Within Waratah Wellness

26/08/2026

The last couple of weeks have been flat chat with life.

By choice and with purpose… but flat chat nonetheless. 🤪

Today I took a moment away from it all to connect with Mother Earth.

To get my toes in the sand.
Breathe in the fresh air.
Walk beside the ocean.
And watch my four-legged girls have the time of their lives taking in every beach aroma and everything going on around them. 🐾😂

And it got me thinking about the question I put on this reel…

What is ONE thing you’re grateful for today?

For me, today it’s them. 💚

The pure joy our four-legged friends bring into our lives.

They don’t care what’s on the to-do list, what needs to happen tomorrow or how busy life has been.

Give them the beach, a million smells to investigate and their human beside them and life is bloody good. 😂🐾

Today, I’m grateful for that joy.

What are you grateful for today? 💚

24/08/2026

21/08/2026

ONE DECISION. FIVE DAYS LATER. 💚

At the beginning of this week I shared:

One decision can change the direction of your life.

On Monday, our students stepped into Day 1 of our Modern Hypnosis Practitioner Training.

Yesterday, five days later, they walked out having learnt, experienced, practised, stretched themselves and grown in ways that have been incredible to witness.

Congratulations to our newest Internationally Accredited Modern Hypnosis Practitioners. 🙌💚

And here’s what I love about that one decision…

Learning hypnosis can open doors far beyond gaining another qualification.

For some, it becomes another powerful tool to bring into the work they already do.

For others, it’s the beginning of an entirely new professional pathway.

And it can also create something I value deeply…

Freedom and flexibility.

The ability to work online or in person.
To create hours around your family and your life.
To build something of your own.
To do meaningful work without having to create your life around your work.

Because there isn’t one way this career has to look.

You get to create what it looks like for you.

Five days ago, our students made one decision and stepped through the door.

Now they get to decide where it takes them next. 💚

Create Change Within.
Become Transformed for Life.

And to our newest practitioners… congratulations. We are so bloody proud of you. 🙌

If you’ve been watching this week thinking, “Could I do this?”

Maybe that’s the beginning of your one decision.

19/08/2026

Hypnosis doesn’t begin when you close your eyes. 👀

There is so much that happens before we ever get to that point.

The interview.
The pre-talk.
Building rapport and trust.
Understanding what someone wants to create.
And understanding how each individual responds.

Yesterday, on Day 2 of our 5-Day Modern Hypnosis Practitioner Training, our upcoming hypnotherapists started putting that learning into practice, including the Finger Vice suggestibility test you can see happening here. 👆

I had the pleasure of spending part of the training supervising our students in the Zoom room, and I loved watching them take what they’ve been learning and actually begin to use it.

That’s one of the beautiful things about delivering this training in a hybrid format. Our students can learn, experience and practise together, whether they’re joining us in person or online.

And now here we are at Day 3…

Today they’ve taken another step forward, creating their own self-hypnosis scripts.

They’re learning it.
They’re experiencing it.
They’re practising it.
They’re creating it.

And one of the most incredible things to witness has been the growth in our students from Day 1 to Day 3.

The confidence.
The curiosity.
The willingness to have a go.

Those little moments where you can almost see something click and they realise…

“I can actually do this.”

And that’s what I deeply love about this work.

We get to Create Change Within.

We get to become Transformed for Life.

And then we get to take what we’ve learnt and create a ripple far beyond ourselves. 💚

Bring on Day 4. We can’t wait to see what unfolds next. 🙌

17/08/2026

ONE DECISION CAN CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF YOUR LIFE. 💚

Today is Day 1 of our 5-Day Modern Hypnosis Practitioner Training.

And there’s something pretty special about Day 1.

Because the people beginning this training today don’t truly know where this decision will take them yet.

They simply made the decision to begin.

Over the next five days, they’ll learn more about the unconscious mind, experience hypnosis differently, practise the work, stretch themselves and begin discovering just how powerful this work can be.

For some, this training will become another tool they can bring into the work they already do.

For others, it may be the beginning of an entirely new direction and a pathway towards becoming a Clinical Hypnotherapist.

And along the way, something else happens too.

While learning how to support other people to create meaningful change, you inevitably begin discovering more about yourself.

That’s the beautiful ripple effect of this work.

You learn.

You experience.

You create change within.

And then you have the opportunity to take what you’ve learnt and create change in the lives of others.

Day 1.

One decision.

Let’s see where the ripple goes. 💚

And if something in you has been curious about learning hypnosis or becoming a Clinical Hypnotherapist, send me a message.

Your first step can simply be a conversation.

14/08/2026

Do I work weekends?

It’s a question I get asked quite often.

And the answer is… sometimes I do. 💚

One of the things I value about the work I do is the freedom and flexibility to work around my family, while also creating flexibility for the people I work with.

Today is one of those days.

I’ve opened my books for some Saturday sessions and I’m here doing what I love. 🌿

So if you’ve been wanting to book a hypnotherapy or mentoring session but regular weekday hours just don’t work for you, send me a DM.

I occasionally open appointments on weekends and outside regular hours, both in person and online, and I’m happy to let you know what’s coming up.

Sometimes creating change needs a little flexibility too. 💚

14/08/2026

A little different Friday afternoon/evening for Within Waratah Wellness. 💚

Today I had the opportunity to attend the Regional Business Awards Finalist Announcement at a beautiful venue in Frederickton.

Lara and I may have missed the memo about the cocktail dress code 🤣 but it was great to get out, connect and cross paths with people from our local Nambucca Valley business community.

Within Waratah Wellness didn’t make the finalist list in the category we entered this year. It was the largest category, with some incredible businesses represented, and I’m still proud to have put our hat in the ring.

One of the highlights of the afternoon was seeing businesses from our own Nambucca Valley announced as finalists. 🙌

A huge congratulations to Jill and Fatty from ShoreTrack, and Stacey and Fiona from ETC. It was bloody beautiful seeing our local community represented and your work recognised.

Wishing you all the very best for the next round in September. 💚

And a shout-out to my wing lady Lara for being my plus one. We normally do life together with our wild and very busy boys 🤪, so it was pretty special to share this moment together too.

Community and connection are such an important part of what we do here at Within Waratah Wellness, and tonight was a beautiful reminder of the incredible people and businesses we have right here in our region.

Congratulations to all of this year’s finalists. 👏💚

12/08/2026

YOU DON’T NEED ANOTHER YEAR OF THINKING ABOUT CHANGING.

How long have you been telling yourself…

I’ll start Monday.

I’ll do it when things settle down.

I’ll put myself first when everyone else is sorted.

I’ll finally do something about my confidence.

I’ll change that habit.

But here’s the thing.

Thinking about change doesn’t create change.

At some point, you have to make a decision.

The self-doubt.
The anxiety.
The habits.
The beliefs about who you are and what you’re capable of.

These patterns have been learned and reinforced over time.

And this is where hypnotherapy can be so powerful.

Rather than continuing to fight with yourself at the conscious level, we can work with the unconscious patterns underneath what’s been keeping you stuck.

Get clear on what you do want.

And begin creating change from there.

Because imagine where you could be this time next year if you stopped thinking about changing and decided to begin.

One conscious decision can create a ripple effect through your entire life.

So perhaps the question isn’t…

How do I change?

Perhaps it’s…

Am I ready to decide that I will?

If the answer is yes, let’s have a conversation. 💚