Susan Living BHSc

“Over the past 14 years I’ve seen many changes in the health industry. Many of us are moving away from the magic pill solution and returning to simple, sustainable lifestyle changes and healthier habits. This can ONLY be a good thing. More and more of us are becoming aware that true health encompasses not just the physical mind but mental and emotional health as well. True health and wellness encompasses the quality of our relationships and every aspect of our lives.”

Susan’s love for health and happiness began at a young age. From Band-Aids on Barbies to making natural skin care products and her own toothpaste, meditating for 10 hours a day and completing a 40 day fast on water, her quest for ever improving health and vitality continues.

She began her career in health in 1996 as an acupuncturist, remedial massage therapist and non-medicated detoxification specialist. Susan is trained in nutrition, counselling and herbal medicine. She’s a Fellow of her professional association and a qualified trainer. She’s worked extensively in relaxation centres and multi-modality clinics and from hotels, houses and homes she has run successful businesses. Susan spent time working with migrants through translators with Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma, has volunteered in addiction treatment clinics and as a LifeLine counsellor and developed and ran a health clinic within a centre for those with abuse and addiction issues. Recently, she’s travelled around helping miners and truck drivers stop smoking and working in her own business helping people find practical solutions to stress and anxiety in their lives.

As a health coach, Susan doesn’t diagnose or pigeonhole people: she simply works with an individual towards achievable outcomes – namely greater peace of mind and improved physical health and functioning.

“I find most people know (or suspect) what they need to change, they’re just not quite sure how.
I help my clients look at underlying issues that are preventing them from making those adjustments
and then improving health happens easily and organically.”

She also works as a “health broker”, connecting people with leading and qualified health professionals in their local area. Susan organises practical seminars on many aspects of health in everyday life and works in small businesses to help employers find simple and affordable ways to promote the health and happiness of their team. She is a speaker and writer and regularly contributes to Brisbane Woman, Empowering Women and QCG Magazine. Susan has just completed her first book on helping children value whole food and nourish themselves.

On the bigger picture side of things, Susan is developing an international community of health care professionals working together to change the way medicine is viewed, accessed and delivered.

“I envision a world where we are encouraged to take responsibility for our health, where our children are educated about stress reduction, where doctors prescribe counselling before anti-depressants and where medical staff work side by side with natural medicine practitioners in hospitals and clinics. Working together, health professionals can support each other so more people can access truly vibrant health and prolong their lives free from pain and disease. This is the future.”