I'm a mum, a Growth & Mindset Coach, and someone who has walked the incredibly emotional path of supporting a teenager through school avoidance.

A few years ago, my daughter’s social anxiety became so overwhelming that getting her to school felt impossible. Mornings were filled with fear, frustration, and tears — hers and mine. As a single parent and trying to juggle a full time career in media, I felt like I was failing her. I kept thinking, What am I missing? Why can’t I help her? Why isn’t anything that we are doing with the school and health workers making a difference?

What I didn’t understand then was that with school avoidance there is so much out of our control. Parents aren’t failing — we’re simply carrying too much, without the tools, support, or understanding that we need.

Once I was objectively able to see what was in the realm of my control without fear, something shifted — not just for my daughter, but for both of us. I realised how powerful it is when a parent feels calm, confident, and back in control. We can’t change everything happening around our teenagers, but we can change how we show up for them — and that changes everything.

This experience inspired me to create my 4-Week Parenting Support Program — a supportive and powerful program designed for parents who want to do things differently this year. It’s for parents and carers who are tired, overwhelmed, and ready for a new way forward, even when their teen is pushing back, shutting down, or struggling to attend school.

In this program, I help parents understand what’s actually happening beneath the surface, identify what is within their control, and build supportive routines that reduce conflict and increase connection. Together, we explore how you want to show up each day — grounded, confident, and back in the driver’s seat of your own life and decisions.

Because when we feel supported, we are able to support our family. And when we strengthen the home, the whole family can start to breathe again.

If you’re ready for a calmer, clearer, more empowered path forward — I’m here to walk it with you.