About Us

My world sits at the intersection of classrooms and home life. Over the years, I’ve worked closely with children whose behaviours were often misunderstood long before they were supported. Those experiences have shaped how I see learning, difference, and the powerful role adults play in creating safety.

As a teacher and leader, I’ve seen how systems, expectations, and adult responses can either nurture confidence or unintentionally add pressure, influencing not only how children see themselves, but how they learn to view and treat one another.

Neuro Nook grew from a desire to help children be heard and understood. Through story, conversation, and shared experience, I hope to build empathy, deepen understanding, and help create spaces where every child feels they belong.

Like many parents, I wear many hats. The one closest to my heart, though, is advocating for a kinder, more inclusive future for my two children. One of my children lives with a rare, lifelong condition that affects even the simplest everyday tasks. This lived experience has profoundly shaped our family and how we see the world — through the lens of neurodiversity.

Alongside this, I am an educational leader, inspiring and supporting colleagues to build their capacity to best cater for the diverse learners in their classrooms. I bring both my professional knowledge and lived experience into the work of Neuro Nook, with the hope of nurturing understanding, growing compassion and helping to create a world where neurodiversity is truly embraced — so siblings feel supported, differences are valued and no one feels they have to carry the future alone.

I’m a mother, artist, art therapy practitioner and primary school teacher and find that each of these roles gives me a unique lens to understand children’s inner worlds, emotions and ways of making sense of the world. My work is guided by a strong belief in a child’s infinite potential. Regardless of circumstances, each child has the capacity to thrive in their own unique way when they are nurtured through connection, understanding and deep empathy.

Storytelling is a core part of my artistic practice. Through stories, we can make sense of our experiences, process emotion, and learn — the act of storytelling itself offering something deeply cathartic. I believe images speak to the brain differently, capturing stories that words alone cannot hold. Through illustration, I create stories that invite empathy, understanding and pause — especially for children who experience the world differently.