As child, Natalie would tell adults she wanted to be a paediatrician as this seemed to impress them. Her love of science and an interest in people culminated in her completing university degrees in Medical Science and then Medicine. Her medical training took her to live on Larrakia Country, Darwin and where she gained experience in Tropical Medicine and Aboriginal Health. Medical student electives allowed her to work in Nepal and London. Natalie returned to Darwin in her early years as a doctor and was fortunate to work remotely in Yolgnu Country, Arnhem Land.

Natalie now works as a specialist doctor in Emergency Medicine on Gumbayngirr Country, Coffs Harbour. No workday is the same for her - Natalie gets to meet people from all walks of life. She must use her communication skills, integrate patient information, examination, and investigations, diagnose, and manage a range of life-threatening injuries and illnesses in a time pressured environment with a team of like-minded clinicians. Being able to make a help someone, reduce their pain and some days, save a life, makes this job highly satisfying and rewarding. In addition to daily work, Natalie is working to improve cultural safety for Indigenous patients in the Emergency Department.