I was born into a large, chaotic, Catholic family in Manchester, England. Following a convent school education, I entered a teaching career which spanned more than twenty years. During that time I developed an holistic, ‘hands-on’ approach to teaching, designed to complement a child’s natural sense of curiosity and creativity; which helped earn me a place on the prestigious Science grasp programme in the USA. Around the same time I completed my Master’s degree in Language, the Arts and Education. With a passion for writing, and my interest in Human Development expanding to incorporate NLP and EFT training, I’ve recently published a handbook of ‘applied positive psychology’, two collections of poetry and two novels, in addition to developing educational resources, and writing blogs and articles. Enjoying travel, my streak of wanderlust has led me to live in the United States and Turkey. Now, I’m settled in the Peak National Park district, with two lovely sons, a lazy cat and a lively Lapp Hund.