Lulu’s story

Coming from a long line of healers, and years before Chrysalis Original’s genesis, it all began with an earlier career in medicine; culminating as a remote area nurse. Studies and experience encompassed: mental health, palliative care, permanent care, paediatrics, emergency & ambulance duties, surgical, obstetrics & midwifery, pathology & phlebotomy, indigenous health and clinical consultation.

Prior to undertaking studies in what was to become the focal point of her professional life, our principle began on an international pathway to understanding her field in every way possible, including :

Herbal medicine, colour therapy, iridology, organic farming, biodynamic gardening and natural nutrition.

During her travels, a number of memorable things stood out; including the use of bush medicine amongst not only the Indigenous of Australia (where she regularly assisted patients to access their own healing modalities) but this one word which kept appearing in passionate conversations; Homœopathy.

Each time she heard the word in Australia and the UK, the people involved were adamant that this one modality was successful where others failed; in fact, in each instance the use of homeopathy was suggested when there was no hope, they were of the belief that it would never fail, and they were right.

After a short hiatus to have her first baby, she completed further studies including

Advanced Diplomas in Homeopathy, clinical acupuncture, cupping & moxibustion.

(This was pre-degree days. The PhD came later).

Very early in her career, she had the opportunity to attend her first international medical symposium which changed her life.

She was invited to chair and present a paper on Indigenous health, and was invited to work in some of India’s and Beijing’s most prestigious university hospitals as well as a WHO mobile research unit. She decided to dedicate her career instead, to helping out at home in Australia, where homœopathy has been all but outlawed and abandoned.

After being encouraged by a GP friend to hang out her shingle, the first rural practice Pingelly Natural Health Clinic was soon established, drawing patients from as far afield as Albany, Broome & Kalgoorlie. With a focus on affordable, ethical & gentle health care, from the earliest days, & thanks to the inclusion of the formulation & homeopathic remedy preparation elective in her homœopathy studies, she experimented with the development of mother tinctures - both homeopathic and herbal with remedy potentisation (which involves the combination of dilution & dynamisation through succussion [energising] which resulted in delicate, extremely powerful remedies). The added potentisation and dynamisation of traditional herbal medicines, combined with Australian Bush Flower Essences brought about enhanced effects not seen before.

Through clinical research & the process of elimination, this new mode of contemporary homeopathic remedies was developed with ethics & purity, avoiding all examples of cruelty. Living remotely & travelling in areas unserviced by health care both in Australia (& eventually Africa), the remedies came into play more & more out of necessity, with incredible results seen in both humans & animals alike. Living and working on a shoestring budget, without financial backing and with the blessed help of those who were able to help (rent of premises, building of structures and equipment, moral support & professional advice), the growing range & effort focused on those ordinarily unable to afford dedicated health care.

The home medicine kit (botikin) originally involved 8 homeopathic remedies which covered the most common ailments presented at the clinic. This original kit was used by families, students living away from home, athletes, international celebrities, even the families of some of our politicians & not so surprisingly, medical experts.

Early in private practice, she noticed a few patterns (many of which had been noticed in ER previously) -

• People had forgotten how to connect with their own health

• People have been encouraged to hand over their lives to strangers in the hope of a quick fix

• If given the opportunity, taking natural measures can often avoid an emergency or chronic illness

• Natural measures work well with orthodox medicine if given the opportunity

• People have stopped taking care of their health in general

• People ignore their own warnings until minor symptoms develop into dis-ease

• People go to clinics and ER for things that our forefathers had known how to treat

• Simple measures taken early could prevent the worsening of symptoms

• Entire generations of health-focused families do not require medical care while others depend on them constantly

• Many people can not afford natural health care because there is no insurance or government cover for it

With the eventual establishment of a number of rural clinics, a venture in Perth’s northern suburbs saw continuation of impressive results & the willingness of people to embrace homœopathy, even though it had disappeared from Australian hospitals & the media in the late 1930s.

Over time, the new affordable homœopathic remedy selection(which would eventually become the Chrysalis range), grew to 25 remedies.

Thanks to a chance meeting while working as a health chain consultant, a large WA supplier became our distributor and soon, it was available all over WA and a growing number of interstate outlets. An invitation to export resulting from 2000 Olympics visitors embracing the range, failed to eventuate because of the dismal attitude by financial institutions towards natural health & due to external pressures, the business folded.

After the closure of the clinics, while focusing on natural nutrition & orthomolecular studies, formal research transcription, the kit went into hiatus. This was followed by a stint in the degree coursework writing for a Perth college which has resulted in advancement of some of our top homeopaths.

Due to ongoing constant demand, the range recommenced development & research in 2019. By 2020 (with no funding), & an increase to over 5 dozen remedies, despite the appropriation of both the name and remedy ideals, a minor alteration of the name and Chrysalis Original was born. And the time was right…