With over 18 years of experience across early childhood, primary and tertiary education, I am passionate about supporting parents and teachers to better understand themselves, their stories and the children they nurture. After discovering ‘Conscious Parenting’ for myself and applying the foundations of this to my teaching I truly believe it is the way forward when it comes to parenting and educating our children.

To achieve this it is important to make peace with the story that raised us.

The experiences, relationships, beliefs and patterns we encounter throughout our own lives can influence the way we connect, communicate, respond and care for others. By becoming curious about our own story — including the story of our birth and earliest experiences — we can begin to recognise what we want to carry forward, what we may wish to change, and what we can lovingly leave behind.

This is at the heart of my work.

Through birth story exploration, child development, nervous system awareness, breath, nature and compassionate reflection, I support parents and educators to develop a deeper understanding of themselves and the children in their care. My intention is not to tell you how to parent or teach, but to offer another lens through which to see yourself, your relationships and the unique child in front of you.

Because children are raised through relationships within an eco system that is multidimensional, not in isolation.

They move between home, education, family, friendships and community, and when the adults around them are connected, communicating and working together, children experience greater continuity of care, understanding and belonging.

I am passionate about creating stronger bridges between families and educators — encouraging conversations that move beyond what a child does to explore who they are, where they have come from, what they may be communicating and what they need to flourish.

When we understand our own stories, we can respond to children with greater awareness.

When parents and educators understand one another, children experience greater consistency.

And when families, educators and communities come together consciously, we create the foundations for a different kind of future.

One where children are not simply prepared for the world we have inherited, but supported to consciously create the world they will inherit.

It is time to step outside of our shadows, unresolved issues, unmet needs and fears as parents and educators.

My work is an invitation to pause, reflect and reconnect with your own story, your unique amazingness, and the children and communities you are helping to shape.

Together, we can create calmer connections, more conscious relationships and a stronger bridge between home and education.

Because conscious parenting and conscious teaching are not separate journeys. They are part of the same commitment: to understand ourselves, understand our children, and consciously nurture the next generation.

If this resonates with you, I invite you to explore working with me here.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Mum to two amazing beings and wife to the most supportive man ever
• Bachelor Degree in Early Childhood/Education – Southern Cross University
• Breath Coach Practitioner (Elements of Breath – Certified Breath Coach Training)
• Shamanic Herbalist and Flower Codes Practioner – (Wildflowerwalker.com)
• Energetics practitioner (Reiki Master and Illumination training) – (claredeale.com.au)
• Extremely human in all ways simply by trying every day to live my best life through my Unique Amazingness!