Endeavour College of Natural Health

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 it was time.

Fate determined Bridget Backhouse’s niche in naturopathy when a space became available for her within a skin clinic.

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As Gina Ulrich’s family has expanded, so has her nutrition business. With four children ranging in age from baby to teenager, Gina manages the evolving dynamics of home and business by reminding herself to practice what she preaches.

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 are very real possibilities.

When Vicki Yap-Khaw and her husband moved their young family to Adelaide, it was an opportunity to re-consider what they wanted to do in life. For Vicki, the door opened to a whole new career in healing.

Rebecca (Bec) Harwood lived the fast-paced lifestyle of events but knew she couldn’t stay in it. When she moved from Tasmania to South Australia, she came across Endeavour and leapt into full-time study. That decision propelled her into a new career and personal wellbeing.

Belinda Felstead and Vera Lukic came to the study of naturopathy from different careers. Paired together to support each other in Endeavour’s student clinic, they realised they had the makings of a successful business partnership.

Through yoga, Clare Lucas delved into the connection between mind, body and spirit. The more she learnt, the less inclined she was to work in Western medicine. One day, Clare decided to quit her job in patient education and focused her light and energy on natural and holistic healing.