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Kirstey
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FOUNDEr, CEO
I am a university educated, registered Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine with a double degree in acupuncture and herbal medicine. I am a practitioner of Environmental and Nutritional Medicine, Functional Medicine and Naturopathy. I’m a person-centred counsellor, qualified health coach and mentor.
I bring a ‘cutting edge’ approach to women's healthcare – grounded in ancient wisdom. My method can be tailored to suit every woman, because we are all unique in our own special way.
My magic childhood garden with chameleons sitting on my shoulders, my home apothecary hidden under the verandah floor, hours spent understanding nature around me and feeling our symbiosis—this wasn't just childhood play. It was preparation for becoming the practitioner women need when conventional medicine fails them.
One of my first experiences, while I was still a child, in a doctor's office taught me that general Western medicine isn't really set up to deeply listen and uncover the obstacles to vitality. It's there to prevent the worst, and by and large it's great at that. But I find it to be incapable of truly seeing the individual, which leads to a dismissal of the complexity that makes you you and me me.
Patients will often complain about their experience of band-aid solutions based on an outdated reductionist medical model. They will complain about institutionalised care, based on the present focus of pharmaceutical capabilities rather than bio-psycho-social health care.
Patients come to me with inadequate outcomes from the care they've received, while the system absolves itself of any responsibility, despite claiming medical hegemony. Wouldn't you rather focus on vitality than disease states?
The answers women seek,
when normal is not enough,
can often be found outside the
dominant Western system of sick care.
Instead of prescribing pharmaceutical products that often block the body's natural processes, I remove obstacles to vitality by supporting the harmony of your physiology and psyche. We cannot separate the psycho from the soma.
I don't shy away from the complicated cases, because it's clear to me that everything is connected to everything.
The "End of the Line" Practitioner
Over 25 years, I've guided thousands of women back to vitality when everyone else told them their labs were "normal" while they felt terrible. Women often arrive at my consultations saying, "If you can't help me, no one can."
It breaks my heart as much as it motivates me to be the health detective they deserve.
My clients experience the most exciting and the most boring transformation: no matter if it's PCOS, auto immune conditions like Crohn's, skin issues eczema, or hormonal pattern disruptions—in almost all cases, gut is the gateway to vitality and health.
Nurturing biochemistry for women takes about 3 menstrual or lunar cycles to show its effect. Compliant patients can achieve a fundamental biochemical transformation, following my Hierarchy Of Healing:
1) Repair: Gut and full digestive tract & immune system restoration
2) Rebalance: Hormonal balancing
3) Reclaim: Improve all metabolic health markers & burn fat as fuel
Society has normalised for women to feel terrible.
Period pain, hormonal disruption from years of "birth control", inflammatory foods from supermarkets, circadian rhythm disruption from modern lifestyles are commonly the bad actors. When my patients learn to avoid the devil's work, they feel better in ways they cannot even imagine.
Looking at my past, present and future, I am proud that:
- I've run my own private clinic in Melbourne since 2008, predominantly through word of mouth
- 1000s of women and their partners have sought my help and benefited from my unique approach
- HotFlashInc called my podcast episode "the most helpful podcast ever" [link]
- On my way to going fully online, my health program was nominated as Program of the Year 2024 by The Beautiful You Life Coaching Academy
- Past patients have left many kind words for others to find. Some reviews describe my care as "life changing" [link], which I am so proud of and grateful for.
- My first book, [title soon to be revealed] is due out in early 2026
Are You The Woman I'm Here To Uplift?
You are her if:
- You want to know and understand, because you're intelligent and not easily overwhelmed by complexity
- You haven't found someone who can give you what you need for your health and vitality
- You trust yourself to go through difficult times as long as you have a guide you can trust
- You want hope, and when you have it, you will pursue it
- You have dreams and don't believe money is an obstacle, seeing money is just a tool and energetic exchange
- You have a vision for yourself and know you've served others long enough; now is your time
- You're an optimist despite negative experiences and ready to celebrate
- You can listen without whining and do without cheating
- You ask questions when something comes up because you're curious and determined to get it right
- You're a real role model even when your current reality is kind of twisted and unsatisfactory
- You're willing to support other women to find their way
We believe in lazy mornings, short breaks, long kisses, and moments that feel like they go on forever.
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Adventure is the cure for anything that ails you, but it's somehow also true that there's no place like home with the one you love.
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Studying the great Chinese medicine texts and spending time at Guangzhou General Hospital allowed me to contrast health care in the West with the healthcare approach of individualised medicine that promotes vitality first. Beauty and flow matters in life, hence why I also studied feng shui: to understand how the composition of our physical surroundings create positive flow; in the same way acupuncture and herbalism allow to create energy flow throughout the body.
My unique academic journey:
- University educated, registered Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Practitioner of Environmental and Nutritional Medicine
- Practitioner of Functional Integrative Medicine
- BA of Health Science
- BA Traditional Chinese Medicine (Acupuncture & Chinese Herbalism)
- Accredited Provider of Chinese Herbalism and Acupuncture
- Naturopath
- Trauma Informed Health Coach and mentor
Your Next Step
If you're ready to stop accepting "normal" and start experiencing the vitality you deserve, let's talk. My approach isn't for everyone—it requires commitment, curiosity, and the willingness to do the work that creates lasting transformation.
But if you're the woman who's decided that feeling incredible in your own body isn't just possible, it's your birthright, then I'm here to guide you through every phase of your journey back to yourself.
