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About Me
Abbey Douglass
Holistic Practitioner
My personal interest for wellness began as I entered the health and fitness industry from a young age while I studied a degree in Occupational Therapy (OT). During my 4 years in the health industry and working with a wide range of clients through OT, my interest deepened for preventative care (not as we know it). I continually saw people who were sick, but had never been offered support prior to their health deteriorating or educated about how to care for and respect their internal and external body.
I followed my passion for well-being as a whole, from a holistic lens to dive into study, seek coaching and mentor-ship and share from my lived experience.
I am persistently investing into my own development and education to extend my knowledge and experience, to allow me to further support and empower women to reach their highest self.
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Along my own personal wellness journey, I noticed and experienced some missing puzzle pieces in the system we usually turn to for health advice. This left me feeling ‘lost’, ‘unsupported’ and frustrated. I felt the health care system was focused on the symptom rather than the person. This did not sit well with me. And I wasn't the only one feeling this way.
I knew in my self that there was more. That I could do more. I invested in mentors, coaches and people that wanted to support me, educate me and be on this journey with me.
Most importantly, I INVESTED IN MYSELF.
I learnt to show up for myself.
I soon realised how true it is that everything in our lives impacts our well-being on a much grander scale.
This includes our daily thoughts, nutrition, relationships, lifestyle, habits, career, sleep, self-worth, exercise, environment and so on.
HEALTH MUST BE LOOKED AT FROM A HOLISTIC LENS.
We need to know we are more than the symptoms we experience and there is more to these symptoms than what scratches the surface.
I want to change the distorted notion of what we (as a society) perceive “health” to be.
I want other women to know that support is out there.
There is something you can do.
You are not just another number.
It is not ‘normal’ to be suffering exhaustive fatigue every day;
to be moody beyond our reasoning why;
to have seemingly uncontrollable skin;
to feel bloated in our favourite jeans;
to have poor digestion;
to have painful joints;
to have low libido;
to feel lost, unsupported and unmotivated;
to not feel happy, strong or powerful in our bodies;
to feel out of touch with our mind, body or soul;
to be told you have a chronic condition and there’s nothing you can do about it…
You deserve to feel your absolute best and IT IS POSSIBLE!
