I am proud to reach a place in my career where my experience working in community development and health promotion​ is aligning with my personal experience. This has enabled me to form a holistic approach for supporting clients to build new skills, challenge their comfort zone and use abilities they may have never explored before. 

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In my early 30’s I suffered a bad car accident and developed PTSD for a number of years afterwards. The panic attacks were affecting all areas of my life, particularly around the panic I felt while surfing. This was regardless of the fact that I started surfing in 2003 and was experienced in many conditions. This led me to looking deeper into where these fears were coming from.  

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My awareness of the sensations of breathing and breath holds was developed while growing up as a competitive swimmer. However, I never really applied this outside the area of swimming, until I started working with the breath professionally. 

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The pieces started coming together while building my understanding of the connection between my thoughts and how my body was feeling. This is when I realised that breathing was the main link. 

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I applied this approach to the work I was doing with clients, and started witnessing some powerful changes. When we understand how to use the breath differently, we truly can influence our mind and body in a positive way. My aim is to walk alongside my clients and guide them to reach their chosen goal, in a supportive and nurturing way.