Sofia started writing at the age of 27. She is a holistic weight loss consultant having overcome her own eating disorder and trained at the Women's Therapy Centre, London, England. She has written three books on how to lose weight permanently, without dieting, True Slimness, Simply Full and Guidelines for Healing Your Eating Habit. She has also written three novels Sometimes We Cry When Freedom Comes, Wildflower Woman, The False Coin and and her biography My Life My Way.