An award-winning naturopath & mentor I have helped 100+ naturopaths establish a successful practice Yes, they are now 20, 21, 23, 25 and 27!
As a mother of 5, I am known as mumma bear đťâ¤ď¸ - soft, loving and warm but ferocious when it comes to the well-being of my (not-so) littles ones. How did that happen đ¤ˇ
I am passionate about supporting parents â to ensure that they are heard, supported and encouraged. I understand the deep worry of a mum that accompanies your childâs illness when you donât know what to do or where to turn. That is
why I became a naturopath in the first place. With experiencing the high level of success in my clinical practice, I am committed to helping other naturopaths and nutritionist build their practice to collectively we can help more people and have a bigger impact. Over the past 16 years, I have helped over 90 practitioners grow their clinic. I am an advocate for the protection of our children, our cultures and our planet. As a business investor, I support innovative ideas that improve the world in these 3 areas. Career highlights:
Awards
- 2017 NHAA Award for Notable Contributions to Naturopathy in Australia
- 2018 BIMA Award for Excellence in Practice: Naturopathy & Herbal Medicine
- 2018 BIMA Award for Excellence in Practice: Nutrition & Dietetics
Keynote speaker presenter both in Australia and internationally
- 2nd International Endocrinology Conference, Chicago, USA in 2014
- 7th Global Dieticians and Nutritionist Conference in Dec 2016, Philadelphia, USA
- 7th Asian Congress on Autoimmunity in March 2017, Melbourne
- 8th NEM conference in April 2018, Kochi India on PANS & PANDAS
- Mediherb National Tour Management of Atopy Disease in Children, August 2018
- Integria Healthcare Allergies: Hostile to Harmless May 2021
Publications
N-Acetyl Cysteine and Curcumin in Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome in Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2018 28(4): 293-294. Metabolic syndrome: a case report for collaborative care in Advances in Integrative Medicine, 2014 1(1): 44-47.
28/04/2026
For me, this became personal when I had a client diagnosed with PANDAS.
At the time, I didnât even know what it was.
But what I could see, very clearly, was that something didnât add up.
The presentation was too layered.
Too inconsistent.
Too reactive.
And what started as one caseâŚ
turned into years of working with families who had been told there were no answers.
Thatâs when I realised this wasnât rare.
It was just missed.
27/04/2026
Most practitioners are seeing PANS.
They just donât realise it yet.
Because it doesnât always present the way you expect.
It overlaps with ADHD.
It overlaps with autism.
It gets labelled as anxiety, behavioural issues, âjust how the child is.â
And so we work around the diagnosisâŚ
instead of asking whatâs actually driving this?
This is why so many of these cases feel complex.
Not because they are untreatable,
but because theyâre being looked at through the wrong lens.
27/04/2026
I â¤ď¸ TBA Boardroom.
The level of thinking, the conversations, the people and the willingness to actually look at whatâs been driving decisions. Thatâs what I love most!
This profession can get so caught in âthis is how itâs always been done.â And without even realising it, that becomes the ceiling.
But not in this room. In here, thereâs a real commitment to moving out of scarcity, to questioning the norms, to thinking bigger about whatâs possible and backing it with action.
Hereâs to a needle-moving 90 days for my TBAâers
22/04/2026
I recently contributed to a Mamamia article looking at iron deficiency in children and how it can show up in ways that arenât always obvious.
Itâs something that comes up regularly in practice, particularly when patterns around energy, focus, or mood donât quite line up in a straightforward way.
Iâm glad to see this perspective shared more widely.
In March, Belinda was invited onto a Bioconcepts podcast to share her work in eczema â and if you know her, youâll know just how much depth she brings to this space.
What Iâve loved witnessing is how sheâs refined her brand into something so clear and specific â The Eczema Naturopath â where people immediately understand what she does and who she helps.
And this is exactly why I love branding.
Because when itâs done properly,
itâs not about logos or colours â
itâs about clarity.
Clarity that cuts through.
That creates connection and makes it easy for the right people â and the right opportunities â to find you.
So well deserved â¨.eczema.naturopath
14/04/2026
When âworkâ feels like too much fun to be work⌠you know youâve got it right.
This was me at the Branding Retreat with Jordyn Jeffery â mid moment, absolutely crying laughing.
The other day my husband walked past my office, stopped, and asked what on earth I was doingâŚ
because I was in tears laughing so loudly â and so were the two other women on the Zoom meeting.
âYep⌠mentoring pod.â đ
And thatâs the part people donât see.
They think mentoring is all strategy, structure, numbers, growth (which it is)âŚ
but itâs also this.
Itâs connection.
Itâs being in a room where you can be fully yourself.
Itâs laughing at the chaos, the lessons, the realness of building something meaningful.
Because when youâre surrounded by the right people â
the journey doesnât feel heavy.
It feels like this â¤ď¸
12/04/2026
Grateful to have this conversation shared in Mamamia â
because itâs one that needs more awareness.
