the invisible load
Tell us about yourself.
I grew up in country New South Wales, in Tamworth. We had chickens in the backyard and grew some of our veggies. I remember picking an orange and Mum saying things like, “Oranges are rich in vitamin C, and that helps prevent a cold.” So, the benefits of food were discussed conversationally.
I later went to university and studied communications because I loved writing, but soon realised I only liked writing about human health, behaviour and nutrition. So, I studied psychology, then a Bachelor of Health Science in nutrition and dietetics, and finally honours and a PhD in biochemistry. After fourteen years at uni, I started my own practice and began seeing patients, and worked in some big health retreats. Now, I work as an author, have written thirteen books, and speak at courses and events.
Our body doesn’t have a voice, so it gives us symptoms to tell us if it’s happy or not with our choices. That feedback tells us whether we need to eat, drink, move, think, breathe or believe and perceive in new ways.
Do you have a special interest?
My big focus is women’s health and the effect that stress has on it. When I started my clinical work, I created a three-pillar approach to health, where I looked at everything through three lenses: nutritional, biochemical and emotional. That exposed how stress played such a massive role in constantly outputting stress hormones. Those hormones impact functions in other body systems, like digestion, our sex hormone balance and thyroid functions. I observed that once stress hormones lowered, lots of
