I started SCPP in 2018, 6 months after the birth of my first baby, just after we had moved to the Surf Coast from Melbourne. I had been a physio for around 15 years at that time, had done my post grad at Melbourne Uni in Women's health and had just lived the pregnancy and birth experience first hand, and all that it entails.

Even though I was highly educated in pregnancy and postpartum, there were so many aspects of my journey that could have gone more smoothly. We are chronically under-serviced at this phase in our lives. On arriving here in beautiful Torquay, there were not any physio services that specifically focused on women's health, I could see how many young families were in this area and this was the start of a project born from passion.

I worked from home for the first few years and it quickly became apparent how in need our community was for Pelvic Physiotherapy and rehab services for pregnancy, postpartum and beyond. I became very busy, very quickly, and this privilege of looking after so many women allowed me to hire 2 lovely new staff members in Lucy and Stacey who are still with me today (mat leaves aside!).

As we grew further, an opportunity came up to lease a space in the Torquay medical hub that was being built and I saw a chance to build something special. I was able to design our space, the services we offer and make sure everyone coming through has an exceptional experience on their journey with us. Tennielle, Penny, Megan and Jacqui joined us in 2022, with Jemma, Meg and Sarah coming on board in the next 12-18 months too. I'm incredibly proud of our exceptional team.

I now have two young children and a very supportive husband, but running a business, looking after my lovely staff and being at all the kindy and school pick-ups and drop-offs is extremely challenging. I’m incredibly grateful I was able to follow my passion and get this service up and running and I wouldn't change it for the world but I also think we do all other women in business and mums a dis-service when we try to make it look easy! Comparison is the thief of joy!

So, I’m here, striving for excellence, trying to work it all out, so happy to be delivering these important, life-changing services with extremely high work satisfaction…….and being very real about the effort it takes to do it at the same time.