Iron deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency in children,
yet so many families are navigating attention, behaviour and ADHD assessments
without it ever being properly considered.
We need to ensure every child has the foundational support needed for healthy neurological functioning â with or without a diagnosis, and with or without medication.
Skipping over something this common and moving straight to more complex assessments without addressing these basics isnât best care â itâs incomplete care.
08/04/2026
Most practitioners donât have an income problem. They have a business model problem.
If you only get paid when you see clients, your income resets to $0 every week.
Every Monday, you start again, and over time that creates enormous pressure to keep the calendar full, to not get sick, and to never really slow down.
The business begins to feel like a treadmill.
This is why so many practitioners start looking beyond 1:1, into things like programs, memberships, practitioner training, resources, or product lines.
Not to replace clinical care, but to create stability in their business.
Because when your income doesnât reset to zero every week, you finally have the space to focus on what you do best - helping people.
03/04/2026
Being a grandma is the best. Sure, as people say you get to give them back but thatâs not what I love about being a grandma (or Nanma)
I am more than happy to change nappies, sing lullabies or help toilet train when I am with them, itâs not about what I donât have to do with my grandkids. Itâs about how I show up at this point in my life.
My love for them is an extension of the love I have for my daughter. Remembering all the little things she did at the same age.
But I appreciate it more now. My grandmother said to me, âcherish every moment, my dear, it goes so fastâ. At the time I had a newborn, a 2 year old, a 4 year old and a 6 year old. Getting to the end of the day felt like an accomplishment.
I donât look back and think I got it wrong â those years were full, busy, and real. But now, with a different kind of wisdom, everything has shifted. The washing doesnât matter in the same way, the endless should-doâs lose their importance. Nothing feels more real than just being with my grandkids.
And now, I get it. Not because life is quieter â but because Iâm quieter in it.
More present. More aware. More able to just be in the moment⌠and feel it.
28/03/2026
There comes a point in practice where doing more of the same stops creating meaningful change.
Not because you are not committed.
Not because you do not care.
But because growth sometimes requires stepping outside the familiar and seeing your profession from a wider lens.
This experience in Barcelona is about exactly that.
Time away from the consult room. Exposure to new ideas, new models, and new ways practitioners are expanding impact without simply adding more hours.
Not everyone will feel called to this.
But if you have been sensing that quiet shift. That your next chapter might look different. This could be the space to explore it.
We will be in Barcelona from May 4 to May 13, 2026, and there are only a few places remaining.
If you would like more details, send me a message.
27/03/2026
One of the biggest lies practitioners are told is this:
âIf you focus on helping people, the money will take care of itself.â
It sounds noble.
But in practice, what often happens is the opposite.
Practitioners end up:
⢠overworking
⢠undercharging
⢠feeling guilty about money
⢠and eventually burning out.
A sustainable clinic requires both impact and income.
Because if the practitioner is exhausted, financially stressed, and constantly worrying about paying the billsâŚ
The clinic canât survive.
Money is not the enemy of good healthcare.
Itâs what allows practitioners to:
⢠stay in practice
⢠continue helping people
⢠invest in training and better tools
⢠build teams that expand access to care.
The goal was never to choose between impact or income. The goal is to build a model that supports both.
25/03/2026
Itâs rarely lack of ideas.
Most practitioners I speak to have plenty of ideas.
Courses. Programs. Products.
Books.
Memberships.
But they never start.
Why?
Because they worry about things like:
⢠âWhat if no one buys it?â
⢠âWhat if Iâm not ready yet?â
⢠âWhat if I need more training first?â
So they go and do another course. And another course. And another course.
But the truth is this:
Building additional income streams is not a knowledge problem. Itâs a confidence problem. At some point you have to stop preparing and start packaging what you already know.
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For the past 13 years, Iâve been helping kids live their life free of anxiety, OCD and tics â PANS & PANDAS.
For parents, itâs not an easy journey! The challenges of just getting through every day, not knowing the best way to handle the latest meltdown before even contemplating what treatment might help the most. The grief in the quiet moments â this isnât the family life you imagined.
As a mother of 5, in my home - I am known as mumma bear đťâ¤ď¸- soft, loving and warm but ferocious when it comes to the well-being of my (not-so) littles ones. Yes, they are now 18, 19, 21, 23 and 25! How did that happen đ¤ˇ
I am passionate about supporting parents â to ensure that they heard, supported and encouraged. I understand the deep worry of a mum that accompanies your childâs illness when you donât know what to do or where to turn. That is why I became a naturopath in the first place.
As a naturopath, I am not against using medication. To me, itâs not about natural medicine versus conventional medicine â but what is best. Best for your child, best for your family and best long-term â that might be natural medicine alone or a combination.
My passion has driven me to research extensively, work hard and excel in my field, not to be recognised although I have, but to be the best practitioner I possibly can for the families that put their trust in me.
