Hello

My Story

If you'd told me 20 years ago where this journey would lead, I don't think I would have believed you.

Like many educators, I started because I loved working with children. What I didn't realise was how deeply I would come to care about the educators alongside them.

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Over the years, I've worked across Family Day Care, Long Day Care, In-Home Care, nannying, mentoring, training, and educator support roles. I've welcomed babies into care who are now adults, graduating from university, getting married, and even welcoming children of their own into the world.

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Being part of those journeys has been one of the greatest privileges of my life.

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Away from work, I'm also a wife, mum, animal lover, gardener, writer, and enthusiastic Lego builder.

I married my husband Greg in 2015, and together we've built a life centred around family, resilience, and a willingness to embrace new adventures—even when they don't quite go to plan.

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In 2020, at the beginning of the COVID pandemic, we welcomed our daughter Adelyn into the world. Becoming a mum gave me a whole new perspective on education, childhood, wellbeing, and the incredible responsibility we hold as educators.

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Our family also includes our two cats, Princess and Ella, and Freya, our Labrador cross and much-loved service dog in training, who has become an important part of my recovery journey.

Then, in 2024, life took an unexpected turn.

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I sustained a traumatic brain injury that changed almost everything.

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For someone who had spent her career supporting others, I suddenly found myself needing support.

Simple tasks became difficult. Fatigue became a daily reality. Things I had once taken for granted required enormous effort. There were days filled with frustration, grief, uncertainty, and fear about what the future might look like.

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Recovery has been one of the hardest things I have ever done.

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But it has also been one of my greatest teachers.

It taught me about resilience.
It taught me about invisible disabilities.
It taught me about capacity, boundaries, and the importance of asking for help.
Most importantly, it taught me that wellbeing isn't something we talk about when we have time—it's something we must intentionally protect.

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As I navigated recovery, I completed further study, published books about my journey, moved my family interstate from South Australia to Queensland, rebuilt my career, became a Training Partner with Allens Training, and continued growing The Educators Well into something much bigger than I had originally imagined.

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The Educators Well was born from both professional experience and lived experience.

It's a place where educators can find practical support, meaningful professional development, encouragement, and honest conversations about the realities of working in education and care.

Because I know what it feels like to be overwhelmed.

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I know what it feels like to lose confidence.

I know what it feels like to rebuild.

And I know how powerful it can be when someone walks alongside you and reminds you that growth is still possible.

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My mission is simple:

To help educators feel supported, valued, confident, and capable of building sustainable careers they love.

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Because when educators are well, everyone benefits.

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Children thrive.
Families thrive.
Communities thrive.

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And educators can thrive too.