I didn’t come to Chinese medicine and the healing arts for a title. I came to it because first and foremost I am called to help people, specifically in natural medicine. I grew up going to naturopaths instead of doctors, and with a fascination and reverence for nature and plants.

As I grew into young adulthood, my twenties were marked by the kinds of “modern woman” symptoms many of us put up with, or are told are normal. But at the same time I felt certain they weren’t inevitable. I sensed there was a deeper logic to the health and medicine than I’d been shown. More than anything, I wanted to find my way back to the strong, robust country girl I’d been growing up.

Discovering Chinese medicine was like a sliding doors moment for me (yes, I’m old enough to remember that movie!). Like most of us, I began studying while healing myself. Over time, my health shifted from something unpredictable and at times scary, into something steady and empowered and something I want to share with my clients.

I hold a Bachelor of Health Science in Chinese Medicine and continue ongoing professional development beyond what is required for registration, including many years of postgraduate clinical mentorship with renowned herbalist Steven Clavey. I value focus and depth in practice and live by the mantra “by knowing one thing deeply we will know many things” which is why you wont find me straying into transient pop-health culture and wellness fads any time soon.

I opened my practice in 2015 in the rural city of Albury Wodonga. Fertility and pregnancy made up a large part of my practice, however with the region having limited access to alternative and complimentary medicines, I earnt my stripes and very quickly became experienced at being thrown medical curve balls. This is where I feel I can make the biggest difference in helping people otherwise left feeling hopeless with modern medicine.

Food has always been another language of healing and enjoyment for me. My claim to fame is I appeared on MasterChef Australia in 2009, and later wrote a blog on Chinese medicine diet therapy. One day, I will finally write that diet therapy book! Meanwhile I’m working solidly on birthing Conjo Congee to the world which is no easy feat.

Alongside my clinical work, I care deeply about animal welfare. My rescue cats, Boe and Thunder, occasionally receive acupuncture and herbal medicine too!