Our Mission

The Elevate Story

Welcome to Elevate. My name is Mandy and behind the development of this program is a personal journey.

I was an elite athlete, and life was structured around tight training regimes, time management, and psychological and physiological performance. All of this was hard work, but it ensured that I was striving for balance in life.

As a result, I have become a life-long learner, which led me to completing 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 has 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.

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

I learned important skills that were transmuted into my life. Skills that helped, overcome difficulties, obstacles, and setbacks. Most importantly, skills that have helped shape who I am today, and resonate with me as a mother of three amazing boys.

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 those 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.