Daniel O’Shaughnessy

I’m a London-based, award-winning nutritionist and mindset coach with over a decade of clinical experience, following a previous career in drug addiction counselling. My journey into nutrition began with personal struggles, including skin concerns and a long history of weight challenges dating back to childhood.

I’ve walked the path of transformation myself. From a young age, I have lived with body dysmorphia and trauma. My healing involved confronting these issues head-on through therapy, functional nutrition, breathwork, and more profound experiences like plant medicine and psychedelic integration. This process transformed my health, and it also reshaped my approach to wellness.

My professional work spans one-to-one clinical practice, retreats, public speaking, product consultancy, and authorship. Naked Nutrition: An LGBTQ+ Guide to Diet & Lifestyle — the first book of its kind to address the unique nutritional needs of the LGBTQ+ community — is currently undergoing revision for a new edition. My second book, Letting Go of Perfect: A Gay Man’s Guide to Healing from Body Dysmorphia, is already written and will be published in October 2025.

I’m a certified Functional Medicine Practitioner — one of only a handful in the UK — and have completed a master’s in Transdisciplinary Practice, specialising in psychedelics and lived experience. Breathwork has also become a central part of my work: I’ve completed over 400 hours of facilitator training and use it to help clients access and process what nutrition and mindset work alone can’t always reach.