Let me tell you a bit about myself

I am Dr Johanneke Kodde.

I am fascinated by people’s lives and passionate about connecting at a deep and meaningful level.

A Medical Doctor, a GP…

I have been a Medical Doctor for more than 20 years and an NHS GP for over 15 years. I have a coaching and mentoring qualification and know many techniques to develop insight into thoughts and feelings. I am also an experienced trainer and educator for foundation doctors and GPs, which has given me invaluable communication and teaching skills. My emphasis when teaching is on developing a real connection with patients and facilitating their path, never assuming that we know (better) what they experience or need but asking the right questions.

My younger years…

I was born on a farm and grew up near the sea in the Netherlands. When I wasn’t playing on the beach, building a den, or organising a disco for the friends from my parents’ small campsite, I could be found upside down with my head in a book. During adolescence I was often having deep and meaningful conversations about life, love, and spirituality. I continued this as an au pair in San Francisco, whilst practising Tai Chi, visiting Buddhists temples, playing softball amongst all-American locals, and looking at crystals in hippie shops.

My plan was to become a holistic doctor…

But I wanted to get a firm foundation first. When I immersed myself in the traditional paradigm of Medical School at the prestigious Catholic University of Leuven, in Belgium, my alternative and spiritual interests faded to the background. So much to learn, new friends to make, different beers to try. But I was fascinated by the mind-body connection.

After many years of varied hospital experience in Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK, my training culminated in qualifying in the wide-ranging speciality of General Practice. Soon after, I became a GP partner in Looe and moved to Cornwall in 2010 with my husband and 3 small children.

Limitations…

Over time I became increasingly aware of the limitations of conventional medicine, which is largely based on a reductionist, matter-based scientific research approach. It looks at cells, organs and humans in isolation, forgetting that they exist in a constant information exchange with their environment. Advising a healthier lifestyle is part of the wider picture, but needs to be done with great sensitivity to each person’s situation. The fascinating discoveries in the field of Quantum Physics are still mostly ignored by conventional medicine, even though they can explain many spiritual phenomena, the power of the mind, various healing techniques and ancient wisdom approaches.

Finding a new way…

As an NHS GP, my passion for going deeper into people’s lives and finding the reasons behind their issues has become very hard to fit into the limited time available.

Life-changing circumstances…

In the past few years, the ill-health of one of our children made us take stock as a family. We had to reconsider a lot of learnt behaviour and become more open-minded parents and humans. Amidst the reverberations of the pandemic and the forced slower pace of home-life, I rekindled my spiritual interests and realised how much the world needs an integrated and holistic approach to health. A new path and personalised approach emerged.

What sustains me…

I am personally nourished by a deep reverence for nature and its wisdom of seasons and cycles. I love being in and on water (sea and river) and feel blessed to live surrounded by nature’s beauty. I am in awe of my body’s abilities through rowing, running and swimming. I have explored the balancing and deeply restorative practices of yoga, meditation and breathwork. I have quenched my soul’s thirst with alternative modalities like Shamanism, Astrology, Human Design and Akashic Records, which I can use to help someone’s journey. I am also passionate about connection through group work and I facilitate a monthly women’s circle.

A truly holistic approach.

Through all this knowledge and experience I can offer a truly holistic approach, combining my sunny personality with deep curiosity, my can-do attitude with compassion for every soul and my knowledge and experience with a strongly developed intuition.

Let me tell you a bit about myself

I am fascinated by people’s lives and passionate about connecting at a deep and meaningful level.

As an NHS GP, my passion for going deeper into people’s lives and finding the reasons behind their issues has become very hard to fit into the limited time available.

Through all this knowledge and experience I can offer a truly holistic approach, combining my sunny personality with deep curiosity, my can-do attitude with compassion for every soul and my knowledge and experience with a strongly developed intuition.

How we can work together