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Interview:
Natalie Rose. Well-being coach, motivator, writer,
creator and White Light Warrior + - August 2021
Websites
Natalie
Rose Co. Lifestyle Services
American
Ass Aussie Bum Instagram
Natalie
Rose Write Art Instagram
Little
Step's Publishing book profile: Mia's Optiscope: Book
One of the Nilimbia Chronicles
Little
Steps Publishing profile: Author and Illustrator Natalie
Rose & Nick Walsh
Part
2 of interview. (Video)
Profiles
Mind,
Body and Sprit Health
Lifestyle
Eastern
Suburbs
We
recently had the pleasure of a "chance meeting"
(everything being connected) with leading lifestyle
and wellness coach, writer + + +, Natalie Rose, via
the Coogee to Maroubra Coastal Walk. Natalie has an
incredible life and wellness journey and she kindly
accepted our invitation for a formal interview. We're
sure you are going to enjoy this dynamic and motivational
read, and we're already looking forward to the next
installment as fellow White Light Warrior continues
on her path.
What's your background?
I
have a mixed and rich background/ a full life lived
by age 36? - so much I could say and concentrate on…
what angle do you wanna take? I grew up in a cult
called Children of God aka The Family born in Hong
Kong then lived in Japan, Philippines and Macau until
age 7 - got to Australia from 1991/1992 ish then raided
by NSW Police and taken by DOCs from the group and
my family during the raids and court case NSW vs The
Family 1993/4 - long story short - food and fitness
were the only things I really felt I could control
- they are a daily passion for me. I learned from
others and self to cook from age 10 and learned body
conditioning from age 13 when out of the group. My
happy life by my choice really began age 18 when I
met my husband and children Ava 14, Oliver 8.
How did you transition into
the health and lifestyle sector?
A
chain of events and signs, or was it more structured,
or by design? I gathered health and fitness experience
and qualifications along the ’sensible working
life’ I chose to pay bills. I love coaching and
being coached by others, I love transforming the body
through massage, food and fitness. It is nothing short
of exciting.
What's your main creative arts
offerings and how did you develop the skills? (more
self taught, or classroom or online training, or a
combination)?
Really
I am definitely a combo - Not very studious so I undertook
formal studies in small bursts / sprints with bigger
chunks spent in experiencing what I enjoyed.
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for my children's books I Studied watercolour painting
3mths, 1mth Oil Painting, Acrylics 3mths, Book Illustration
1mth, Writing 3mths, and Primary education 1year.
That was over the span on 8 years in which time I
mothered my children and nurtured my hubby and worked
with families as a carer, corporate in recruitment,
volunteered as a writer for Rotary Club of Sydney
and casual jobs in hospitality, wrote a blog and participated
with ‘Mums Who Write’ - traveled extensively
throughout Australia and USA to get experience and
inspiration for books 2&3 - published in 2018
and 2021
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for my fitness journey… it has been essential
since age 11 to manage physical illness and injuries,
to manage and overcoming eating disorders, depression
and anxiety I learned to muscle up and control my
food and fitness to take control of my body and mind
(the only thing I felt I could and still feel I can
control) age 14 I was ripped and very sporty - continued
until 2007 when I started smoking with hubby - I quit
smoking and returned to gyming in 2017 - retrained
my post pregnant body back to athletic while navigating
separation, divorce, catering business collapse, family
tragedy.
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in 2019 I gained my massage certification and founded
Natalie Rose Co doing logo and website with my clever
sister in Colorado. 2020 obtained certification in
Fitness with Australian Institute of Fitness.
What is your main mission and
purpose?
To
leave everything, every place and everyone better
than I found it…. hard to do but achievable if
you think and act small - put on rose coloured glasses,
find the joy and pleasure in the everyday, everyone
and in everything. Be kind.
What's the "secret"
to your own excellent health (and style)?
Be
a kid - be curious, playful, excitable.
Who have been some of your most
important mentors, or teachers, and why?
In
order of their appearance in my life: Mom & Dad
inspired and shaped what I needed my own family and
my parenting to be. My Sisters showed how to use feminine
and masculine energy in various amounts to navigate
a very weird world we live in., My Daughter and Son
for curing my depression and angst and insecurity
with love, laugher, joy and curiosity in everything.
