Bronwyn Hudson
Kia ora and hello – my name is Bronwyn Hudson and I’m passionate about connecting the dots between food and mood: how what we eat and how we feel affect each other.
It’s a journey I’ve been on for more than 20 years – guided by my lived experiences and the real world challenges people face relating to health, finding balance in this busy world and adopting change.
Let’s start at the beginning though shall we.
Winding it back to the early 2000’s and my fiancé’s rugby career came to an abrupt end with a diagnosis of post-viral overtraining syndrome. I dived head first into the world of nutrition and lifestyle medicine at this point. I wanted to learn everything and anything I could to support his recovery. In the years that followed we got married and had four beautiful children. Like any other parent can no doubt attest to – change is a constant and chaos is a melody when it comes to family life.
That’s certainly been true for us and our health anyway. Between the six of us we’ve dealt with serious allergies and less serious sensitivities, fertility challenges and pregnancy loss, rare auto-immune conditions, depression, anxiety and acute mental distress.
Given this, and the fact I am a real science geek, it really is no surprise that my career journeyed into functional medicine and lifestyle medicine. From here I formalised my learning with a Masters of Science (Personalised Nutrition), Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and health coaching certifications and more, before focusing on my fifth baby – starting my own clinical practice.
As a clinician, my professional mission is to help people connect the dots between how what they eat and how they feel affects each other. To do this I translate cutting edge science into sensible, sustainable and results focused advice, so we can all enjoy more calm and balance.
More years passed and I navigated some big life moments with my whānau (family) including multiple international relocations, recovery from my own serious injury while dealing with ongoing pain, my own anxiety and panic attacks, and supporting my husband through mental health challenges, acute mental distress and chronic fatigue syndrome.
I also studied some more (including a focus on mental health coaching and acceptance and commitment therapy), did some academic lecturing of my own, put in the mahi (work) and through it all, found my passion for walking alongside people and helping them create meaningful change in how they feel.
Today, I am committed to living an authentic life full of fun and love with honesty and integrity, striving to be the best version of myself so I can positively impact and inspire others to do the same.
I can’t wait for you to join me.
The more formal bio
Bronwyn Hudson is a registered clinical nutritionist, certified mental health coach, and experienced speaker. Having run her own private clinical practice for 10 years, Bronwyn is passionate about connecting the dots between food and mood: how what we eat and how we feel affect each other.
She holds a Masters of Science (Personalised Nutrition), Bachelor of Teaching, Diploma in Nutritional Therapy Practice, Advanced Mental Health Coaching Certificate, is certified in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and holds Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice (AFMCP) status from the Institute of Functional Medicine.
Bronwyn lives in Auckland, New Zealand with her husband and their four children.
Qualifications
- Middlesex University, London (2014-2018): Master of Science (MSc) Personalised Nutrition (distinction)
- Centre for Nutrition Education and Lifestyle Management, UK (2014-2018): Nutritional Therapy Practice Diploma (distinction)
- Institute of Functional Medicine, US (2017): Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice
- Fitgenes (2021): Fitgenes Practitioner Accreditation
- PreKure, NZ (2022): Advanced Certificate in Mental Health (NZQA Level 7 microcredential)
- UK College of Personal Development, UK (2016): Practitioner in the science and art of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
- Institute for Integrative Nutrition, New York (2013-2014): Health Coach Training Certificate
- University of Waikato, NZ (1997-1999): Bachelor of Teaching (BTchg) Primary; entrance into Golden Key International Honour Society 1999