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Two Different Journeys.
One Shared Vision.
Nihon Wellness Solutions was founded by Deborah Cooney and Margaret Naughton, two women with very different backgrounds but a shared belief that there are better ways to think about health, work and the way we live.
Different Paths. A Shared Purpose
A shared interest in health and wellbeing
A belief in new possibilities
A desire to create meaningful change
A vision for helthier environments
Different Paths.
A Shared Purpose
Deborah Cooney - Co-Founder
A Lifelong Passion for Health and People
Deborah’s interest in health began at the age of 20 when she trained as a fitness instructor with the NCEF.
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What followed was more than 35 years of learning and working across health and wellness, including nutrition, holistic therapies, coaching and mentoring. Her interest in personal development later led her to train in QTT, deepening her understanding of the subconscious mind, behaviour and the beliefs that shape the way people live.
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Her approach to life and health was also shaped by something her father taught her from an early age: question everything, think independently and don’t simply follow the crowd.
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That philosophy influenced the way she approached health too. She had long believed that wellbeing was about more than nutrition and exercise and encouraged people to consider the wider influences on how they lived and felt.
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When Deborah was introduced to innovative Japanese wellness technologies and a different way of doing business, she saw an opportunity to bring together something she had spent decades passionate about with something she had increasingly wanted: greater freedom in how she worked and lived.
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Deborah brings more than 35 years of experience across health, wellness, coaching and mentoring. Warm, intuitive and refreshingly direct, she has a natural ability to connect with people and make complex ideas feel simple and accessible. Her approach is grounded in something she has always believed strongly: if you're going to encourage others to live differently, you have to be willing to live it yourself.
Margaret Naughton - Co-Founder
A Global Perspective and a Passion for People
Margaret’s career began with British Airways, where she spent fourteen years as long-haul cabin crew, travelling the world and experiencing different cultures and ways of living.
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She later became a secondary-school teacher of French and German, combining her love of languages and education with raising her family.
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Alongside her career in education, Margaret’s interest in personal development led her to train in QTT, deepening her understanding of how the subconscious mind can influence our thoughts, beliefs and behaviours. Her passion for supporting young people beyond the classroom also led her to create The Teen Aider, where she helps teenagers develop the skills and confidence to better navigate the challenges they face.
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Over time, increasing burnout led Margaret to question whether the traditional way of working still offered the freedom and flexibility she wanted from life.
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Her thinking around health was changing too. Losing her mother to cancer at just 60, followed by her father’s serious illness, prompted her to look more deeply at wellbeing, prevention and the choices people make every day.
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In 2026, she took a career break from teaching to focus on building Nihon Wellness Solutions.
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Margaret brings a wealth of experience in education, communication and working with people. Creative, intuitive and a natural big-picture thinker, she has an ability to see beyond what’s immediately in front of her, connect ideas and turn them into something meaningful. Her curiosity and instinct to question conventional thinking have shaped the way she approaches both life and business.
Stronger Together
Deborah and Margaret first met while training in QTT, where a shared interest in human behaviour, personal growth and helping people create change formed the beginnings of a lasting friendship.
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Although their personalities, backgrounds and approaches are very different, they've discovered they share something important: a natural tendency to question accepted ways of doing things and an interest in helping people see other possibilities.
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Deborah brings deep health and wellness experience, focus and a practical approach. Margaret brings creativity, communication and an ability to see the bigger picture.
Two perspectives.
One strong vision.
A Bigger Vision
Nihon Wellness Solutions grew from a desire to create something that brought together health, innovation, freedom and purpose.
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Today, our vision extends far beyond the two of us. We want Nihon to become a trusted global wellness brand that helps people and businesses explore better ways of supporting health and creating healthier environments.
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Ultimately, we want to create something capable of having an impact across generations, helping people create greater health, wealth, freedom and choice while adding meaningful value to the lives of others.
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Because we both believe something very simple: creating a life on your own terms and making a difference don't have to be separate ambitions. It's possible to do both.
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