The big announcement – clinic closing 26 Nov
With excitement, and a touch of trepidation, it’s time to take a step towards retirement.
After 34 years, I’m winding down my naturopathic practice later this year Currently there are still appointments available before my last clinic day on November 26th 2025.
The plan is to continue some legacy projects dear to my heart. I will continue mentoring health professionals, passing on my skills and experience to up-and-coming naturopaths and herbalists.
I also look forward to having the time to expand my consumer in research and advocacy roles. For the past seven years I have worked with cancer researchers, lab teams and advisory panels – utilising my lived experience to help improve health outcomes especially in ovarian cancer.
From my brush with this disease, I know how precious life is and how lucky I am.
How HALE has encouraged me to consider early retirement
A few months ago I did a deep dive into ‘health-adjusted life expectancy’(HALE). Rather than the average age of death, this measure considers the number of years a person could expect to live in full health, without disease and/or injury. While the average life expectancy for an Australian woman is around 81 years, the good/unafflicted years can run out at around 73! For men, the numbers are 81 and 71 years.
These are sobering statistics. Even more so now I’m in my early 60s.
If you’ve hit middle age or the other side of menopause, how do you intend to live your best remaining years?
Of course, these HALE estimates are just an average and like the ‘average’ diet, there’s certainly room to optimise lifestyle choices to maximise wellbeing!
Don’t miss out
While I’ve stopped taking new clients, until the end of November I am continuing working with anyone I’ve seen in the past (even if it was decades ago). If you’d like a check up, please book your consultation asap.
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