Lizzie O’Halloran – Founder
Lizzie O’Halloran is the Founder of Happy Life and is a published Author and Professional Speaker. She has been helping professional women, couples and mothers for over 15 years to build happier, more confident and successful lives.
Lizzie brings a unique wholistic approach to Life Coaching and Counselling. In additional to her psychology background, Lizzie has worked as a professional in large corporate organizations, competeted Nationally and Internationally in Fitness titles, has worked on Melbourne 3AW radio as the resident Health Expert and has Coached in both one-to-one and group coaching environments. Personally, Lizzie has been happily married for almost 20 years and is raiding 2 lovely young children.
Lizzie O’Halloran is a Psychology Major with a passion for fostering self-esteem, motivation and wellbeing in her clients. In addition to her undergraduate psychology training from LaTrobe University, Lizzie also has a Diploma in Project Management from Swimburne University, a Masters Degree from Monash University and further professionally trained in Neurolinguistic Programming. She is also a Registered member of the Australian Counselling Association.
Lizzie O’Halloran founded Happy Life – an organization that aims to empower clients to heal, grow, succeed and feel supported throughout the process. Happy Life was expanded in 2009 to incorporate Help For Mums to support mothers during their emotional journey into parenthood.
Lizzie published her first book (Refresh Your Life – a kick-start healthy living and weightloss program) in 2005. She was a regular guest Health Expert presenter on 3AW Radio for over a year, including presenting in the 3AW box at The Australian Open in 2008. Her second book Perfect Mum: How to survive the emotional rollercoaster of Motherhood was released in 2016 to provide mothers with tools and advice to learn how to trust their instincts, mend their self-esteem and cope with the endless demands of motherhood. Perfect Mum has been officially endorsed by the Centre of Perinatal Excellence.
Lizzie lives with her husband and two children. She sees clients in her Armadale office, but mainly coaches clients over the phone, after an initial in-person consultation at Armadale (when requested). She consults with clients during the week and on Saturday mornings. She regularly posts healthy living advice on social media and writes freelance to support media requests and needs.