Welcome to the Healing Bower

Healing and intuitive work feels like coming full circle for me. As a child, I saw auras, spoke about past lives, and communicated with spirits—these experiences felt as natural as breathing. My mother could see spirits too, but in our family, we were quietly taught: be careful who you tell. By age seven, after an awkward moment at school where I mentioned another child’s aura, I began to shut that part of myself down.

Though my mother and sister continued sensing spirit energy, our experiences became private stories—whispers shared only at home.

In my twenties, I followed a different calling. I studied at the Melbourne and Brisbane Schools of Natural Medicine, where I learned Swedish and Deep Tissue remedial massage and herbal medicine. Hungry for more, I went on to complete a Bachelor of Science and later a PhD in marine molecular ecology. My days were filled with fieldwork, data, and discovery—science became my identity. My intuitive gifts, meanwhile, gathered dust on the shelf.

Science offered answers, but no space for the unseen. Among colleagues, there was often discomfort—or even ridicule—around anything “woo-woo.” So I kept those parts of myself hidden, even when I had dreams and experiences that defied logic. I told myself to stay grounded. Rational. Acceptable.

And yet, my soul longed for something more.

I’ve had a deeply blessed life filled with wonder. As a marine ecologist, I’ve tagged great white sharks, counted dugongs from the sky, netted shrimp in croc-infested rivers, and felt the deep aliveness of the natural world. The salt on my skin, moss under my feet, the quiet of deep forests—all stirred something timeless in me. I didn’t have words for it then. Now, I understand: these were moments of connection. My soul was remembering.

After returning to Australia from a post doctoral research job in the UK, I fell into a long, dark season of depression. I couldn’t find work as a scientist. Without that identity, I felt lost. Who was I, without the lab coat and data sets?

During this time, a close friend gifted me a Theta healing session. That experience cracked something open. I received a vision that brought me to tears and a heart-opening that changed the course of my life. It was as though I’d found a doorway back to myself.

From that moment, I began walking a new path—one led by joy, trust, and my inner knowing. I learned to garden, draw, write, meditate, teach Reiki, read the Akashic Records and Tarot, and once again open up to spirit. Every step I take on this path brings me closer to the essence of who I am.

When I took my first Lomi Lomi massage training, it felt like a deep remembering. My hands naturally wove Reiki into the flowing Lomi strokes—it was a homecoming. In Lomi Lomi, we call on the ancestors, invite them into the session, and honor the deep wisdom that flows through us. Each treatment I offer is guided by intuition, shaped by your energy, and held in love and presence.

You may have met me through Greenspace Creative or other creative collaborations, but now I’ve stepped fully into this healing work. I call it The Healing Bower.

The name is inspired by the satin bowerbird. The male bird gathers blue treasures and builds a sacred space—a bower—to attract connection. In the same way, I gather tools, stories, teachings, and experiences, weaving them together to create something meaningful, intentional, and uniquely mine.

My deepest intention is simple: to help people come home to themselves, release what no longer serves, and live more joyfully, authentically, and freely. I believe healing is possible. I believe we can all remember the magic.

Thank you for reading my story. I would love to hear yours. If you feel called to experience a Lomi Lomi massage, a Reiki session, a quantum hypnosis journey, or a reading—please explore my offerings through the services tab. I’d be honoured to walk beside you on your healing journey.

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