What do you think has made you successful in your life?
My experience on live radio in a capital city with Melbourne’s MIX101.1 was a great learning ground that led me to a career as a presenter on TV. Being able to communicate effectively without mistakes or turning the mistake into something positive is what I love to practise. I have had many mentors teach me the art of word economy and communication who I was fortunate enough to learn from. I am constantly paying it forward now and I think part of success is being able to share it.

How do you push past any moments of doubt?
Doubt is what helps me to push past doubt. Having doubt can be a motivating factor. The excitement of wondering if something will work and the challenge is what drives me to never give up. Winston Churchill said ‘When you’re walking through hell, walk faster’. When your purpose in life is greater than yourself; there is just as much doubt as there is certainty.

How do you balance your career and personal life?
I am so fortunate that I have only chosen to do the things I love so I never feel that I am ‘working’. My career is my personal life and vice versa. ‘Work like you don’t need the money’. It’s so cliché’, but money needs to be a bi-product of what you love to do.

What keeps you grounded with the stress of your public life?
My husband, my friends and family keep me grounded. It only takes a day in the garden, cooking an organic dinner for friends, or just going for a walk, that allows me to be at one with myself and nature.

Have you had a ‘spiritual awakening’ in your life? If so, how did it change your life?
I had some very traumatic things happen to me as a child and then again as a young adult. It was when I was just 18 years old that I began my journey to heal. A program at Camp Eden Health Retreat allowed me to reconnect through a holistic program of therapies such as re-birthing, group counselling and others. I ended up working there for a year which finished with me going through the program again in which our last day had us fire-walking. It was very empowering.

What inspired you to write your book ‘7 Things Your Doctor Forgot To Tell You’?
My inspiration came from a desire to help others achieve better health because I had been quite ill with sciatica, fainting attacks and digestive problems and all avenues failed to help me. When I met my husband and he improved my health beyond my wildest imagination, I was inspired to tell others that there were other answers. I left my job in radio I had at the time and we opened a wellness centre in Elwood; Sipser Family Chiropractic. Over the years, thousands of people we cared for said to us, ‘It’s not fair that people don’t know about this! You must write a book’. I felt obliged to do so because of them and the impact I recognised we would have by gifting people with this knowledge. My husband was the genius, the scientist and the one who researched, and I became a story teller!

What issues do you feel are the most pressing in the world today?
Our health and the environment. We don’t realise what real health is. The World Health Organisation states that health is not merely the absence of infirmity or disease. It is a state of optimal function. We have previously thought that if we don’t have symptoms; we must be healthy, right?! Wrong. That is why it is so important to be proactive. The same goes for the environment. We are now ‘patching up’ all the damage we have done to it. We need to manufacture and use less drugs and chemicals because they are making us and the environment sick. Finally; we need to connect more and do less. Having an interaction with nature and the environment is paramount. Putting something in your mouth that has grown from the ground is probably the closest you can get to nature so eat fresh foods that are chemical free and be with your loved ones.

What do you see happening in the world in the next ten years and what will your contribution be?
We are in the midst of a wellness revolution and think that the pendulum has swung far enough to the side of allopathy and medicine and it is swinging back just as hard now to wellness and prevention. We will eventually find a balance and I plan to be a part of educating people to find that equilibrium.

What are the two books you would recommend that people read?
‘7 Things Your Doctor Forgot to Tell You’ is a must read for anyone who cares about their health and everyone should read Dr John Demartini’s ‘Count Your Blessings’.

Name two people who have inspired you on your journey.
I couldn’t have written the book without my husband; Dr Warren Sipser and it was Dr John Demartini who gave me the inspiration and, he may not realise it, the courage too, to write.

Sum up your philosophy on life.
It’s the love in you that sees the love in me.