MY PATH TO PSYCHOLOGY, & ULTIMATELY, PROGRESS, has been anything but linear.
But looking back, every detour feels like it was pointing me exactly where I was meant to go.
From the time I was eight years old, tearing through the latest issue of Barbie Magazine before we’d even left the supermarket, I knew I wanted to tell human stories. As a neurodivergent kid trying to make sense of myself and the world around me, magazines became my lifeline — a way to decode people, emotions, and the beautiful chaos of being human. I would study personality quizzes like homework, determined to understand why we are the way we are.
That curiosity evolved into a Bachelor of Journalism and, eventually, a career in publishing. At Take 5, I interviewed everyday Australians about their most vulnerable moments, holding space for their stories with empathy and care. Later, as Deputy Editor of Girlfriend Magazine, I helped young women navigate identity, body image, and belonging. In digital roles like Noom, I combined psychology and communication to create behaviour-change content that genuinely improved lives.
Still, I felt an ache for something deeper — a desire to go beyond words and into transformation. I launched a self-development blog, wrote Progress Over Perfection, and began coaching neurodivergent women to overcome self-doubt and design lives that worked for them. It was fulfilling, but I wanted a stronger theoretical foundation for my practice. So, in 2020, I went back to university to study psychology. What began as a “lockdown degree” became a lifelong vocation.
my journey
Progress is rarely linear. It’s made up of invisible building blocks — every redundancy, pivot, experiment, and quiet act of resilience — that culminate in a moment of momentum. Here’s what mine has looked like.
2013
Graduated with a Bachelors In Media and Journalism!
2014
Started working in the magazine publishing industry (and met my husband, Nick!)
2016
Saw the publishing industry was changing and made the pivot to digital.
2017
My first leap into self-employment: started freelancing to supplement my income at the digital publication.
2018
Started my own digital publication, A Girl In Progress, to fill a gap in the market. Was found and approached by an international book publishing company.
2019
My book, Progress Over Perfection: A Guide To Mindful Productivity hit shelves.
2020
Went through my own ADHD diagnosis journey and started coaching other neurodivergent women. Went back to uni to study psychology to deepen my knowledge.
2022
Graduated with a Graduate Diploma of Psychology.
2024
Completed a ‘bonus degree’: A Master of Business Psychology, then continued to go down the accredited psychology pathway.
2025
Published the first issue of my magazine, Progress, in over 1000 newsagencies across Australia. Completed my Graduate Diploma of Psychology (Advanced) and became a provisional psychologist.
today
Through The Progress Co and Progress Magazine, I merge creativity, psychology, and design thinking to make self-understanding both accessible and artful. My work spans from individual coaching to organisational consulting — helping people and workplaces create systems that support genuine progress.