About Sharne

I grew up in the Adelaide Hills on a hobby farm and was blessed with a wide range of experiences as a child, including milking cows, feeding orphaned lambs and calves, riding my neighbour’s horse, cycling like a daredevil up and down the hills, and simply walking barefoot through the paddocks (as long as the bull wasn’t too close by). As a family, we went camping, holidayed at the beach, played games, visited grandparents and family friends, and all helped out on the farm.

I enjoyed my primary school years in the small country town we lived in; however, life changed quite dramatically for me the same week I began high school. Chronic family illness occurred suddenly, creating many pressures and relationship fractures. I found high school in the city to be a very confusing place, both socially and academically, and I experienced bullying and isolation.

In senior high school, I considered becoming a counsellor, but family members encouraged me not to pursue that path. I wobbled my way through subject choices and exams, trying to get into university because I was told—and believed—that it was the key to success. It was a very daunting time, and I went down many roads that led to a lot of learning opportunities. Eventually, I found my footing and worked as a medical receptionist for a group of four doctors in Mount Barker.

In my mid-20s, my then-fiancé and I set out to travel Australia, heading straight up the middle and settling in Darwin for seven years. During that time, we got married and had two wonderful sons. We joined a church and shared many joyful times with family and friends, despite my struggle with postnatal depression for most of that period. Eventually, we moved back to the Adelaide Hills, where I homeschooled our two older boys for most of their primary years. I became deeply interested in natural treatments through integrative health doctors, and after several years of recovery from PND, we were blessed with another lovely son.