Our Journey

It is helpful to share a little bit about me and my background. I was born Margret, and occasionally, if someone really wants to gain my attention quickly, I still hear this name, but mostly I'm known as Meg.

I grew up in many places across South Australia, where I learned a passion for geology, climbing trees, exploring and the local Indigenous cultures; something I hold very close to my heart today. My father worked in mineral exploration...and crystals and minerals are something I am still fascinated with today, now having lost my father too young at only 14.

I have 3 now adult children of my own that, in their younger years, and still sometimes now, came with their own uniqueness, but that is their story to tell. I have a huge passion for Indonesian culture; I learned the language to communicate with my parents-in-law, and taught and studied there when my children were small. In fact, most of my adult life, I was a teacher until life led me elsewhere, and I found a passion for helping others navigate a world that at times can be so hard. I have lived and work experience in so many areas, including education, disability, mental health, grief and loss, homeschooling, navigating systems such as the criminal justice system and child protection, autism and neurodivergence, demand avoidance, domestic violence, gender diversity and more. In addition to raising chickens, butterflies, and starting and working with a not-for-profit charity, being part of a board, Support coordination, gardening, and I have my challenges too. I am so much more than what fits in a box, label, diagnoses or A4 piece of paper ... as are all of our staff, clients and communities we work with.

My business, Diverse Learning, is my heart. We are a small, passionate group of like-minded neurodivergent individuals who believe ‘nothing about me without me’ for ourselves, our clients and the children and communities we work with. Between us, we have a plethora of lived and learned experiences across almost all areas over the past decade. These people are more than my employees, they are versions of my self, past, present and future, who I wanted to be, who I am and who I may always strive to be. We make mistakes; we apologise, we learn, we grow. All members of our team need to be open to self-reflection, have a willingness to learn about neurodivergence, and the capacity to take on board and implement feedback when given. Our goal is simply to learn, grow and move forward together with the people and communities we work with, towards a more inclusive and hopeful tomorrow.