About Karen

I didn't just study health — I lived it.

When I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, health suddenly became deeply personal. As a nurse, I had cared for people living with MS. I had seen what this disease could do, and I knew the future I could potentially be facing.

I was overwhelmed with fear and uncertainty.

I wasn't caring for someone else's health anymore. This was my diagnosis, my health and my future. And like so many people who receive a chronic diagnosis, I was left with questions that didn't disappear when I walked out of the doctor's office.

What happens now? What will my future look like? Is there anything I can do to improve my health? What should I change? Where do I even begin?

Those questions became the beginning of my own journey.

And let me tell you, facing a disease you're told is incurable leads you to start looking beyond the usual stream of medical advice. I wasn't looking for some miracle cure. I was looking for answers. Was there anything I could do to give my body the best possible chance?

Along the way, I learned something important. You can be given excellent advice, but if you don't understand why you're doing it, if it doesn't fit into the reality of your life, or if somebody else is making all the decisions for you, it's unlikely to become a lasting way of life.

Real change has to become your own.

It needs to fit your life — not just short term, but for the years ahead. And that means learning how to ask questions, find reliable information, understand what it means for you, and then work out how to apply it in a way you can actually live with.

It's a little like putting together a jigsaw puzzle. At first there are pieces everywhere and it's difficult to see how they fit. But as you begin to understand the 'why' behind what you're doing, those pieces start coming together.

And when they do, something changes.

You begin to trust yourself.

You no longer feel that someone else has to make every decision for you. You understand what you're doing, why you're doing it, and how to make informed choices about your own health.

That's the freedom I want for you.

My role isn't to take control of your health. It's to guide you, educate you, support you and help you put those pieces together — until you reach the point where you have the understanding and confidence to move forward for yourself.

Because ultimately, your health belongs to you.

My Journey to Wellness

My journey with Multiple Sclerosis eventually became the story behind my book, Strength in His Grace.

I wrote it because there was so much more to my journey than changing what I ate or how I lived. There were fears to face, lessons to learn, setbacks along the way, and a faith that was tested and strengthened through it all.

I wanted to record that journey honestly — not as a formula for someone else to follow, but as the story of what I discovered when I began questioning, searching and taking responsibility for the things I could change.

Some things worked. Some didn't. And some changed the way I understood health completely.

But through it all, I came to understand that health is about more than the physical. The mind, body and spiritual life are deeply connected, and for me, Christ became the foundation that held everything else together.

Strength in His Grace is the story of that journey — from the fear of an MS diagnosis to discovering hope, purpose and a very different way of looking at health and life.

"My mission is simple: to equip you with the tools, guidance, and inspiration you need to take control of your health —

physically, mentally, and spiritually."

Registered Nurse - Bachelor of Nursing

2002  University of Wollongong

Training & Assessment - Cert IV

2015  First Choice Training

Diabetes Education & Management - Grad Cert

2019  University of Technology Sydney

Lifestyle Medicine - Grad Cert

2019 Avondale University

Health & Wellness Coaching - Levels 1, 2, & 3

2020 Wellness Coaching Australia

DAWN Dementia Care Specialist

2025 DAWN Dementia & Alzheimer's

Wellbeing Network