Sacred Six on Escape, Intention and the Spas That Shape Us

This episode is about why Sacred Six exists at all.I’ve just finished filming Sacred Six: Best Destination Spas in Australia, and I recorded this episode from Alba on the Mornington Peninsula. Alba immediately took me back to my twenties, to visiting thermal spas in Switzerland and realising, very clearly, that this was the world I wanted to write about.Sacred Six isn’t just a list. It’s about the places that fuse architecture, design and wellness in a way that feels transportive. The kind of spaces where you step out of your everyday life and into something more intentional, more imaginative, more restorative.In this episode, I talk about what makes a spa truly exceptional, why Australia deserves its own Sacred Six, and how these experiences have shaped my work, my perspective, and my relationship with beauty and wellbeing over time.If you’re craving escape, dreaming of travel, or curious about how place can change how you feel, this episode is for you.If you have a destination you think should be on my list, I’d love to hear it.Please rate, review and share the episode if it resonated with you. It helps more than you know.Watch or listen to the full episode at beauticate.com/vodcast.Sponsor:A special thank you to our sponsor, Aestheticá Byron Bay: the female-founded, nurse-led medi-spa redefining natural, ethical cosmetic treatments.Created by registered nurse Alexa Roetger, Aestheticá is built on education, safety, and subtle, confidence-led results. The clinic is staffed by highly trained medical and wellness professionals, reflecting Alexa’s commitment to excellence and her “less is more” philosophy. She’s also a Dermaviduals ambassador and a top-tier Allergan clinician, recognised internationally for her work.Aestheticá specialises in anti-wrinkle treatments, dermal fillers, bioremodelling, regenerative therapies like PRP, medical boosters (NAD, Glutathione, B12), advanced dermal treatments and personalised skin programs — with a strong focus on peri- and menopausal skin support.Nurse Lex is kindly offering our audience a 20% discount - head to aestheticabyronbay.com (http://aestheticabyronbay.com/) to book and use the code BEAUTICATE2026.