More about me

I am a huge proponent of life long learning as it's one of the most important developmental needs of gifted kids.

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It is also one of my highest values and as such I am constantly engaged in my own learning and extension. 

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I'm an accredited parenting coach with the Aware Parenting Institute with hundreds of hours coaching experience.

 

I hold a bachelors degree in Youth Studies and spent well over a decade working directly with young people in a range of settings from prisons to playgrounds.

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I hold diplomas in Social Science (Justice), Community Development and Addiction Studies and have further certifications in Narrative Therapy, Wilderness Therapy and Business Management. 

I am also a qualified yoga/meditation teacher (YTT 500 hrs).

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Given my background, when I became a parent myself I could see all the ways I fell short of what I sensed was possible and what I knew was necessary to raise a human in todays complex and fast changing world.

I could see all the subtle ways in which we, as a society, undermine children's growth and thus our collective potential. I could see the tendency that we all have to revert to familiar patterns when under stress and stain; stress and strain which is inherent to the early years of parenting and for many persists well beyond. 

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As a certified Aware Parenting coach, I'm here to help you grow your capacity to meet your child where they are at.

 

Together, we'll look at the ways you can apply the proven strategies that deepen connection, motivate, and inspire your kids to become the fullest expression of who they came here to be.

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Parenting is a long game. It's not one we were meant to undertake alone, so having a guide is vital if we wish to equip our children for the challenges they are facing both now, and in the coming years.