Nutrition
Nourishing your body with real food, balanced choices and habits that support your energy and health.
About Ocea
I believe every woman deserves a life that feels like her own.
I am Ocea Ebel, founder of Ocea Marie. I offer thoughtful, whole-person support for women navigating changes in their health, identity, relationships and life direction.
Read my storyMy mission
To help you create a life you love.
Not a life built around who you have been expected to be, but one that reflects the woman you are now.
Many women reach a point where the life they have built still looks perfectly functional from the outside, yet no longer feels quite right on the inside.
I do not believe this means you are failing. I believe you have evolved, and parts of your life may not have evolved with you.
My work gives you a private, considered place to understand what is happening and identify what matters now.
The life behind the work
I know what it is to outgrow a life before you know what comes next.
There was a time when I moved through life at full speed. I looked capable and kept functioning, yet beneath it all I felt disconnected from myself.
My life did not change through one dramatic decision. It changed as I began to understand self-love as a responsibility: telling myself the truth, caring for my health and making choices that reflected the life I wanted to live.
At 40, I asked myself whether I wanted to live the rest of my life the way I had lived the first half.
There is, of course, much more to the story than I could ever fit on an About page. In Letters from Ocea, I write more personally about life, family, changing roles, complicated feelings and the ongoing work of creating a life you love.
Subscribe to Letters from OceaA whole-person perspective
I look at the whole of you, not just one part.
Emotional wellbeing
Understanding your emotions, strengthening self-awareness and creating space for healing and resilience.
Mindset
Shifting limiting beliefs, building confidence and creating a mindset that aligns with the life you want to live.
Lifestyle
Designing daily routines and environments that reflect your values and support a life that feels aligned and fulfilling.
How I work
The whole of you belongs in the conversation.
Your life cannot be separated into neat categories. We consider the wider context while keeping the work grounded in what is useful now.
Listen beyond the obvious
Begin with what you are experiencing, without needing to minimise or already know the answer.
Consider the whole picture
Notice the relevant connections between health, nutrition, emotions, relationships and life.
Tell the truth gently
Warmth and honesty belong together. Thoughtful questions can reveal patterns without judgement.
Make change liveable
Turn insight into practical choices that respect your capacity and circumstances.
Professional background
Knowledge matters. So does knowing how to listen.
More than three decades working with women across health, beauty, personal development, lifestyle and business.
My background brings together nutrition, counselling, lifestyle and wellbeing coaching, and extensive experience supporting women through change.
Nutrition
Nutrition & clinical nutrition
Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition) Bachelor of Health Science (Clinical Nutrition)
Coaching
Lifestyle & wellbeing
Diploma-qualified coaching grounded in practical change.
Private counsel
Thoughtful support
Honest conversation, considered questions and perspective.
Experience
30+ years
Working with women through health, growth and transition.
Education
Endeavour College of Natural Health
University of Tasmania
Curtin University
Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors
Professional memberships
Australian Counselling Association (student membership)
Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine
Australian Natural Therapists Association
Beyond the qualifications
A full life, still in the making.
I am a wife, Mumma and Nonna. Family is the centre of my life, and writing, client work, study, Pilates, books and business ideas fill the space around it.
I do not believe a meaningful life is a polished one. It is curious, complicated and sometimes surprising.
What I offer is not perfection. It is presence, informed perspective and a genuine commitment to helping women live with greater self-trust and intention.
What I stand for
The ideas beneath everything I do.
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You are the expert on you.
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Self-love is your success strategy.
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Calm is a skill that can be practised.
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Gentle consistency beats all-or-nothing.
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You do not need to become someone else to create a life you love.
Client reflections
Reflections from women I have worked with.
Every woman arrives with her own experiences, questions and priorities. These reflections speak to the value of having space to think, explore and consider what comes next.
Space to explore new possibilities
Working with Ocea opened up new ways of thinking about what was possible. Our conversations brought together ideas, perspective and practical possibilities in a way that felt energising and genuinely useful.
Advice I could actually use
Ocea's advice was thoughtful, practical and genuinely beneficial. Her enthusiasm made the conversations feel encouraging, while her experience and perspective helped me think differently about what I was navigating and what I could do next.
Support that made a difference
I felt genuinely supported throughout my experience with Ocea. Her care, attention and way of approaching the conversation made the experience feel valuable and deeply appreciated.
Work with Ocea
Begin with the support that fits where you are now.
Consider what you are navigating, how interconnected it feels and how much continuity would be useful.
One meaningful focus
Single Private Session
A focused 60-minute conversation for one concern, decision or transition.
Greater depth
Private Wellbeing Package
Three sessions for concerns that feel interconnected or have developed over time.
Ongoing private counsel
Private Annual Retainer
A tailored year-long relationship for significant change or an important next chapter.
A considered place to begin
You do not need to reinvent yourself. You may need the space to hear yourself again.
Explore the private support available and choose the conversation that feels most appropriate for what you are navigating now.
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