Thirteen years ago, I returned to Australia - sick, exhausted and completely run down.
Headaches, joint pain, digestive problems, swollen glands, debilitating fatigue and recurring skin infections. I had a seemingly endless list of symptoms, but very few answers.
I was prescribed antibiotic after antibiotic, even advised to bathe in Dettol, until eventually I decided enough was enough.
I was frustrated, overwhelmed and determined to understand what was happening to me.
After contacting the Centre for Digestive Diseases in Sydney, I was referred to a Kinesiologist.
Pardon? A what-ologist?!
What followed was a two-year journey of investigation, treatment and recovery after being diagnosed with borreliosis, a tick-borne bacterial infection.
It was also a period of significant personal reflection.
For years, I'd operated under the weight of my own expectations. The relentless drive to do more, achieve more, experience more. The persistent feeling that whatever I was doing was never quite enough.
Illness forced me to reconsider the relationship I had with myself.
Kinesiology became one part of that process. It introduced me to a different way of thinking about my experiences, behaviours and the choices I was making.
I began recognising patterns I'd previously overlooked, questioning long-held beliefs and paying closer attention to my own limits.
That experience stayed with me. Eventually, curiosity became a commitment to studying kinesiology myself.
Curiosity has taken me in many directions.
Long before kinesiology entered my life, I'd already taken a few unexpected turns. From making jewellery for Bon Jovi to managing corporate teams and advocating for digital accessibility, I've never been particularly interested in following a conventional path.
Today, alongside my Kinesiology practice, I continue to work in business operations and leadership, with a career spanning digital accessibility, inclusion and organisational change.
I'm also the co-founder of Therapy for Designers a community encouraging open conversations about the human side of creative work, and the founder of Kid+Clan, a creative venture bringing art and inclusion together.
While these pursuits might appear unrelated, they've each been driven by a curiosity about people, a willingness to question established thinking and an interest in creating something meaningful.
My professional experiences have given me a firsthand understanding of the pressures of modern working life, the expectations we place on ourselves and the often complicated relationship between ambition, achievement and personal wellbeing.
I value critical thinking as much as intuition, and believe there's room for different perspectives when it comes to understanding ourselves and the world around us.
And that's what brings me here.
The SUPERNATURAL Co. brings together my personal experiences, professional perspective and ongoing curiosity about the relationship between physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.
It's an invitation to explore what shapes us, question what we've come to accept and consider new ways of understanding ourselves.
