Annabel Bateman is a Hashimoto’s patient and passionate thyroid health advocate. She has learnt in 25+ years of living with Hashimoto’s that the key is developing a lifestyle that supports (and doesn’t stress) her thyroid health.
Drawing on skills learnt in previous careers as a lawyer, life coach, family law mediator and author, she seeks to empower, educate and encourage women with thyroid conditions to develop their own lifestyle approach to their health so they can thrive and not just survive.
Annabel is the author of self published and best selling cookbook, What Annabel Cooks: Real food that will make you flourish. She hosts a successful podcast, Let’s Talk Thyroid which seeks to spread thyroid awareness and information and is active on social media to spread positive & practical thyroid related information.
Her new book, Let’s Talk Thyroid: Positive & Practical Thyroid Help has just been released and is a guide to help you and your thyroid to thrive.
Annabel lives in Brisbane, Australia with her husband and 3 teenage sons.
CONNECT WITH ANNABEL
hello@annabelbateman.com
+61409076040
@annabel.bateman.wellness
I help you find out what your own thyroid-friendly lifestyle looks like. I use coaching, online courses, essential oils and natural products to help YOU thrive, not just survive.
Educate
This is my favourite part! I educate about living a thyroid-friendly lifestyle in many ways.
*Book – Let’s Talk Thyroid is all about living a thyroid-friendly lifestyle.
* Individual thyroid strategy sessions
* Course – Kickstart Your Thyroid Friendly Lifestyle in 30 days
*Let’s Talk Thyroid Podcast – new episodes released every second Thursday.
* Social media – join me on Facebook/Instagram for regular inspiration.
*Presentations – I am available to talk on other podcasts or to groups large or small on thyroid lifestyle related topics. See Press Kit for the range of topics I can present on.
Encourage
By nature I am an encourager. This is part of who I am. I want the best for you. If you are willing to put in the effort, I’ll be there to help you take the leap. To believe in you and for you.
I know what it’s like to feel like nothing will help. I have a chronic illness. I’ve been there (I am there!) but I have great faith and hope that the best is yet to come. If you need a cheerleader in your corner, I’ll be there, but you’ve got to be willing to take action.
Empower
I am not the expert in YOU. You are. I will help empower you to be able to proactively manage your own thyroid-friendly lifestyle. Think of me as being the one to get you started.
I love to work with those who are both ready and willing to take action. Are you ready?
WHY I CAN HELP
Experience
Why trust me? That’s the real question isn’t it?
The bottom line is I have lived this Hashimoto’s journey for over 25 years. Not only that, I walk my talk. I do my best to lead by example. I have been able to put my Hashimoto’s into remission. Not quickly … it’s only happened after a solid 10 years of working actively and proactively on my thyroid health, but I have done it.
Thyroid health is one of those areas where qualifications don’t always mean a lot. One of the biggest frustrations most thyroid patients have is that their doctors don’t know or understand much about thyroid management. Most don’t even understand the importance of testing for autoimmunity (Hashimoto’s/Graves) because they don’t believe there is anything that can be done about it. (No medication to prescribe).
I’ve come to learn that in many ways I know a lot more than the average general practitioner about managing thyroid conditions – particularly Hashimoto’s & Hypothyroidism. I have invested far more hours into my thyroid education. I do NOT treat or diagnose, I’m not qualified to do that, but if you want practical experience of living WELL with Hashimoto’s I can help. What’s worked for me might not work for you exactly, but there are patterns and typical things that we all have to work through. These are the things I can help you with and is the core of my book, Let’s Talk Thyroid: Positive & Practical Thyroid Help.
In terms of education & training here is some of what I’ve done that equips me to support people with thyroid conditions from an educational and coaching perspective. On top of these things I talk to top thyroid experts around the world on a regular basis for my podcast, learn from them and pass on my learnings.
Qualifications & Education
Bachelor of Law (& Bachelor of Arts)
My law degree and working as a lawyer taught me to:
- Weigh up evidence
- Listen to all sides of a problem
- Question people, information and the status quo
- Investigate & research
- Present information in an accessible way
Mediator
I was an accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner and a Nationally Accredited Mediator. This taught me:
- Listening and questioning skills
- The ability to reframe an issue
- Planning for the future
- Conflict (including internal conflict) resolution skills
- To be future focussed
Qualified Life Coach – Results Life Coaching
This taught me:
- How to coach people to achieve personal goals
- How to break a goal down into manageable steps
- Importance of personal accountability
- Overcoming roadblocks
- Reflecting back to propel forward
- How to empower people to make their own decisions
Thyroid Courses & Related Health Courses
Hashimoto’s Clinical Strategies & Treatment Applications – Practitioner level training – Kharazzian Institute
Hashimoto’s Solving the Puzzle – Kharazzian Resource Center
Autoimmunity Solving the Puzzle – Kharazzian Resource Center
Gut Health Solving the Puzzle – Kharazzian Resource Center
Food Sensitivities Solving the Puzzle – Kharazzian Resource Center
3D Immune Tolerance – Kharazzian Resource Center
You’ll find on the Resources page many of the books I’ve read other people I learn regularly from.
