A sample of my previous engagements

Parenting for a Peaceful World – Workshop Tour – Hong Kong, October 2019

Natural Phenomena Conference – Whangarei, New Zealand, November 2018

Speaking tour of New Zealand – Napier, Tauranga and Auckland (Ako School), February 2018

Renew Fest Sustainability Festival, Mullumbimby NSW, May 2017

Green School, and Bumi Sehat birthing centre, Bali, Indonesia – November 2016

Raising Happy Kids Conference, University of NSW, Sydney – November 2016

Healthy Birth, Healthy Earth Conference, Findhorn Foundation, Scotland – September 2016 

New Zealand seminar tour, with the Parents Centres, Masterton, Palmerston North and Napier NZ, May 2015

Natural Parenting and Natural Learning Conference, Gold Coast, Qld Australia, November 2015

Keynote presentation: ‘Neurosocial Evolution’, UNICEF Baby Friendly Conference, Harrogate UK, November 2015

Parenting workshops for Lanarkshire Council, Motherwell, Scotland, November 2015

Seminar: ‘Neurosocial Evolution’, Findhorn Ecovillage, Scotland, November 2015

Vancouver Island Parent Conference, Two keynote addresses. Victoria, BC, Canada. February 2015. 

Conscious Parenting, Natural Learning Conference, Byron Bay, Australia, February 2014

Parenting for a Peaceful World (2nd edition) book tour, USA, December 2013
Tucson AZ, Yorktown VA, Charlottesville VA, Los Angeles (Echo Parenting Centre) CA, Atlanta GA (CAPPA), New York NY (Museum of Motherhood) 

Early Childhood Teacher’s Association (ECTA) conference, Brisbane, Australia, June 2012
Keynote address and two Masterclasses.

‘Light on Parenting’ Conference, London, May 2012
Keynote address and Masterclass. 

‘Love, Fear and Shame in Early Childhood’, Edinburgh UK, May 2012
One-day seminar.

Calmbirth Association Conference, 11th August 2011, Sydney
Workshop on infant attachment, prenatal and perinatal psychology and brain development. 

Mercy Family Services, 21st July 2011 
Toowoomba Queensland, one day training for foster carers and social workers.

3 Days of workshops and seminars for parents, July 2011 
Austin, Texas, USA

CAPPA (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association) Conference, June 23rd 2011 
Keynote Presentation and Seminar on Attachment, Los Angeles USA

Toowoomba Family Pathways Network Conference, 2010 
School of Law, University of Southern Queensland 

The Australasian Play Therapy Conference, 2009 
Launceston, Tasmania, keynote presentation and workshops

Workshops in celebration of National Families Week: May 2008, Kempsey NSW, Australia 

Parents Were Children Once, May 2008, Kinma School, Terrey Hills NSW Australia

November 2007, New Zealand seminar tour

The 13th International Congress of APPPAH, the Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health – Birth and the Human Family: – Los Angeles, CA, USA

‘Connecting with your toddler and child’
Australian Breastfeeding Association – Sydney

‘Fear and loathing of being a parent’,
‘Hot Milk’ National conference for the Australian Breastfeeding Association, Melbourne, VIC Australia

Writing about being a parent (Panel discussion with Ruth Ostrow, Vanessa Gorman and Mark Ragg). Byron Bay Writer’s Festival. August, 2006 

‘When parents were children’. The Psychophysical Therapists’ Guild AGM, Anzac Memorial Club. Cammeray, Sydney. August 2006.

PEACE PARK CONCERT Guest speaker: – 11th anniversary event. Oxford Falls Peace Park, August 2006.

Emotional Intelligence in the classroom. International Democratic Education Conference. Riverview, Sydney. July 2006.

‘The Changing Face of Parenting in the New Millennium’ – Australian Breastfeeding Association, NSW Branch, Continuing Education Conference. Collaroy, Sydney. May 2006.

‘Challenging McFuture: Child-rearing reform!’ Melbourne, February 2006

‘The Changing Face of Parenting in the New Millennium’ Merimbula NSW, February 2006

‘Childhood through the Ages’ Sydney, February 2006