About The Founder

Therese started her career in the Health and Wellness Industry in 1991 at the age of 16 working in the family health food store. The same year she also started working with her father in his Naturopathic Clinic practicing Bowen Therapy. It was during this time she describes discovering a love for natural medicine. In 1995, inspired by her personal journey into healing, she began studying three body-based forms of psychotherapy (Bioenergetics, Core Energetics and Reichian Therapy), and was fortunate enough to spend time working with Core Energetics founder John Pierrakos, MD.

In 2000, Therese was accepted at Southern Cross University, Northern New South Wales, into the Bachelor of Natural Medicine. However after 1 year decided to return to Perth and continue studying externally. Having continued with her previous studies while in NSW, with now 7 years experience in bodywork, she decided to become officially qualified in Swedish massage in 2002. She later developed what she calls ‘Intuitive Bodywork’, incorporating all her knowledge and expertise gathered in the field of body-based therapies.

In 2003 Therese began working full time as a massage therapist, while also training as a beauty therapist for Jurlique International, a biodynamic skin care company.

In 2004 she began working for In Essence, an aromatherapy based products company, and attained advanced certification in Aromatherapy. After just 6 months she was approached by Nudie, an Australian fresh juice company, to work in their sales and marketing department.

In 2006 she started working for Metagenics, the industry leader in nutritional supplements for healthcare professionals. As part of her job she was trained in bioelectrical impedance analysis, a commonly used method for estimating body composition.

2007 saw Therese begin to change life path with the introduction of raw and living foods into her understanding of Health, Wellbeing and Consciousness. Soon after realizing the profound effects of a living foods lifestyle she left Metagenics in pursuit of more social, ethical and sustainable business opportunities. By mid 2007 Therese had been offered a position as Client Liaison and Special Projects Manager for a Company called XL Group, which involved relocating to Singapore for 1 year to work on a fund raising project for the alleviation of world hunger called ‘The Pioneer Club’.

After a life-changing trip to Nepal and Europe in early 2008, Therese decided to returned to Perth. She says she finally felt ready to follow her heart and launch her own business called ‘Sunbread’, providing the first Raw, Organic and Grain - Free bread onto the Australian market.

Therese is now an avid YouTuber and Lifestyle Entrepreneur dedicated to developing and providing specialty food products for a fast growing global community of conscious consumers. You can check out her recent antics at Raw Down Under With a background in alternative therapies and the combined knowledge of 17 years in the health and wellness industry, along with a passion for inspiring people to explore their full potential, Therese is now enjoying the new challenges of business and technology in 2010!