As a woman and mother with a deep passion for nutrition and a healthy lifestyle, I understand how important what you put in and on your body is. What you eat, drink, watch, put on your skin, the people you surround yourself with and your lifestyle, make a huge difference to your health. So many people focus on just one aspect of their health when we are holistic beings, composed of the physical, spiritual, mental and emotional elements. They all work synergistically together and for optimal health we need to work on all parts.

My love for nutrition and health began at an early age. My parents brought me up eating whole foods and almost all of our meals were made at home. I was always an active person, loving to move my body. However, when I was in my early 20’s, I suffered from a number of health issues including an eating disorder, cystic acne, and very heavy painful periods. I was diagnosed with endometriosis when I was 26, and after having surgery, I was told that the only way to keep my endometriosis under control was to take the pill for the rest of my life. I decided this was not a good option for me as it was not dealing with the cause, only treating the symptoms. A friend of mine recommended I go see a naturopath and she helped me immensly. She helped me heal my body from the inside out.

Although I had always eaten ‘healthy’ (or so I thought - following the Australian Guidelines and the Healthy Food Pyramid), I was told that it was actually contributing to my health issues. I was fat and protein deficient (even though I was having 2 protein shakes a day, my body was not able to absorb it) and my hormones were also all over the place. My naturopath showed me the ancestral way of eating, including bone broths and pate. I was exposed to the work of Weston A. Price and my view on nutrition changed forever. It all made perfect sense. I no longer felt guilty about eating fats (I used to cut the fat off everything!!) and my body became healthier. I met other people who were also on this same path and I was exposed to the work of Paul Chek. My life was changed forever.

The more I learnt about nutrition, the more my passion grew. I discovered CrossFit and found that it was more important to me to be fit, healthy and strong rather than being skinny like the media portrayed all women should be.

After having my son, I decided that I wanted to follow my dream of helping people achieve their nutrition and lifestyle goals. I became a Certified FDN® Practitioner and a CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach so I could help people on a deeper level. In addition to this, I am also a Crossfit Level 1 and Kids trainer, as well as a My Health Yoga Instructor.

I have always worked in the food manufacturing industry and was dismayed at how processed ‘food’ is and how it is becoming the norm. I wanted to educate people on wholefoods, ancestral living and way of eating. It is important that we live in harmony with our thoughts and beliefs, as well as with our environment - with Mother Nature. What I loved about the FDN® program was that it looks at the root cause of health issues and does not treat the symptoms only.

I started Alephia Holistic Life Mastery with the goal of helping people reach the greatest version of themselves. To be truly healthy, we need to work holistically, taking into consideration the 6 foundation principles (thinking, breathing, eating, drinking, movement and sleeping), as well as connection to the earth and with others, as these all have a profound effect on your health.

Being healthy is not only looking good on the outside, it is being healthy from the inside out. Having healthy organs and functions means that this will radiate to the outside. This is what Alephia Holistic Life Mastery is about….Healing From Within.