Wellspring Blog

A decade ago, Rachel Dhanjal’s life looked very different. She had moved to Brisbane, studied a year of nutritional medicine while working, but was also suffering from chronic back pain, anxiety and depression.

Natasha (Tash) Friedman has several medical professionals in her family, but when she left school, the thought of ten years of study put her off becoming a doctor. Turns out she’s doing that anyway and couldn’t be happier!

When she was younger, Julie Forrester was interested in health and medicine but never thought seriously about university. She would’ve been the first in her family to go. It was only after raising her children and running a business that Julie decided i…

When Floriane Fonzes finishes her acupuncture degree, she’d like to open a multi-modality clinic. But she also plans to buy a catamaran with her husband and sail the world, working as a nomadic acupuncturist. For this international student, both dreams …

Claudia Ioulianou is the first to admit she loves food and is passionate about feeding her family well. So much so that instead of returning to her law career, she’s pursuing her dream to study Nutrition.

Ashlea Howard had been in the Navy for more than four years when she stumbled across naturopathy. It drew her in, and she started gathering books about natural health. Having grown up around conventional medicine, Ashlea had no idea what a naturopath wa…

When she was growing up, Annabelle Delir was puzzled by her relatives. They had various health complaints and took medications but just didn’t seem to get better. It got her thinking about why.

International student Emma van Leenen worked in kitchens for years and even ran her own small catering business in the Netherlands. But she also dreamt of learning to surf. That dream led her across the oceans to Australia and natural health study.

During bike training, Briana Surkitt flew over her handlebars and face-first onto the road. The accident put an abrupt stop to triathlons and dancing. During her recovery from the accident, Briana discovered yoga. The philosophy of yoga and its groundin…

When Brittany Elliott left school in Adelaide, her parents were adamant that she went to university and so, she did. But while she was studying for a business degree, she was thinking about nutrition.

Jude Interino has always liked eating, but after attending a seminar by a natural supplement company, he got thinking about food as something more.

As a primary school teacher, Sarah Young knows well the heavy workload and expectations placed on teachers. While she loves teaching, when it started to impact her health, she knew she had to find a better way.