Natural Health Heroes
After years of owning and running cafes in Cronulla, Greer Calabro started looking for a healthier path and researched nutrition. Before she knew it, Greer had sold her cafes and enrolled at Endeavour.
Heeding the call for a sea change, Amy Gardner relocated to the Gold Coast. But that change sparked the start of several more that brought her closer to her passion – food as medicine – and a discovery that would mold her future career.
Following her passion for health and helping others, Kristy Emmett chose a nursing career after high school. But a few years into her career, Kristy’s health began to decline, setting off alarm bells. It took several more years before she decided to trade nursing for a healthier profession.
Dr Alana Gall is right where she wants to be. A research fellow at the National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine, Alana is pursuing the research she set her heart on while studying at Endeavour.
“In 2008, when I was studying naturopathy, Professor Jon Wardle introduced me to research as a potential career,” Alana said. “Back then, I had no way of knowing I would complete a PhD and be leading research in a field I’m passionate about.”
Nutritionist Prue Matar is a trailblazer in her community, an ATMS 2022 Practitioner of the Year finalist and a mother to three teenage daughters. Her journey into the natural health industry started when her role at a big bank was made redundant.
At her naturopathy graduation ceremony, Ashley von Arx got a wonderful surprise – she received the Dux award. She had always looked up to her fellow students without realising others had noticed her own investment in learning.
Allanah Robinson-Cook was studying for two Western medicine degrees when a single naturopathic appointment sent her down a different career path.
Buried deep in Aphrodite Bogias’ heart was a passion for helping people connect with nature, but it took some time for Aphrodite to transform that passion into her purpose.
Adelaide Poschelk’s non-linear path to a naturopathy degree equipped her with life experience and skills, which are now helping her natural health business to thrive.