Pat was brought up on a dairy farm and always had a love of the land, gardening from an early age. Pat gained an interest in herbs after her second child was born and started studying.
In 1989 Pat obtained her Diploma in Herbal Medicine and has gone on to obtain further Diplomas in Iridology, Reflexology and Clinical Hypnotherapy. Pat's teaching career with TAFE, Outreach and WEA started in 1991 and she now mainly teaches privately.
Pat and her husband Bryant started the 'Total Health and Education Centre' in Muswellbrook in 1997, after starting her Practice as a Herbalist three-years prior. T.H.E. Centre is the hub of her professional life where people can purchase her products, or one of the many books she has authored.
Pat has a large range of products that address the issues her clients and customers require for healing purposes or to improve their health. Pat and Bryant collect herbs (weeks) from the bush, or they grow them on their property in the Martindale Valley. These are the base of her herbal range that she loves to teach about. Pat wants people to take healing back to the home and out of the doctor's surgery and pharmacy.
Pat loves to share her vast knowledge of herbs with others and teaches many workshops that include Natural Cosmetics, First Aid, Introduction to Herbal Medicine and more. Pat won the ATMS Natural Medicine Awards 'Practitioner of the year award in 2021'. She is dedicated to helping and teaching others so they can lead their healthiest lives.