Sue’s Story.

I work with Claire because she demonstrates high levels of knowledge and understanding of the concept of "hauora". She models this in her own life.

Claire's work with me has enabled me to understand and appreciate my unique set of features, characteristics, tendencies, habits, preferences and life experiences. Aspects which I previously viewed as faults and weaknesses, I now view as strengths. I understand more clearly how they can benefit those around me. I have learnt to understand other family members, their preferences and schedules. They're not wrong, they're just different. I have introduced other members of our household to Claire and her work. As a result, everyone in our house benefits from our differences.

I began working with Claire at least 7 years ago. It was at the time of finishing 5 years of Breast Cancer drug therapy. It had reduced my oestrogen levels and initiated a "fast track" through menopause. In the face of this, one of my greatest learnings from my work with Claire, has been that despite aging chronologically, I can continually improve my hauora, my health and wellness. 

In our 1 to 1 sessions, Claire "holds up the mirror for me" so that I can see my opportunities for making positive shifts. Then later, Claire facilitates my reflecting back to recognise those shifts as they have occured. This cycle enables me to keep honing my understanding and knowledge of my unique hauora.

Claire's skillfull style of facilitation not only focuses on the various and changing contexts of my life but also acknowledges my unique way of interacting with those contexts. "She gets me".

As Claire facilitates me applying these learnings and understandings to new life experiences as they occur, I increasingly understand that there are no aspects of my life which sit apart from my hauora, my health and wellness.