At Oliver Birch , Bendigo, Victoria
Thursday August 21st
5pm-7pm
A Mother’s Memoir About the Love, Loss, and Legacy of Two Rare Boys
In 2010, fewer than 50 people in the world had been diagnosed with the rare disease Adsl Deficiency.
Natalie Watson’s sons were two of them.
Bigger Than My Body is Natalie’s unforgettable story of mothering children with an incurable life-limiting disease that robbed them of the life she longed for them to enjoy.
From the isolation of raising children with complex health issues to fighting like hell to give them a future, Natalie shares her sons’ legacy.
Her sons didn’t survive. Neither did her marriage. But Natalie’s experience of coming out the other side of grief redefined her life purpose and evoked a profound spiritual awakening.
Bigger Than My Body is more than a brave, honest account of every parents’ worst nightmare. It holds a message for everyone stuck in desperation and drowning in despair: Take heart. You’ll be ok. You too can process grief in your own way and learn to love life again.
If you are craving a spark of hope—a sign that healing is possible, even when life feels shattered.
If you are a mother, caregiver, or anyone who has loved deeply and lost—and you're seeking a compassionate path to come back to life, in your own time.
If you have carried silent grief and are ready to feel seen, understood, and less alone.
If you long to find purpose in your pain and create meaning from what you’ve endured.
If you want to feel inspired by someone who’s walked through loss and found her way forward.
If you are ready to reconnect with your inner strength and remember that light still lives within you.
Natalie Watson is a Pilates Movement Therapist, Holistic Health Coach and Author.
Her work is grounded in lived experience, professional expertise, and a deep belief that healing is a continuous weaving—one thread at a time.
After navigating the profound journey of caregiving for her two sons, both diagnosed with a rare metabolic disorder, Natalie transformed her personal story of loss, resilience, and hope into a powerful mission: to support caregivers, trauma survivors, and anyone seeking to reconnect with their body, heart, and spirit after significant life events.
Through Back to Life Studio, her writing, and advocacy work, Natalie offers a space for renewal, reconnection, and remembrance — honoring the lives that shape us and the strength that carries us forward.