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EP 52: The Importance of Being an Investigator

Victoria Lenormand · November 16, 2025

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EP 52: The Importance of Being an Investigator — Victoria Lenormand

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November 16, 2025 · 59 min

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About Victoria Lenormand

Ex Police Detective, Author and Holistic Health Expert Reimagining Education, Health & Justice Through a Family Lens

28 years Police service & investigation2024 author The Magic of Not Fitting InReiki Master Holistic coaching credential3 specialist areas Wellness coaching, trauma-informed care and energy work

Victoria Lenormand is a former police detective turned holistic coach, Reiki master, and passionate advocate for alternative education and social justice. With a 28-year career in public service behind her, Victoria’s lens is both compassionate and sharp: she’s witnessed firsthand how institutions can sometimes fail those they claim to serve. Her journey took a transformative turn when her youngest son’s autism diagnosis revealed the flaws in rigid educational and medical systems. Choosing to home educate, she and her family embraced a life of flexibility, healing, and empowerment—living in a motorhome before settling in Scotland and exploring a more intuitive way of living. Her family’s transformation, sparked by a combination of diet, environment, and deep listening, revealed the healing power of choice and the cost of ignoring it.

Today, through Gemini Directions, Victoria now works with families and individuals who feel stuck inside systems not made for them. Her work draws on training in wellness coaching, trauma-informed care, and energy work—but more than anything, it’s shaped by real-world experience: managing crisis with calm, asking better questions, making space when the default is to push through. Victoria speaks to parents at breaking point, professionals navigating burnout, and educators or policymakers open to doing things differently.

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In this enlightening conversation, Jordan and Victoria discuss the profound impact of gut health on her child's behaviour, particularly in the context of autism and sensory processing. Victoria shares her personal journey as a parent navigating dietary changes, the challenges of education, and the importance of understanding sensory needs. The discussion emphasises the need for tailored approaches to parenting and education, highlighting the significance of creating supportive environments for neurodivergent children. Victoria's insights offer valuable perspectives for parents seeking to understand and support their children's unique needs.

Victoria Lenormandis a former police detective with 28 years of public service and the founder of Gemini Directions, where she supports families through holistic health education, trauma-informed care, and alternative learning models. As a mother of a neurodivergent child, she brings both professional expertise and lived experience to her work. Victoria advocates for system-aware, family-centered approaches that help parents make empowered decisions in health, education, and everyday life.

Find out more about Victoria here: www.geminidirections.co.uk

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Guest: Victoria Lenormand