Former DOCTOR, coach for health SOVEREIGNTY

A smiling man with short brown hair wearing glasses, a black shirt, and an orange blazer.

I’m Jonny, a former General Practitioner turned health and lifestyle coach.

I help privacy‑minded, self‑sovereign people reclaim control their health and wellbeing

I have worked as a doctor for 15 years, specialising in General Practice since 2014.

I trained in the UK and have worked in Australia.

My experience has shown me that the best results come with a holistic viewpoint and when individuals are empowered to make positive lifestyle changes.

This now the focus of my work and coaching provides a better framework to achieve these goals.

WHy I chose not to work as a doctor

Over my career I have seen how mainstream medicine can help and also how it can be a barrier to restoring health.

The medical industry is designed to treat diseases, not restore health. This model works well in certain limited cases, such as acute illnesses or injuries, when a single cause can be identified.

I have seen how ineffective this model is at helping individuals improve their health. A complex and personal set of circumstances may lead to symptoms such as pain, fatigue, etc.

Mainstream medicine attempts to identify a single cause (in order to prescribe a pharmaceutical agent) and almost always fails. Then the focus switches to individual symptoms for which a pill is given.

As the root causes have not been identified, the symptoms can only be managed with medication (usually required lifelong). The individual may feel better for a time, however new symptoms will likely develop which will require more medication.

The person is also told implicitly that they are not in control - what happens to their body is unexplainable bad luck and they just have to manage as best they can. They are disempowered and reliant on external factors.

Over my career I have worked to empower individuals to take control of their health, however the standard medical care model is not well suited to this. 10 minute appointments and high pressure workloads do not allow for the necessary in depth discussion, analysis and guidance.

I moved into coaching as this allows me the freedom to work with clients in much more depth and to focus on their goals.

My coaching addresses the health, wellbeing and lifestyle factors that can be optimised.

My aim is to help people move from symptom management to restoration — improving function and quality of life, and empowering them to be active participants in their health journey.