About

Fabiana Higa is a former midwife, a therapist, a writer and ikigai mentor, based in Australia. Through her books and mentoring programs, she has inspired thousands to explore life purpose, authenticity, and the freedom to be themselves. Her work integrates Taoist and Zen concepts, embodiment practices, and creative expression through art, to unlock dreams, overcome emotional blockages, and open the way to a fully lived life.

She is the author of the literary oracle “Living My Ikigai Oracle” which is a success seller and a source of inspiration and self-discovery for readers around the world. In her classes, Fabiana shares tools and and experiences of decades of work witnessing lives unfold in a beautiful and flowing ways. Her teaching, rooted in live experience, invites people to embrace their unique path with courage, gentleness and presence.

Since an early age, I’ve carried this question in my mind: What is this all about — all this life stuff?

I couldn’t find answers to the meaning of life, so I searched through many religions, spiritual paths, career settings, and cities. Since 1998, when I was 17, I have been on a path of self-discovery, learning from and working with many therapists, spiritual teachers, and self-help facilitators.

My academic journey first led me to a degree in Business and later to Biopsychology. I also followed my passion for music, dedicating several years to studying the flute.

A pilgrimage to India marked a turning point, but it was when I became a mother that my life truly changed. I immersed myself deeply in the world of midwifery, becoming a traditional midwife.

The answer to my core question about the meaning of life began to unfold when I started weaving all the threads of my journey together — art, therapy, birth, and purpose — integrating my gifts to respond to what each moment called for. The thread that unites all these decades is the care for LIFE: being a witness and a facilitator of transformational processes. I published my first book, and from that point, my purpose continued to expand, leading me to new paths as a speaker and Ikigai mentor.

Today, my deepest purpose and commitment is to facilitate births — whether that’s a project, a dream, a life-changing event, a baby, or the inner peace that comes from fully being who we truly are.