Personalised Root-Cause Care for Women Ready to Rebuild Their Health From the Roots Up
Sometimes the seeds of our life’s work are planted long before we realise what they will grow into.
Based in the Blue Mountains, NSW, supporting women across Australia through personalised online care.
I grew up in Durban, South Africa, where my mother kept a beautiful herb garden, with quite a variety of herbs. As a child, I was always in it — smelling the variety of fragrant scents from the leaves, learning about the different textures and shapes of leaves to identify them, reading my mum’s book of herbal recipes, which I found fascinating.
Who would have thought at the time how much those early years would shape the way I would one day see health and healing.
But the seed was planted.
Years later, after spending more than 15 years working in administration and office environments, I knew something had to change.
The corporate world felt cold and disconnected from who I am.
I wanted work that mattered.
Work that felt human.
Work that allowed me to help people in a meaningful way.
After much soul-searching, I made the decision to retrain as a herbalist. And in doing so, those childhood memories came flooding back — the feel of the soil, the scent of herbs, the quiet wisdom of plants that have supported human health for centuries.
It felt like coming home.
A childhood garden.
A seed planted early.
A return to those roots.
I love walking beside women as their health begins to change.
Because I know what it feels like to be in a body that suddenly stops behaving the way it once did.
Eighteen months after the birth of my son, I was diagnosed with severe hyperthyroidism.
My thoughts were racing.
My nervous system felt constantly on edge.
I would wake at 2am with palpitations so strong it felt like my heart might burst out of my chest.
My hands trembled when I held them out.
My cycles shortened.
I was losing weight despite eating constantly.
My body felt unfamiliar.
And frightening.
Now, as I navigate perimenopause, I understand first-hand how hormonal shifts affect sleep, stress tolerance, metabolism, energy, mood and confidence — and how unsettling it can feel when your body no longer responds the way it used to.
Through herbs, personalised nutrition and lifestyle support, I’ve restored my own health naturally — and for more than 10 years I’ve been supporting women to do the same.
I work online with women all over Australia, sharing in the joy they experience as their bodies begin to respond and flourish.
Often within just a few weeks, I receive messages telling me how much better they’re feeling.
Clearer head.
More energy.
Better sleep.
Lighter — in mind and spirit.
More hopeful.
More connected to their bodies again.
There is something deeply meaningful about supporting a woman through health struggles, and watching her begin to trust her body again.
This is not just what I do.
It’s the work I was meant to do.
And it’s the heart of Tree of Health.
If you recognise yourself in this, you don’t have to keep trying to figure it out alone — this is exactly the kind of support I now offer through my structured programs.
When the roots are strong, everything else follows.
Your health is never solved with a quick fix.
There is no silver bullet.
No wonder herb or latest weight-loss drug.
Because…
Health has layers.
Life has seasons.
The physical body carries history.
I don’t believe in rigid rules or one-size-fits-all plans — because that’s not how life works.
We work with, not against, your body and your life.
Together, we create a program specifically for you, supporting your health on all levels — physical, metabolic, hormonal and emotional.
I combine herbal medicine, personalised nutrition and lifestyle support with a deep understanding of holistic health and modern physiology.
But more than that — I work beside you as both a clinician and a guide. I support your learning, growth and transformation with science-backed compassion, grounded in clinical experience and real lived experience.
My mission is to help women feel strong — in body, mind and soul — while being supported on a path that actually lasts.
My goal is for you to reach your health goals, and flourish.
Health is like a tree.
A tree needs sun, water and nourishing soil to thrive.
From strong, nourished roots, a solid trunk forms its core strength, with branches resilient enough to withstand the elements.
Movement through wind and weather strengthens the whole structure, and flowers and fruit are the natural signs of a healthy, well-nourished tree.
The human body is much the same.
This is why, at Tree of Health, we work from the roots up.
The essentials that anchor your health:
Your core structure that supports your body:
The rhythms of daily life:
The visible signs of a nourished body, mind and soul:
Because health is not built overnight.
It grows.
Just like a tree, your body needs:
Strong roots
Nourishment
Protection
Time
When the foundations are strong, everything else can flourish.
Energy returns.
Weight stabilises.
Hormones regulate.
Confidence grows.
Healing is not something we can force.
It thrives when the body is nourished and supported.
It flourishes when the foundations are strong.
I completed my formal qualification in Western herbal medicine at Nature Care College, Sydney. I am also a certified Metabolic Balance® coach.
I am committed to ongoing professional education, and regularly complete continuing professional development in areas including women’s health, hormones, metabolism, gut health and stress physiology.
My clinical work is grounded in evidence-based practice, modern physiology and holistic health principles.
You can also find me listed here:
Australian Traditional Medicine Society – Find a Practitioner
If you’re ready to nourish, then flourish, I’d love to connect.
Learn more about how my personalised programs can support your health and help you rebuild from the roots up.
