Future Of Wellness
Second-year Clinical Nutrition student Rachel Horn has always had a love of food and its relationship to wellness. Growing up in Perth, she spent her childhood whipping up healthy creative dishes and picking herbs from the garden. But when choosing between a nutrition or travel career, she took the road less expected.
Renae Arnold’s life took an unexpected turn after she had a baby at age 43. As someone always interested in health and wellbeing but who struggled with weight loss and mental health, Renae decided it was time she did something she was passionate about to help herself and others.
Shafia Jahan works as a mental health nurse and loves her role so much that she has no plans of leaving. But there are two compelling reasons why she wanted to expand her nutrition knowledge.
Moving to Far North Queensland, Ashleigh Hardiman has discovered a holistic lifestyle she knew she wanted but couldn’t achieve in a big city. Now she’s loving being a stay-at-home mum studying online and is inspired to get her foot in the door of the natural health industry.
In her home country of Brazil, Paula Aguina studied architecture and worked as an architect for several years. Although Paula realised it wasn’t a career for her, she didn’t consider natural health an option until she was in Australia.
Proud Wotjobaluk woman Kasey Barnes has always been drawn to nature and loved science at school, but she didn’t realise she could combine both her passions in a natural health career. That’s until her aunty got involved in natural health.
Leaving high school, Rachel Horn thought a three-year nutrition degree was too daunting, so she ventured into the travel industry. Her career took her around the world to 35 countries before she settled back in Perth, where Rachel had an epiphany.
A volunteer placement in an acupuncture hospital in Vietnam opened Zoe Rosa’s eyes and mind to the potential of natural medicine. A few years later, while completing her degree, Zoe won the 2022 ATMS Student of the Year award for outstanding achievement.
In under three weeks, Ellen Freeman will have finished her acupuncture degree. She feels passionate and ready to take on the world which is far from the mental and physical fatigue Ellen experienced as a vet nurse.
