Hi, I am Diana.

Hi, I’m Diana, the person behind Full Circle Coaching.

I’m originally from Slovakia, but New Zealand has been home to me and my family since 2012. I’m a mum of two, a nature and animal lover, and someone who has always genuinely loved helping others. Whether it’s offering a listening ear, encouragement or practical support, making a positive difference in someone’s life has always been something that gives me purpose.

But my journey into health and wellness is also a very personal one.

Growing up in Eastern Europe, where there can be a lot of pressure on girls and women to look a certain way, I struggled with body image from a young age. I wasn’t naturally slim, and for years I felt that my body wasn’t quite what it was supposed to be.

It took me a long time to realise that the answer wasn’t about trying harder to change my body, but learning to understand and work with it.

Not long after moving to New Zealand, I began experiencing ongoing gut issues. Over time, my health continued to deteriorate, and in 2016 I experienced a major burnout. It felt as though my body had completely shut down.

I was dealing with hormonal imbalances, digestive problems, extreme fatigue, fibromyalgia, endometriosis, frequent illness and depression. It affected almost every part of my life.

I was desperate to feel like myself again.

I explored many different approaches, working with naturopaths, osteopaths, chiropractors and other practitioners. Some things helped, others didn’t. It was a long, expensive and often frustrating journey. After nearly three years, I was feeling somewhat better, but I knew I still wasn’t where I wanted to be.

Then I was introduced to a naturopath who used a personalised approach to health, including Shae and its HealthType framework.

For the first time, I felt I had a clearer understanding of my individual needs and how different aspects of my lifestyle might be affecting my wellbeing. Rather than continuing to guess what might work, I had a more structured and personalised way forward.

Within a few months, I began noticing meaningful improvements in how I felt.

That experience changed not only my health journey, but the direction of my life.

Even during my own recovery, I knew I wanted to help others who were struggling with their health. I had met so many people who were exhausted, frustrated and searching for answers, just as I had been.

Discovering personalised health gave me a direction for how I wanted to help, and in 2020 I began my journey as a health coach.

As I worked with clients, I started noticing something important. While many were making positive changes to their nutrition and lifestyle, they also needed guidance and confidence when it came to exercise. They wanted to feel stronger, move better and become more active, but often didn’t know where to begin or what was right for them.

Having always loved being active myself, becoming a personal trainer felt like a natural next step. In 2023, I qualified as a PT so I could offer my clients more complete support, bringing together personalised health coaching and physical fitness.

Since then, I’ve had the privilege of working with people from many different walks of life, including private clients and people referred through Pegasus Health. While I work with a variety of clients, much of my work has been with women navigating their own health challenges, changing bodies and busy lives.

And one of the things I love most about my work is that every client brings something different. I’m constantly learning, growing and discovering new ways to support the people I work with.

My own experience taught me just how much our health influences everything else in our lives: our energy, relationships, confidence, happiness and ability to enjoy the things we love.

It also taught me that there is no single approach that works for everyone.

At Full Circle Coaching, I bring together personalised health and lifestyle coaching with practical fitness support to help people better understand their bodies, build strength, create sustainable habits and feel more confident in their health choices.

I believe in looking at the whole person, listening without judgement and meeting people wherever they are on their journey.

Because for me, coaching has never been just about what someone weighs, how they look or how fit they are.

It’s about helping people feel well, feel strong and enjoy living their lives.

And being part of that journey is something I feel genuinely privileged to do.