Deborah Sampson

Born Corbridge, 1958. Raised in Scotland, Germany and England. A drama graduate, Deborah worked as stage and TV actress, Harri Hall.

After qualifying as an aromatherapist and reflexologist in 1990, she practised in Sheffield for several years before moving with husband, baby daughter and ageing cat to France in 1995.

Having struggled with the medical authorities for acceptance, she has now added EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) to her range of treatments and has a thriving clinic in Brive.

Her website is under construction and she has co-written a book with me based on her "self-health" philosophy.

Mark Sampson

Born London, 1954. Raised in Belfast. English graduate and qualified teacher and training manager.

I have worked for many years as a writer and instructional designer of e-learning. I am also an experienced project manager, having co-ordinated many diverse training and personal development projects and overseen the construction of Maison Sampson.

I write articles, screenplays and non-fiction and children's books, and review world-music CDs for Songlines Magazine.

As an amateur DJ and music nut, my life has been a search for that elusive disc that will finally satiate my lust for more and more music.