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About Melanie Briony​

Redefining strong, sexy and confident through the lens
of nervous system regulation.

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My Why

I've spent more than 15 years helping women improve their health, fitness and wellbeing. But the way I work today has been shaped by more than my years as a coach. It's been shaped by my own experience of what happens when your body no longer responds the way it used to.

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For a long time, I thought I was just a stress head. Highly strung. That was simply the way I was, and I had to learn to live with it.

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Except, it was impacting almost every area of my life. I struggled with sleep, digestive issues, migraines, exhaustion and a constant level of tension that never really seemed to go away. I felt disconnected from myself and the people I loved, and eventually, I just accepted that this was my normal.

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Then, in my late 40s, I began experiencing other changes. Arthritis pain, poor recovery and a body that no longer responded to training the way it once had. I thought I needed to push harder, but it wasn't what my body needed.

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Learning about breathwork and nervous system regulation opened up a whole new world of possibilities. For the first time, I began to understand why I felt the way I did and how my nervous system was influencing my health, my relationships and my ability to cope with everyday life.

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It fundamentally changed the way I understood health and fitness, and the way I coach.

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I realised that sustainable change isn't simply about eating better, exercising more or trying harder. It's about understanding yourself, your stress load and your capacity, and learning how to work with your body rather than against it.

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Today, that's at the heart of The Strong Like A Woman Method™, bringing together fitness, nutrition and nervous system regulation to help women 30+ build strength, improve their health and feel strong, sexy and confident without burnout.

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Because I believe we deserve to feel just as good on the inside as we want to look on the outside.

Strong Like A Woman

To me, strength is about more than muscle. It's about understanding yourself, recognising your capacity and having the confidence to back yourself.
 

It's knowing when to push, when to pull back, and how to make choices that support your health, wellbeing and the life you want to live.
 

Through fitness, nutrition, breathwork and nervous system regulation, I help women build strength from the inside out, without burning themselves out in the process.

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My Approach

 

Strong Like A Woman is about more than building muscle. It's about understanding your body, your nervous system and what influences the way you think, feel and behave.

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Through strength training, nutrition, breathwork and nervous system regulation, I help women build capacity, move beyond all-or-nothing patterns and create change that supports their lives, not just their goals.

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Because real strength is about more than what you can lift or how you look. It's about backing yourself, trusting your body and having the capacity to live life on your terms.

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And yes, feeling strong, sexy and confident is part of that.

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Maybe it's time to stop settling for stressed, overwhelmed and unhappy in your body.

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Maybe it's time to feel strong, confident and sexy again, without burning yourself out in the process.

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If this sounds like you, let's chat.

BUPA - Health Fund


I have a provider number for BUPA. If you would like to make a claim you need to go through an eligibility process first. You can find out more by following THIS LINK to the BUPA website. 

​If you have any questions please send me a message.​ Thank you!

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Melanie Briony acknowledges the Awabakal People as the traditional custodians of the land on which she lives and works,
and honours the Ancestors who have long cared for this Country. She offers her work on these lands and waters with respect
for Elders past and present.

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