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Kia ora, from New Zealand!

I'm a speaker, teacher, and neuroscience educator who’s spent the last 25 years helping people understand how kids brains actually work.

I wasn’t born into this. I grew up in and out of foster care, surrounded by chaos, long before we had words like “neurodivergent.” I’ve since been diagnosed with ADHD, but honestly, the signs were always there. I don’t approach this stuff as a distant expert. I lived it, on the sharp end. That lived experience, backed by decades of research and frontline work, helps me explain why so many kids struggle in systems that were never built for their brains.

I’ve been a university lecturer, a child trauma specialist, a solo dad, and a regular face in schools, boardrooms and conference halls across NZ, Australia, the UK, China, and beyond. My job now is pretty simple: help people cut through the noise and understand what actually builds resilient, thriving humans.

I talk straight, sometimes swear, and always bring it back to what works. My teachings are real insight from someone who’s been the kid, the parent, the teacher, and the guy people now call when they want answers that stick.

When I talk, the science lands. And things shift.