Teacher. Mum. Author. And the person behind Brain Essentials.

I’ve spent more than 20 years working with children, but becoming a mum changed the way I thought about childhood. I became fascinated by what developing brains really need, and how surprisingly simple so much of it is.

I realised there was a gap.

As a teacher, I knew a lot about how children learn and develop. But when I became a parent, I realised how little of that knowledge actually makes its way to parents.

We’re expected to raise these incredible little humans without ever really being taught how their brains develop, why they behave the way they do, or what they need from us along the way.

So I did what teachers do. I started learning.

I researched brain development, behaviour and emotions, then turned what I was learning into practical ideas parents could actually use. Small workshops grew into talks, online sessions, courses and resources.

Then came My Amazing Brain. I didn’t want to simply tell families what developing brains need. I wanted to help them actually do it. Connect. Move. Get outside. Make music. Create. Slow down. Spend time together.

Everything I create is grounded in research and shaped by more than 20 years working with children. My ideas and resources have also been tried, tested and refined with hundreds of children in real classrooms.

Take what we know about growing brains and make it useful in real life.