Born and brought up in Lisbon, Portugal, and having adopted the UK as her home for the last twenty-five years, Maria Veiga is a trained counsellor and healer. She lives in South East London with her family and her two cats. She enjoys cooking, scouring charity shops for bargains, finding new uses for old things and making her friends laugh. She is passionate about seeing people change and be- come more aware of themselves. You can find more about Maria on her website: www.knowingyourself.co.uk.