Our Mission

I was an elite athlete with a passion for high performance sport and education. When my athletic career concluded, I shifted my focus and, as a result I became a lifelong learner which led me to a career in higher education, I completed a PhD, where I researched “the psychological impact of injury in the Australian Football League” to examine how the physiology of sport aligned with the psychology of sport. Researching and working in a predominantly male sporting environment presented many challenges. However, it helped me identify, acknowledge, and utilise my strength, resilience, creativity, and resourcefulness, while remaining authentic to myself and others around me. The journey within the AFL industry extended beyond 15 years, and I consider myself blessed to have created amazing professional relationships and life-long friends.

Along my journey, I learned a great deal from others, about others, and about myself.

I learned important skills that were transferrable into my life. Skills that helped overcome difficulties, obstacles, and setbacks. Most importantly, skills that have helped shape who I am today.

As Eleanor Roosevelt once said; people come into your life for a “reason, a season, or a lifetime”, and during the COVID pandemic I saw a unique opportunity to collaborate and connect with sporting and educational individuals from my past, my present and my future. Those who have supported my vision and shared my passion and, who excel in their craft.

As a result of this gathering of unique people, ELEVATE was born.

Elevate is a wellbeing and performance program that is evidenced-based and guided by theoretical knowledge, scientific research, and personal and professional experience.

The program comprises of education, strategies, practical workshops, and personal and professional experiences which promote positive adaptive behavioural responses to enhance performance and optimal wellbeing.

The goal of ELEVATE is to connect individuals, groups, and organisations and I am proud to align amazing people together who can share their knowledge, their insight, their experiences, and their stories. My hope is for you to join us in this journey that encompasses growth, connection and meaning within.