About us

Rude Health Rocks was formed by two experienced multi-disciplinary healthcare practitioners as a way of addressing the needs of some of their busiest clients. The aim was to provide an effective service without their clients having to travel across town for a face-to-face appointment. Much of what they did could be successfully delivered via the telephone, so the concept of ‘Rude Health Rocks’ as a telephone based service was born.

It brings together over 23 years of combined private practice experience in holistic health and stress management by John Nolan and Joy Taylor. Both have run successful independent health care practices that serve professionals, business people, and the self-employed. Their clients shared the need for a service that was timely, effective and delivered in a professional manner.

Both John and Joy started their private practices helping people deal with the consequences of ill health. However both realised that they could have greater impact by moving from ‘effect’ to ‘cause’, that is, helping people effectively deal with the stress that seems to be responsible for so much ill health. This gives them a unique approach amongst stress management consultants in that they can both help with stress, and where required, guide you to solve health problems that have arisen because of that stress.

Meet the Partners...

John Nolan

"It’s a shame when capable, intelligent people consider themselves failures because they haven't yet found a way to change their unhealthy habits for healthier ones. The process of change can be quite complex and hard to do on your own. We guide you through a proven process that puts you back in control of your health."

John’s passion is to help individuals gain the maximum freedom they can in their lives. He brings a no-nonsense approach backed by a scientific and technically trained mind. John has effectively turned his enquiring mind to helping people solve their stress and health problems. He has a justified and passionate belief that positive improvements are possible whatever the problem or circumstances.

After years of working with many different people, John’s conclusion is ‘being in control’ is the best thing a person can learn to do to reduce their stress and improve their health. Whatever the circumstances, ‘being in the driving seat’ can only improve your life as you learn to proactively look after yourself.

John’s professional approach compels him to undertake continuous training and study giving him access to a vast amount of varied knowledge and experience. This allows him to more quickly make connections and come up with new ways of thinking about common problems.

To find out more about John Nolan’s training and experience click here

Joy Taylor

"We're not lettuce-munching, tree-hugging health fanatics; we're friendly professionals with healthy attitudes towards getting the most out of life by being in ‘rude health’."

My motivation to learn about health started after collapsing with a mystery illness that took me out of work for 3 years. I had no previous interested in being healthy. My areas of interest were working hard then going out, boozing, going to gigs, partying and travelling. ‘Live while you’re alive, sleep when you’re dead’ was my philosophy, and I must admit, I had more fun than most people I knew. As far as I was concerned, being healthy was just boring.

Unfortunately my body had a mind of its own. It did what it needed to get me to attend to its needs – it went on strike, collapsed and refused to allow me to walk, eat or even talk properly for months. At 23 years old I had turned from a fun-loving-party-girl into an invalid.

By the time I was 24, I had decided to exchange my hopeless frustration with being sick for a huge motivation to learn about managing health and stress. Medical doctors were at a loss as to how to help me, so the only solution was to work it out myself.

I found ways of improving my health using complementary medicine, then resolved to train to a professional standard so I could help others find ways to solve their seemingly unsolvable stress and health problems. In 1994 I qualified as a Shiatsu practitioner and a Cranio-sacral therapist and started in private practice. By this time I’d turned my health around and was highly motivated to help others do so too.

I’ve never stopped learning about proactive health care and always looking for new insights into how to stay healthy and manage stress. There’s a lot of rubbish advice out there to sift through so I always try new strategies out for myself before offering them as options to my clients. My updated philosophy is ‘Never let being healthy ruin your fun and don’t allow your fun to ruin your health’.

To find out more about Joy Taylor’s training and experience click here.