In 2006 I graduated from my physiotherapy degree and embarked on the career that I’d always dreamed of. Like most students who apply to do physio, I did so with the aspiration of one day getting to work with a famous sports team, travelling the world and fixing the injuries of the elite. While studying I worked as a sports trainer for the University’s AFL team and while it was a great job and fantastic experience, I realised that it wasn’t what I wanted to do with my life. As much as I still wanted to get my hands on Dan Carter’s adductors, it just wasn’t going to be in a professional capacity.

So instead, upon graduating, I started working in the hospital system, rotating through the usual junior posts before moving from Brisbane to London for what was supposed to be a twelve month working holiday. Twelve months turned into almost nine years and during this time I worked at many NHS and private hospitals in and around London, developing a passion for working in oncology along the way and becoming a lymphoedema therapist as well. Although I have expert skills in cancer rehabilitation, I enjoy working with patients with a variety of health conditions, recovering from injuries or just wanting to improve their health and fitness.

Like most Australians, I have a huge passion for sports and growing up dipped my toe in many (undoubtedly, the largest (in size, not skill) gymnastics captain my school has ever seen!) After school finished I joined a gym to get the exercise that I was no longer getting through organised school sport. My routine, like most females, revolved around cardio machines and step classes and it wasn’t until I started dating a young gentleman who worked at a gym that I was shown that there’s much more to offer than treadmills and cross trainers.

As a physio, treatment has always included exercises for patients to help improve their weaknesses or restrictions. With my love of fitness it was an easy decision to complete my personal training qualifications to further broaden my repertoire of exercises and assisting patients get through their treatment with as much strength as they can.