Let me introduce myself
Holly Kate is a clinical naturopath (BHSc Naturopathy) based in the South-East suburbs of Melbourne, Australia.
Holly loves to dance the night away with her friends, to paint with acrylics, and walk her Kelpie Collie X dog, Banjo. On the weekend you'll likely find her somewhere out bush, spending time with friends and family, or snuggled up on the couch with a good book and a pot of herbal tea.
She’s a budding yogi, loves to do resistance training at home or going for a run outdoors, and sees movement as a medicinal tool, not punishment or for the purpose of beautifying the body.
She wholeheartedly believes in the power of meal preparation as a foundational pillar of good health, and is an advocate for learning the art of cooking as an essential life skill. She enjoys cooking so much so that she is known to “pro-cook-stinate” (procrastinate by busying herself in the kitchen), and loves to experiment with new flavours and ingredients to add diversity to her diet and nourish her microbiome.
Given her years on dancefloors at festivals all over the country, she is passionate about educating her peers about harm reduction practices while also promoting conscious partying for the sober-curious punter.
In her free time...
Having been born in the outer suburbs, Holly was raised in a quintessential Australian household of the 90s, complete with take-aways, tuckshop lunch orders nearly-every-day and Foxtel on the television. While her parents encouraged her to explore her creativity, her largely sedentary lifestyle and diet caused her to experience lifelong chronic constipation that was unresponsive to conventional care. She was an emotionally sensitive child, which made her an easy target for school bullies to pick on. The emotional trauma only served to compound her digestive symptoms in ways that the science did not yet explain, and contributed to many years of cycling on-and-off SSRI medications in a bid to treat ongoing depression, anxiety and substance use disorder.
Always evolving, Holly has explored many different seasons throughout her life. From her years involved with her local punk and hardcore community as a rebellious teen, to living overseas in Japan and pursuing a successful career in hair and makeup that ultimately left her feeling unfulfilled, she has always tried to live her life to the fullest, even when her health screamed at her to do otherwise.
Ultimately, Holly decided to undertake a Bachelor of Health Science, Naturopathy with Torrens University after being diagnosed with a rare form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with atypical, and supposedly "untreatable" symptoms. She was fed up with how the medical system kept letting her down, and knew there had to be a better way, a way to heal herself.
And that she did, she completely turned her life around - unravelling the threads that underpinned her ill health and weaving them back together again, repaired.
Holly now lives a life full of vibrancy and vitality, and feels emboldened to support others who the conventional medical system has left behind that there is a path back to good health.
She is passionate about helping people regain their autonomy and to build real health literacy that translates to them living a life they truly love.
Her life experience serves as a blueprint for real transformational change; from despondent, disconnected and depressed to thriving, engaged and nourished by life itself on a deeply soul-gratifying level.
My origin story
Lifelong chronic health condition as the launchpad for a deeply meaningful career as a Naturopath.
Let me be the torch-barer so that you may find your way back home to yourself.
the Mission
To really help real people; the messy, the unmotivated, those who feel left behind.
Help people reconnect with their healthiest, most vibrant selves through compassionate, evidence-informed naturopathic care.
To meet each individual exactly where they are at and to guide them through the healing process until such a time that they no longer require my services.
Encourage personal growth in step with physical healing.
Provide naturopathic healthcare in a judgement-free, incluive space that allows for patients to show up unpolished & imprefect, as I believe true wellness is about saying "yes" to more in life - it's not about meeting unnrealistic goals.
Co-creating treatment plans with patients so they are individually tailored to their unique needs, and are in service of their highest good.
Moving patients toward living the life they truly love, to be able to get more out of the things that they enjoy, and to chase their passions so that they can become fully self-actualised members of the community.
Provide an exceptional level of care for each and every individual I meet, as every individual on this planet deserves respect, courtesy & compassion. I am a practitioner who listens deeply, empathises with the story, and seeks to inspire real change in patients lives.
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