SCHOOL CONSULTANCY:

Teachers play a powerful role in the lives of children. We can give the gift of connection through what’s going wrong or what’s going right. The world can be energetically confusing to children, where is your energy going?

I provide ongoing, hands-on support to teachers, school leaders, and education staff working with neurodiverse and gender-diverse students. This includes tailored resources, consultation, and compassionate guidance — especially during times of crisis or challenge within the school community.

Connection Is the Foundation

Where is the strongest connection with your students — when they’re following the rules… or when they’re breaking them?

Often, the deepest teaching happens in the middle of chaos — during the tough conversations, the meltdowns, the defiance. That’s when kids receive the most of us: our energy, our presence, our time.

When students realise that acting out brings more connection than compliance, we may unintentionally reinforce behaviours we’re trying to shift. But this insight also gives us a powerful opportunity:

How we respond when a child messes up shapes how they see themselves.
Do they learn to meet themselves with shame — or with compassion?

Let’s Teach Compassion First

The more intense the child, the more they crave connection. We don’t always get to choose whether they need us — but we do get to choose how and when we show up.

Children will seek connection in whatever way they can — even through conflict. If we can meet them in those moments with clarity and care, we help them build a foundation for lifelong empathy, resilience, and self-understanding.

We’re never too busy for a problem.

Click the Nurtured Heart image below to explore videos and examples of these approaches in action.

Let difficulty transform you. And it will.

In my experience, we just need help in learning to not run away.

Pema Chodren