If you ask Lael Stone what it is she does, she will say she ‘”speaks for the heart of the child.”

Whether it is supporting parents to understand their children, helping adults process their own childhood trauma, or creating education systems that value emotional awareness, Lael believes it all comes back to connection and compassion.

But if you asked us, we’d also probably add that Lael is an Australian speaker, educator and author with a background in childbirth education, working with couples through pregnancy, postnatal trauma counselling and sex education.

Lael is also the co-founder of Woodline Primary School, a small school which focuses on fostering emotional wellbeing in a safe learning environment.

She is also the mother to three big kids – two of which are teenagers who she is currently putting all her research into practice with!

You can hear more from Lael on the Aware Parenting Podcast.