Natural Health Heroes

In the last year of her Naturopathy degree, Christine Lennon dreaded the question, “What are you going to do when you finish?” As it turns out, an internship in her final year answered the question for her.

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, or so the saying goes. Nutritionist Justyna Kalka has done just that and then found other people to share the recipe with

Adele Bishop took time out from her job as an events manager to travel for a year. While travelling, she realised she wanted to change her career to one that helps others. In acupuncture, Adele has found a career where she can help people on both a local and a global level. 

In her early twenties, acupuncturist Kirsten Baker ventured to China to discover the essence of her craft through volunteering at a communal acupuncture centre within a Traditional Chinese Medicine hospital. Little did Kirsten know that decades later she’d be helping establish a similar model of care to support Micah Projects, a groundbreaking Australian social housing facility.​

Nutritionist Samantha Gemmell’s relationship with her mother Barbara has transformed over the years, from being a source of friction to the unbreakable bond it is today. Since nursing each other through cancer, now they are confidants, friends and roommates with a shared fascination of health and wellness and bold dreams for their future.