Husband for stability and consistency, Brothers and
brother in law for best ever role model dads to be
proud of and to witness and live a second childhood
vicariously through my nieces and nephews. Boxing
gym instructor Tim from Alexandria for a beautiful
example of transformation from bullied fat kid to
champion boxer - it proved to my success is very humanely
possible and achievable in a gentle and pleasant way
(when done in love) - through nurturing, training,
support both professional and personal and lots of
fans., my JuJitsu coach and partners in Alexandria
for demonstrating benefits and how to be okay and
even happier with always being a student, constantly
learning, never being expert, and that just showing
up is enough. Yoga lady Cata in Coogee for her ability
to constantly transform, my lover of 2 years and soccer
player Fernando for only seeing the beautiful in me
and helping me see it - ‘damn I feel like a woman!'
What's the biggest life and
business challenges you have ever overcome?
Cafe closure age 22, catering company collapse age
32 - accepting that the fruits of your labours would
not be rewarded. Putting your best foot forward and
still failing. Having to pay to exist and never see
a return and being okay with it.
What's some of the biggest successes
you have achieved, as well as for your clients?
Ability to transform thinking and improve health -
teach body puppetry / mastery through demonstration,
lessons and feedback Ability to seek exercise in the
everyday and using that to transform the previously
thought of chores as fitness opportunities - positive
effects for all around you when you start thinking
like that.
What do you feel is the best
and most rewarding aspect of your business endeavours
under Natalie Rose Lifestyle Services, and please
advise our readers the main 4 or 5 arms and sectors
of your company?
Comfort
Me Massage and touch therapy - delivering and teaching
this tactile art of healing and performance enhancement.
Guide
Me - Natalie Does select an everyday travel companion
- essential to change a discouraged, discomforted
brain into a curious comforted state of mind.
Train
Me - American Ass Aussie Bum putting the fun in
fitness no matter the culture, style or goal
Write
Me - Natalie Does Art ability to express yourself
artistically, to see and capture the things you feel
in words and images.
Feed
Me - First Bites Catering using food as your everyday
therapy - all senses combined to modify, improve or
maintain body and brain performance.
What's your main advice to people
in Sydney and across Australia, and globally, who
may be struggling with the current world situation
(whatever it is, including what's known as COVID-19)?
Care
in all you do.
Open
your eyes.
Very
carefully walk.
Imagine
your best.
Do
your best.
What's been the pros and cons
of the Internet age for your business, and what's
your thoughts on social media for business, as well
as on the broader scale?
I am in admiration of the internet age - it is like
a magical mystical language I do not speak. It can
be the extreme opposite of the ’sallah’
and secretive upbringing I was subjected to. I am
still playing with it. I will probably never be an
expert or even competent at IT and I am so okay with
that.
What's
your favourite sports and hobbies, and how do you
incorporate these into your business schedule and
focus?
Movement!
Swimming, Running, Tennis, Cycling, Dancing, weight
and resistance training, playing, making love
I
am guided and respond to the environment I am in.
I am not a fixed character. I am how and who I need
to be - I love to fit into my surrounding and with
those I share a space with - It feels good to feel
part of and integral- it feels better to be connected
to… everything.
See
the best in everything and everyone and try to ignore/minimise
the rest.
In
the near future we can also organize to meet up again
if you like, and perhaps we could conduct some or
more of an interview, or a continuation or feature
via video, perhaps around the Coogee to Maroubra Coastal
Walkway, or another spot in the Eastern Suburbs.
Yes
please Greg, I’d love to do a face to face. Guard
your eyebrows, I have my eyes on them.
Ed...
What
an amazing White Light Fellow Warrior hey!
Ahhh,
I belong, it feels good..
The
Media Man
Group looks forward to bringing more interesting
news from Natalie, in addition to seeking out more
of Australia's and the Universe's most interesting,
inspiring and talented people. Something tells us
that Natalie has helped further open the Gateway to
the Universe of Warriors. Thanks for reading everyone,
and keep doing your best to help make the world a
better place. We are the ones we have been waiting
for!
Part
2 of interview. (Video)
Freelance
Writer
Natalie
Rose Write Art Instagram
Little
Step's Publishing book profile: Mia's Optiscope: Book
One of the Nilimbia Chronicles
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