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About Melanie Briony​

Redefining what it means to be strong, sexy and confident.

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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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Because sometimes, knowing what to do isn't the problem.

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You can know how to eat well, understand the importance of exercise and genuinely want to make changes, yet still struggle to put it all into practice consistently.

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You might find yourself pushing harder when you're not getting the results you want, struggling to recover from workouts, or feeling frustrated that what used to work for you no longer does. And when you can't seem to make it work, it's easy to think you just need more discipline or willpower.

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But what if there's more to it than that?

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I've learnt 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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That's why my approach brings together fitness, nutrition and nervous system regulation. Through online coaching and in-person personal training, I help women 30+ understand what works for them, build strength and improve their health in a way they can sustain.

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So you can get fitter, grow stronger and feel sexy and confident without spending your life dieting, exercising harder and starting over.

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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 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 yourself, your body and what influences the way you think, feel and behave.

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Through strength training, nutrition and nervous system regulation, I help women build capacity, move beyond all-or-nothing patterns and create a way of working towards their goals that they can sustain, without burning themselves out in the process.

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Because real strength is about more than what you can lift or how you look. It's about knowing yourself, trusting yourself 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 feeling stressed, overwhelmed and unhappy in your body.

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Maybe it's time to feel strong, sexy and confident 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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