My vocation comes from my own lived experience of overcoming the negative impacts of mental illness/distress and its associated treatments.  I draw deeply on this wisdom along with my  background in education, social work and leadership. Individuals and systems of care ask me to work with them when they have a strong desire to shift the status quo they find themselves in. I  have a small  consulting company specializing in organizational development and have  been privileged to learn with and from organisations and individuals  throughout Australia and internationally.

Pat Deegan and her thinking has been a strong influence in my life and work for the last 25 years. Being a Certified Personal Medicine Coach provides me exciting opportunities to introduce the concept that there are so many things, beyond pill medicine, that are important to our recovery process that we all have the personal power to embrace.  Reclaiming a full life  would not have  happened for me  and cannot happen  for others if we do not use Personal Medicine  intentionally in our lives.