After you graduated ( with flying colours ), what did you do ?
I literally finished my very last assessment and jumped in my car down to Brisbane to take up a role at the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health . I worked as an APD , doing one-on-one consultations as well as health promotion activities , which I really enjoyed . I learned as much as my clients did , it ’ s a two-way street , and I was always integrating our bushfoods . At the same time , I started my own business Wattleseed Nutrition .
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