So the terminology changes around this and will continue to.

I don’t do life perfectly. Trying to mark my achievements through avoiding disappointing others worked for a good while, but eventually lead me to burnout.

I needed to have a reckoning with my low self-esteem, and what meeting the needs of others over my own was costing me.

Understanding this meant that I liked myself – and liking myself was pretty critical to becoming a parent.

I became a single mother by choice less than two years after my diagnosis was a slightly easier

ADHD was seen as an after thought through my IVF, pregnancy, the birth and being a new parent – but I found having an understanding of it was critical to my wellbeing.

The more I have understood about my neurodivergence, the more I’ve been able to understand myself in the world.

Understanding yourself, and trying to retain your authenticity is really bloody hard. But I promise you, it’s much better than living any other way.

Being friends with my interest-lead, compassionate, hobby-filled, trivia-loving, fast brain, rather than fighting against it, is a much better game than the old one. And it’s more fun.

I live in Naarm | Melbourne on the unceded sovereign land of the First Nations people of the Kulin nation.

I identify as a member of LGBTQIA+ community.

I have a body positive approach to coaching.

I do my best to run accessible sessions, and to honour the cultural safety and intersections of identity of the people I connect with.

Separating your goals and motivation from any accumulated shame, or fear of disappointing others, is a central part of true coaching.

I have experience in the arts, theatre, education, project management, governance, and paper pushing.

I look forward to hearing your story.

I have had a number of amazing life experiences – creative, professional, and personal – as well as many struggles.

I understand the taxonomy of trauma. A byproduct of my lived experience has been to learn to appreciate the good things, and people in life.

I’m not a fan of toxic positivity. I am a fan of examining what drives us, the disappointments that can block us, and moving forward by embracing our values.

I’ve found by examining what we are ashamed of, and the times that we are afraid of disappointing others, we can give ourselves a chance to be accountable for what we do next.

Integrity can be a good word for it. Unlearning some of the things that have motivated us in the past is the purpose of it.

Satisfaction and feeling a sense of accomplishment is not selfish.

“…one must try to wriggle through by subtle manoeuvres.” – Kafka

I have training in:

• Aboriginal Cultural Safety Training
• Working With Children Check – (expiry date)
• Facilitating Engagement
• Co-design and facilitating co-design