About White Space Wellness
TOGETHER, OUR SHARED PHILOSOPHY IS SIMPLE
“Lasting change happens when we intentionally make space to reconnect: with ourselves, with each other and with what matters.”
Why White Space?
On a page, white space is what lets the important words stand out. In life, it works the same way. White space is a calm state where thinking and feeling become clearer, and where what truly matters can finally be seen.
Most of us rarely get there.
Our days are full, our minds are busy and our nervous systems are always on. White Space Wellness helps you find that space again, so you can pause and see your life with fresh eyes, whether you’re an individual, a team or a school community.
Who we work with
The people we work with are often the ones holding everyone else up: the helpers, parents, teachers and leaders others rely on. They give a lot and hold a lot, and they rarely get a moment to put it all down. We create that moment.
Our story
White Space Wellness was founded by sisters Hayley Nolan and Annalee Nolan. As busy working mums, we were each trying to show up well for our children, our students and our colleagues. Along the way, we realised something simple but powerful: before we can truly connect with others, we first need to make enough space within ourselves to meet life’s challenges well.
That realisation became White Space Wellness. Today, we help individuals, workplaces and school communities find that same space, so they can feel steadier and more connected.
Our approach: mind, body and community
Wellbeing works best when it fits into the life you already have. We blend conversation, reflection, practical tools and body-based practices to help you pause, reflect and realign, so change can last from the inside out, even when life stays full.
MEET THE FOUNDERS
Two sisters, one shared philosophy
Hayley Nolan
CO-FOUNDER
Hayley began her career in high-pressure corporate environments before moving into education. Since then, she has spent decades supporting children, families and individuals with diverse learning and developmental needs. For many years, she has been a Leading Teacher at a specialist school for children with high learning needs, guiding both students and staff, and she has also worked internationally across diverse cultures. Her work has always started with understanding the whole person: how they learn, what they need and what helps them grow.
She brings that same patience and practical insight to White Space Wellness, creating spaces where people feel seen, understood and equipped to meet life’s challenges. As a mum and educator, Hayley knows how much the people who care for others carry, and how rarely they get space for themselves.
Hayley is currently studying a Diploma of Counselling with the Australian Institute of Psychology.
Annalee Nolan
CO-FOUNDER
Annalee brings more than 20 years’ experience in high-performance corporate environments. She is a trauma-informed breathwork facilitator with Level 2 Breathwork Facilitator accreditation, recognised by the International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine (IPHM) and the International Compliance Assurance for Holistic Practitioners (ICAHP). She is also a Certificate III Group Fitness Instructor and has trained in nervous system regulation through somatic breathwork and movement.
Bringing breath, movement and mindset together, Annalee takes a holistic view of wellness. She knows wellbeing isn’t only something we think about. It’s something we experience through the mind, body and nervous system.
Annalee is currently studying a Diploma of Counselling with the Australian Institute of Psychology, and is extending her training in somatic and neuroscience-based approaches.
OUR FOUNDATION
More Than Qualifications
Hayley and Annalee’s approach is shaped by more than training. Between them, they’ve built careers in high-pressure corporate settings and in education, raised families, travelled widely and lived across different cultures. Those years have given them a deep understanding of how individual wellbeing and group dynamics shape culture, learning, success and outcomes, and how quickly all four can shift.
They’ve also met life’s harder moments: love and loss, career change, uncertainty, and the times that ask more of us than we feel ready to give. That lived experience doesn’t sit apart from their training. It’s what makes it real.
Both hold current Working with Children Checks.
Ready to create a little space of your own?
We'd love to meet you where you are.