Meet the Authors

We created The Reflective Parents to give families practical, supportive guidance grounded in clinical care, education, and lived experience. We are also parents and have been kinship carers for two teenage nieces, bringing real-world experience of supporting children through everyday family life and complex circumstances.

(RN, Midwife; Grad Dip Child & Family Health)

• 30+ years’ nursing experience across maternal, newborn, child and community health

• Midwife with experience supporting pregnancy, birth, and postnatal care

• Worked with diverse and vulnerable families, including enhanced MCH support

• Background across hospital and community settings, including rural/remote practice

(B.Ed Education & IT; Grad Cert Mental Health; Cert IV TAE)

• 20 years’ Education and coach with experience in teaching, learning design, and training delivery

• Graduate Certificate in Mental Health (academic excellence recognition)

• Operational leadership background (Australian Border Force)

• Lived experience advocacy that informs a calm, trauma-aware approach to parenting support.

Together, we bring a balanced perspective, clinical maternal and child health knowledge alongside education, behaviour change, and trauma-aware support, to help parents build connection, confidence, and calm routines at home.