Built on belief.
Driven by
evidence.
Valere Health was founded in 2018 on a vision, that everyone living with cancer deserves to feel strong, capable, and in control of their body.
How Valere began
A practice born
from purpose.
Dr Morgan Farley's path into exercise oncology wasn't planned, it was personal. Watching her grandmother navigate cancer treatment, Morgan saw first hand how much physical decline can compound over time and the power of exercise to improve outcomes and strength. After building a career in professional sport she left to found Valere Health and allow others to access the benefits of exercise
Valere "to be strong," - Latin
After completing a PhD on high-intensity interval exercise and cancer-related inflammation, Morgan founded Valere Health in Brisbane in 2018 - in her grandmother's honour, and with a mission that has never changed: to help people living with cancer rebuild their strength and reclaim their lives through the transformative power of movement.
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Meet our founder
Dr Morgan Farley
Founder & Senior Exercise Physiologist
Morgan founded Valere Health after watching her grandmother use exercise as medicine through cancer treatment and seeing first-hand what exercise could do. When she went looking for somewhere to work in that space, nothing existed, so she left her career in professional sport and built it herself.
Valere means "to be strong," named after her grandmother Valerie. Since opening in 2018, the clinic has supported over 1,000 people living with cancer.
Morgan completed her PhD in exercise oncology, with research focused on high-intensity interval exercise, cancer-related inflammation, immune function, and uncovering the underlying mechanisms by which exercise may suppress cancer growth. Her PhD was recognised as a scientific breakthrough by Tour de Cure, and she has since attracted millions of dollars in competitive research funding. Her driving focus is translating the latest evidence into real clinical programs, before it reaches guidelines, and well before it reaches general practice. People with cancer shouldn't have to wait for the research to catch up.
She has contributed directly to shaping how exercise is integrated into cancer care in Australia, co-leading the Survivorship and Supportive Care Research Programme at the Royal Brisbane Cancer Care Unit, leading the integration of exercise as standard of care across private hospitals, and serving as an expert member of the Early Onset Colorectal Cancer Guidelines, where she is playing an integral role in establishing exercise as standard of care.
Her research extends beyond exercise into broader survivorship and supportive care, including the gut microbiome, psychosocial impacts of cancer, and a special interest in blood cancers.
Morgan has held academic positions at the University of Technology Sydney, QUT, and the University of Queensland, designing and teaching the next generation of exercise physiologists how to work with people with cancer.
She is an invited international speaker, regularly presenting to health professionals on the benefits of exercise in cancer care, referral pathways, and her own research findings.
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PhD — Exercise Oncology
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Accredited Exercise Physiologist
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Award-winning researcher
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International keynote speaker
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University educator and published author
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Runner-up, Lord Mayor's Business Awards
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Over $1 million in competitive research funding (MRFF, Tour de Cure)
Key publications
Exercise and the gut microbiome: implications for supportive care in cancer - Supportive Care in Cancer, 2023
Immunomodulatory Function of Interleukin-15 and Its Role in Exercise, Immunotherapy, and Cancer Outcomes - Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2023
Interleukin-15 and high-intensity exercise: relationship with inflammation, body composition and fitness in cancer survivors - Journal of Physiology, 2024
Our Team
The people
behind your program.
Every Valere team member completes a rigorous exercise oncology mentorship program under Dr Morgan Farley before working with clients.
Accredited Exercise Physiologist
Amy
Amy leads the Valere Health Breast Cancer wellness program in partnership with Genesis Care and several of Valere Health’s research projects including exercise for children with sarcoma and exercise for people with Multiple Myeloma. She is also a published author within Exercise Oncology. Her energy is contagious and people always leave her sessions feeling better than they arrived.
After her grandfather was diagnosed with lung cancer Amy developed a passion for helping people with cancer use exercise as medicine during their treatment. She initially under went the Valere Health mentorship program in 2024 and has worked at Valere Health ever since. She has a particular interested in helping people during immunotherapy treatments, breast cancer, and through all types and stages of blood cancers. She co-leads with Dr Morgan Farley Valere Health’s research programs and is planning on undertaking a PhD in 2026.
Accredited Exercise Physiologist
Alex
Alex’s interest in exercise oncology started close to home. When her grandfather was diagnosed with bowel cancer, it drove her to understand how exercise could be used as a tool to improve her grandfathers outcomes and was amazed at how exercise could make such a difference to someone going through something so challenging.
As a result of this personal experience Alex underwent an exercise oncology internship at Valere Health in 2025, which showed her the real impact of exercise for people living with or beyond cancer and just how powerful and fulfilling supporting people with a diagnosis of cancer feel stronger and more supported through tailored exercise. Alex is passionate about supporting individuals across all cancer types and at every stage of their journey and has a particular passion for gastrointestinal cancers through her personal experience. What motivates her to show up to work each day is seeing her clients get stronger and feel more capable than when they first walked through the door despite their diagnosis.
Accredited Exercise Physiologist
Bella
Bella’s has completed her bachelors of Exercise Science and Masters of Exercise Physiology. She also has recently completed her Masters by research in partnership with the Mater Hospital exploring the role of exercise in preeclampsia. She has a special interest in women’s and mental health which sparked passion for exercise oncology. She has a special interest in female cancers such as breast and gynaecological cancers along with post-surgical rehabilitation. Bella uses a nexus of evidence based care, person centered care and her clinical experience to design individualised treatment plans for each of her clients. What drives Bella is using evidence based exercise to achieve the outcomes that matters most to her clients what ever that may be.
What we stand for
We don't just say these things.
We live them.
Five values underpin every program, every conversation, and every decision at Valere Health.
Empowerment
We give clients the tools, knowledge, and confidence to take an active role in their own health. We never create dependency - we build capability.
Education
We stay at the forefront of oncology research and share this knowledge freely - with clients, carers, and healthcare professionals alike.
Holistic Care
We see the whole person, not just the diagnosis. Physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing are all part of the program - always.
Person-Centred
Every cancer experience is different. Every program is tailored. We listen first, then design - not the other way around.
Excellence
We hold ourselves to the highest standards of clinical practice. Our team trains under Dr Morgan Farley's mentorship and applies the latest research to every program.
