Free community events in North Sydney

Healthy change feels more possible when you are not doing it alone.

Meet a welcoming local community, learn evidence-based lifestyle medicine in plain English, and choose one small action that fits your real life.

Learn together. Choose one change. Keep going.

Come on your own or bring someone. No fitness level, health score or prior knowledge required.

Hosted by Ian and Damien, who completed Harvard Medical School Executive Education programs in Lifestyle and Wellness Coaching and sustainable nutrition planning.

Independent community · General education, not medical care

Your next chance to join us

Upcoming community sessions

SEP
06
SUN
Learn & Reset
10:15 - 11:45 AM
North Sydney Library

New here? Learn & Reset is the easiest place to begin.

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Free to attend · Registration helps us plan the room

What happens when you join us

No weigh-ins, public scorecards or perfect plans. Just a useful topic, a good conversation and a next step that belongs to you.

Learn

Understand one evidence-based idea in plain English and see how it connects to everyday life.

Connect

Meet health-curious people at different starting points—without awkward networking or competition.

Reflect

Notice what is already working, what feels difficult and what matters most to you now.

Choose

Turn one idea into a small action that feels realistic for the next fortnight.

Return

Come back to notice what happened, adjust without judgement and choose what comes next.

Why lifestyle medicine

A whole-person way to think about everyday health

Lifestyle medicine is an evidence-based medical field focused on daily patterns that influence health: nutrition, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress, positive connection and avoiding risky substances.

At The Lifestyle Wellness Project, we make those ideas easier to understand and discuss. We do not diagnose, prescribe or ask you to overhaul your life. We help you find one useful place to begin and a community that makes it easier to continue.

  • Make sense of conflicting health advice
  • Find a change that fits work, family and real life
  • Build consistency without relying on motivation alone
  • Notice progress beyond weight or appearance
  • Learn from other people's honest experience
  • Meet positive, health-curious people nearby
  • Return after a difficult week without feeling you failed

If you have a medical condition or are considering a significant change to diet, exercise, sleep or substances, speak with an appropriately qualified health professional.

Lifestyle pillar: Nutrition
Nutrition
Lifestyle pillar: Movement
Movement
Lifestyle pillar: Sleep
Sleep
Lifestyle pillar: Stress
Stress
Lifestyle pillar: Connection
Connection
Lifestyle pillar: Reducing harmful substances
Risky substances
Optional · Private self-reflection

Start with a snapshot—not a judgement.

The Lifestyle Score is a short reflection across six areas of daily life. It can help you notice strengths, identify a possible focus and decide what—if anything—you would like to try next.

Your score is not a grade, diagnosis or condition of joining the community. You never have to share your result at an event.

1

Notice

Answer a short set of questions about your current routines.

2

Understand

See which areas feel steady and which may deserve more attention.

3

Choose

Pick one focus that feels useful and realistic now.

4

Revisit

Return later to reflect on what changed and what you learned.

Free account required to save your result · Allow about three minutes after account setup

The Lifestyle Score is a general self-reflection tool. It is not a medical assessment, diagnosis or treatment recommendation.

Lifestyle Score

Repeat it when reflection would be useful. There is no perfect score and no required schedule.

Start my Lifestyle Score
Free account required to save your result

Your Lifestyle Score

53%
Sleep
50
Nutrition
100
Movement
50
Stress
25
Connection
40
Risky substances
50

Focus areas

Stress Connection
Free community event

A relaxed morning:
learn, reflect, choose.

Join us for a single in-person session where we explore one lifestyle-medicine topic in plain English, reflect on what matters to you and choose a small action that fits your real life.

You do not need a success story to come. Showing up curious is enough.

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SUN, SEP 06 · 10:15 - 11:45 AM

Learn & Reset

A relaxed in-person session that turns one evidence-based topic into a practical idea for your life.

  • One lifestyle-medicine topic explained in plain English
  • Friendly discussion in a welcoming room
  • Private reflection on what matters to you
  • One small, self-chosen action to try
North Sydney Library
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Your hosts

Meet Ian and Damien

Two different life stories. One shared aim: make evidence-based healthy living easier to understand, more realistic to practise and more social to sustain.

Ian M. Oades and Damien Fenoli created The Lifestyle Wellness Project because knowing what is healthy is not the same as living it consistently—and trying alone can make change harder than it needs to be.

Both completed Harvard Medical School Executive Education programs in Lifestyle and Wellness Coaching and sustainable nutrition planning. They bring that learning together with experience in wellness, mentoring, entrepreneurship, technology, family life and their own health practices.

Their role is to host good conversations, make credible ideas accessible and help the community support one another—not to prescribe a perfect lifestyle.

Ian M. Oades

Ian M. Oades

Co-founder & community host · Lifestyle and wellness education

Harvard Medical School Executive Education 15+ years in nutrition and wellness International mentor and business leader

Ian brings more than 15 years of experience in nutrition and wellness, together with more than 25 years in international business and mentoring across Europe, Asia and Australia.

His approach is practical and grounded: clear information matters, but everyday choices become easier when the plan is realistic and the right people are around you.

Away from work, Ian enjoys mountain biking, strength training, golf and time with his family.

"Good information is a starting point. Support is what helps it become part of life."
Ian M. Oades
Damien Fenoli

Damien Fenoli

Co-founder & community host · Lifestyle education and community building

Harvard Medical School Executive Education Entrepreneur and technologist Europe · Asia · Australia

Damien brings an international background in entrepreneurship, technology and business. His interest in wellbeing became personal through family life and a desire to help his two sons understand the foundations of a healthy, balanced and sustainable life.

He is curious about how technology can improve self-awareness, while believing that human connection is what makes healthy change feel meaningful and sustainable.

Away from work, Damien enjoys ultra running, trail running and time with his children.

"Technology can help us notice our patterns. People help us keep going."
Damien Fenoli

Ian and Damien hold Harvard Medical School Executive Education certificates of completion. These do not confer an academic degree or professional coach certification. The Lifestyle Wellness Project is independently created and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Harvard Medical School.

What you can expect

A health community without the pressure

You should know what kind of room you are walking into. These principles guide every session.

Evidence over trends

We use credible sources, explain them in plain English and separate evidence from personal experience.

Choice without judgement

You choose your focus, your action and what you share. There are no weigh-ins, public scores or one-size-fits-all plans.

Progress includes setbacks

A difficult fortnight is not failure. We notice what happened, learn from it and make the next step more realistic.

Community before sales

The events exist for learning, connection and mutual support—not as a disguised sales presentation.

Come to one session. See if it feels like your kind of community.

You do not need to prepare, prove anything or commit to a program. Come as you are, meet the group and leave with one idea worth trying.

Free to attend · Come alone or bring a friend · General education, not medical care