​​About the founder 

I Grew up caring for my terminally ill mother from the ages of 10-24, She also had significant mental health issues. From the age of 16-21 I volunteered as an advocate for Carers South Australia and in my twenties, I was the SA Rep on the National Family Carers Voice, reporting to Senator Vandstone. 

By 2007 I became chronically ill, and after 8 years, i was given an accurate diagnosis, of Psoriatic arthritis, osteoarthritis, and fibromyalgia but I also have treated kyphoscoliosis and very well managed anxiety and depression.

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Today despite a very broken system I am thriving, healthy, happy and independent. 

I am on the lived experience board of the Blue knot Foundation, Australia's peak complex trauma advocacy organisation, several primary health network committees, I'm a founding member of the WES, Morwell's mental Health Cafe  and am proud to be partners with Latrobe Community Health Service to provide Aged care and Commonwealth Home Care Services through Empowered Healthcare Network. 

​My Approach

Having lived and seen first hand how stress and disease can beget mental health issues and how mental health issues can beget disease and stress. I believe strongly in Client focused, Trauma Informed Care and the need to view clients through an eco-system lens, because what affects one person inevitably effects the 4-5 other persons in proximity of them, even if they don't identify as a carer. This is especially true in the case of young  children who may be experiencing childhood trauma, the concern being that “childhood biography often becomes adult biology”

The sad reality of chronic illness and mental health management is, that our experience affects everyone around us, no matter how desperately we try to prevent it. Statistically if one person in the family gets sick, it will have significant negative financial and health outcomes on following generations. 

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Empowered Healthcare Network Pty Ltd is about "sharing the tools, resources and supports that helps reduce & prevent stress that cause illness and disease so you find the strength and hope to keep going". 

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I Personally work with clients, businesses, and government to support the needs of overwhelmed & burdened people and families going through these turbulent and traumatic transitions to support their mental, physical, financial and family health, to reduce the stress burden of navigating the health care and social systems, that often result in a prolonged health crisis for the whole family eco system. 

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Po Box 150 Morwell VIC 3840

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