About me…

I love to create and explore. So my work as an educator, storyteller and artist satisfies my soul. I’m also mother to a young adult and a devoted pet-parent with a dog and cat.

I’ve tried many different jobs. My earliest working years were in horticulture, spanning garden maintenance, plant propagation and sales. In my mid 20’s I volunteered with the CFS, which inspired me to think more seriously about work in emergency services - that’s how I came to spend a decade as a police officer. Later I returned to my love of nature, with a diploma of garden design. I worked for several years designing spaces for homes, schools and businesses. When my daughter started school, I went to university, gaining degrees in evolutionary biology and environmental science. In 2019 I began my PhD in social sciences- looking at how people connect with nature in an urban environment. I graduated with a doctorate in early 2024.

Over the years I’ve encountered many challenges, from family dramas, to serious illness, and the loss of loved ones. But through it all, a deep relationship with nature has sustained me. I founded ‘Nature To You’ as a way to share what I’ve learned and use my creative skills to help others.