If I wasn’t a Speech Pathologist, I’d probably be a cafe and bookshop owner.

No, not front of house, but lurking in the back nose-deep into a historical fiction novel or better yet, drafting up my very own.

Instead, I’ve spent almost 15 years working as a Speech Pathologist across different sectors, with extra specialised training in Orofacial Myology (AKA Oromyofunctional Therapy). That’s the professional side. The personal side? I’m also a parent of a child who has experienced Orofacial Myology challenges: oral ties, enlarged tonsils and adenoids, speech errors, crowded teeth, mouth breathing…..we’re talking the works. So I get it.

• How tricky the health system can be to navigate

• How exhausting it is to keep advocating, over and over.

• How frustrating it feels when your concerns aren’t heard.

• How hard it is to juggle being both parent and ‘at-home therapist’

• The second-guessing, the late night Googling, the constant search for answers that actually make sense.

Oof. It can be such a wild and long ride.

And it’s one I’d love to support you with.