Meet Catherine

My story

I came to this work the long way round. After many years in a demanding professional career, I learned first-hand how easily good health slips down the list when life is full, and how much difference small, realistic changes make once you finally give them room.

For more than thirty years, alongside everything else, I kept returning to the same things: good food, movement, and simple tools to quiet a busy mind. They became the foundation of how I live, and now, of how I help others.

Today I live in Southwest France, where the markets, the seasons and the unhurried way of eating are a daily reminder that feeling well doesn't have to be complicated.

How I work

My approach is practical and grounded in science, but gentle. No restrictive diets, no guilt, no all-or-nothing plans. Just realistic changes that fit your life, build on each other and actually last. I look at the whole picture: what you eat, how you sleep, how you handle stress, and how it all connects.

I'm a coach, not a doctor or dietitian, so I work alongside your medical care, never in place of it.

What I help with

Everyday nutrition, stress and burnout recovery, sleep, energy, hormones (including perimenopause and menopause), and building healthy habits that stick.

Another way I see the whole person

Alongside nutrition, I’ve read astrology, numerology and Ba Zi for my family and friends for many years, and Human Design has now joined them. Side by side, these four systems show what no single one can: where your energy comes from, how you make your best decisions, and what suits you in love, work and health.

In a way, it’s bio-individuality again, seen from another angle. I use these readings with all my coaching clients too: they show me from the very start what suits each person, so the changes we make together fit the way you’re made. If you’re curious, you can ask for a free summary of your own chart on catherinepolet.com.

A bit about my background

• Certified by the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (New York)

• Yoga teacher for more than 30 years

• Autogenic training teacher since 1996, a structured relaxation method for stress and sleep

• Published author and international speaker, including wellbeing talks at the European Commission

• Award-winning coach: Nutritional Coach of the Year 2021, Most Inspirational Healthy Living Coach 2021, and a CREA Global Award 2023

• Coaching in English, French, Spanish and German

• Based in Southwest France, working in person locally and online worldwide

Who I work with

I work with women and men, typically in their 30s to 60s, who want to feel better in their body and everyday life, often through a busy or transitional time. Many are English-speaking residents of Southwest France; others work with me online from around the world.

Let's connect

The easiest way to start is a free 20-minute call, a relaxed, no-pressure chat about what you'd like to feel better about. Or download a free guide and begin in your own time.