength Midlife Health Check to help you discover where your biggest opportunities for better health lie, and where to make a start with your habits.)

Helping you become the sort of person who naturally lives well.

Where nourishing yourself, building strength, moving your body, sleeping well, finding calm and spending time outdoors aren't another thing to do but simply part of the life you love.

Sunshine & Strength is a publication for people who want to feel healthier, stronger and more alive. Through practical lifestyle habits, understandable physiology and realistic behaviour change, it aims to help readers build better health, one ordinary day at a time.

The science - and Practice - of Living well
Nutrition · Metabolic Health · Energy · Strength · Movement · Sleep · Stress · Habits

© 2026 Sunshine & Strength. Edited by Julie, BSc, PGDip (Nutrition & Lifestyle Science). Content on this site is for educational purposes only and does not replace professional medical advice.

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