How Merry Gerri Found Her Life’s Purpose
Gerri McMahon was working a gruelling 70-hour week as a Producer in the high- pressure television industry in London when she sought relief for an array of ailments from alternative therapies. “I would stagger into the clinic for a shiatsu or acupuncture or aromatherapy for my sore back, my allergies, my upset digestive system – all the result of my messed-up emotions and unbalanced lifestyle – and would walk out completely revived and renewed. It was miraculous! I was in awe of these healers.” The crunch came when she was producing the popular Trisha show – Britain’s version of Jerry Springer – where vulnerable people were enticed to reveal their shameful secrets and relationship dramas in the name of entertainment. “I made sure the guests, who often unleashed painful traumas, had a counselling session before they went home. But when the budget for counselling was cut, I couldn’t continue doing this any longer.” After 10 years in the TV industry spanning her mid-20s to e