Complementary Medicine

Natasha (Tash) Friedman has several medical professionals in her family, but when she left school, the thought of ten years of study put her off becoming a doctor. Turns out she’s doing that anyway and couldn’t be happier!

Chronic stress is a problem that is all too common these days. You think you’ve got it all under control – work, social life, exercise, mindfulness, family time, housework but that sense of “busy-ness” can sometimes be the catalyst for occasional panic, anxiety and overwhelm.

As modern humans, it seems to be a requisite of our culture to fill up the schedule and make the most of every waking second of the day. Whether it’s work or play, we tend to glorify the go-hard or go-home mentality. When exhaustion is a competition and burn out is a marker of personal success, stress becomes a permanent state.

It’s no secret that sisters Caitlin and Larissa Stores love their infrared saunas. With one thriving infrared sauna business in Sydney’s East, Bachelor of Complementary Medicine alumni, Caitlin Stores and her sister both sauna at least three times a week, year round and love the way it makes them feel, both physically and mentally.

When Caitlin Stores departed Sydney for Fort Lauderdale in Florida, she took her natural health studies with her and loved the experience.

Sara Capacci used naturopathy to conceive her first child and fell in love with its potential to nurture. As a sleep-deprived mother, she enrolled in a degree at Endeavour College and reconnected with her own vitality and purpose.