Tim’s journey is one of resilience, transformation and self discovery. Born with severe congenital talipes, a condition that left his feet at 180 degree angles, he underwent 22 surgeries by the age of 10 and has endured 59 anaesthetic procedures to date. His childhood was shaped by hospital stays, physical pain and feeling different. At 13, his father died suddenly of a heart attack, and the loss shattered what little stability he had. It left a deep imprint of abandonment and confusion that he carried silently into adolescence and adulthood.

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In his twenties and thirties, Tim excelled in corporate finance and financial software, leading a high profile, fast-paced career that was fuelled for over twenty years by alcohol and drugs, a relentless pursuit of success and the need to escape himself. At 38, the strain of this lifestyle culminated in a collapse with a suspected heart attack at Belfast airport on the way to see the Bank of Ireland. Yet despite this serious wake-up call, the change did not come. The lifestyle remained, and the deeper issues continued to be suppressed.

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Then in January 2013, he received a call that altered the course of his life. A canoeing coach from his childhood reached out, inviting Tim to train as a Paralympic athlete. Although he had not paddled since his teenage years, Tim embraced the challenge, transforming from an unhealthy sales director into a decorated para canoe athlete. At first, the journey was driven by the pursuit of medals and the desire to prove himself. Over time, however, Tim discovered a deeper truth. The water became his mirror, teaching him that healing is not found through striving but through presence, rhythm and flow.

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At 53, he is now the National Champion, European Silver Medallist and ranked fourth in the world in marathon para canoe, competing against athletes less than half his age and redefining human performance by living a story rooted not in survival, but in restoration and purpose.

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Over the last five years, Tim has entered a new chapter of healing. Once told that amputation was inevitable, he began to witness his body regenerate not through further surgery, but through a different way of living. By embracing fasting, cold water immersion, movement in nature, gut health, supplementation and plant medicine, he created the internal metabolic and neurological conditions for his body to begin healing from within. He learned that when the body is met with safety, patience and awareness, it has an extraordinary capacity to repair, regenerate and reorganise its systems of recovery.

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Through this process of healing, he discovered that true strength is not born from enduring struggle, but from learning how to listen. Healing, he realised, does not come by forcing change, but by working with the body’s innate ability to adapt, repair and renew when given the right environment.

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Today, Tim devotes his life to supporting others through their own journeys of healing and change. His work spans one to one programmes of transformation, community based wellbeing initiatives, men’s groups and support for organisations seeking healthier and more human ways of working. He supports people who feel stuck, overwhelmed or disconnected, and those living with chronic pain, MS, cancer recovery, trauma, metabolic instability and long term emotional strain.

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His focus is not simply on what has happened to a person, but how it lives in the body, how it shapes identity and behaviour, how it affects the nervous system and how it can be gently rewritten. His approach helps people reshape their internal narratives and discover a quieter, more honest conversation with themselves from which real change can begin.

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By working alongside healthcare professionals and pioneers in natural and integrative medicine, Tim combines neuroscience, movement, behavioural change, emotional integration and lived experience. His work is not about fixing, diagnosing or advising, but about walking beside people as they begin to listen to their bodies, their stories and the quiet place within that knows how to heal. He holds space for people to remember what has always been there.

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If this speaks to a place you recognise in yourself or in someone you care for, Tim welcomes you to get in touch.