12/04/2025
In 2020 my life changed, but without it, Southside never wouldāve been birthed.
I ruptured my ACL in my right knee.
My anxiety & depression hit an all time high.
The suicidal ideation had never been higher.
The anxiety attacks were more frequent than ever.
Hiding in stairwells on construction sites having anxiety attacks was a part of my routine.
But my life changed when I discovered the breath.
I could get out of my anxiety attacks in moments by utilising a tool I had with me all along.
It fascinated me.
I began cold therapy as a tool to master the control of my nervous system.
It changed my life and I wanted to bring that to others.
I couldnāt work my tradie job because of my knee, but I couldnāt get surgery because apparently it wasnāt important enough in 2020 with that bug going around.
I wanted to bring the change I had with breathwork & cold therapy to others.
Southside Spiritual, a free community was born by a clueless 23 year old tradie.
I got some momentum, I had a purpose.
People joined me at Tuesdays at 5:45am, Thursdays at 5:30pm, and Saturdays at 7am.
I started to get about 20 people to every session consistently and then it was time for surgery (one of 5 I didnāt know were to come).
Back into it in November 2022 & doing this lit me up, but I had to start charging to expand the community, bigger sound system to cater more people & the legalities of this earthly realm.
January 26th 2023, I had 100 strangers laying on a cold Melbourne beach looking up at me as I taught them to breathe, and master their breath with the stress of the cold water.
From there, I couldnāt help this many people, so I started training people, and they said I was so good at it that I needed to share it with others so I got my training accredited.
I travelled Aus and ran sessions interstate as my trainees continued to show up for the community in Victoria.
I left construction in August 2021.
I have supported my crazy lifestyle by helping people breathe since.
It may make a stupid business plan, but you donāt need one of those.
Figure out your purpose plan. Your JOY plan.
Thatās all you need.