I facilitate learning partnerships for sustainability between schools, community and government. I support passionate educators who want to teach using nature as a model for learning across all disciplines. I advocate for young peoples' rights to have a voice in decisions that impact on them. This includes research, capacity building and actioning new government pathways for them to grow and learn as nature stewards (aka Youth Voice). I am learning how to be an ally to First Nations people in my community and advocate for Reconciliation. I am actively growing and constantly reemerging as mother and evolving in my understanding of self as a member of my immediate and chosen families and in my friendships.

Connector, translator, role model, friend, ally and advocate.

I want to build regenerative networks for young people in South Australia and beyond.
I am seeking a pathway to communicate and build momentum for all of my work that is more inclusive of my team, organisation and greater community.
I am developing new understanding and relationships with First Nations people, so I can be a more effective ally and advocate for Reconciliation.

Learn how to better prioritise and grow meaningful relationships and interactions; continue to seek out opportunities and people to be inspired by and aspire to grow and integrate from those inspirations. In short, I'm looking for my tribe.

To lead with compassion and patience
Seek out professional inspiration
Learn new skills and frameworks for how to be more collaborative and inclusive

- A lot of therapy! Mindfulness meditation and somatic work, including yoga, to keep self-aware
- Self-taught crochet as key mindful and creative outlet.
- Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Development & Masters of Environment with a focus on Adult Agricultural Education
- Trained to be a yoga teacher
- Worked as sole owner/operator of an organic veggie farm and volunteered in my community to support local, sustainable agriculture (including Board Member of my local farmers market)
- Volunteer on the Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Working Group at my daughter's school and convene/administer the associated parent/community group for this.
- Attend live music to fuel my joy and connects me deeply with myself and others
- Bush walk and swim

Environmental elders and thinkers - Jane Goodall & David Suzuki who shaped me very early in life
Project-based learning & Design thinking - I use these frameworks with young people currently
Adaptive Research design - it made my Masters research a delight to do following this approach
Participatory Resource Management - an evolution from earlier studies in 'development' - this was the first time I really connected in with the power of community in creating change
Organic/sustainable agriculture - too many greats to cite here! but most powerfully, Diana Bickford - who mentored me through my first farm set up, Bickleigh Vale Farm McLaren Flat, SA
Yoga - Donna Farhi amongst others
Rumi - Sufi Poet

Humans are an integrative part of the whole - we have a responsibility and duty of care for all other organisms (living) and elements (non-living) in the natural world. All humans are connected to each other as well - and there is more the same about us all - than different. First Nations people are trying to (re)teach us this and I believe their value systems based on interconnectedness has the power to transform the future we're hurtling towards.
I believe we are all shaped by our experiences, usually early in life, and most conflict can be unpacked due to the fear we all have of being alone or not understood or seen.
We are greater as a collective, and once we are able to identify the significance of our Egos in shaping our reactions, to do that inner work, we are better placed at helping others (e.g. put the oxygen mask on yourself first before helping the person next to you) and becoming true functioning and evolving communities.
I also have great hope, through action, that I and we, can make a difference together.