Our free #BeYouVirtual conference has just begun! I'm up tomorrow at 2pm. Register and check out the full program here: bit.ly/3yDxegJ #Transitions

It was a pleasure to address educators at the #BeYouVirtual Conference today. Good education and strong mental health go hand in hand, helping to build resilience. Reforming our mental health and education systems is a critical part of our post-COVID social and economic recovery.

Two of my favourite quotes from #BeYouVirtual conference today - Julia Gillard "Change doesn't happen from being timid" and David Wild's "sometimes empowerment looks like being vulnerable" - a conference thread about challenging ourselves to empower others.

Help-seeking & co-regulation supports mental health & happens in relationships #empowerment #transitions Kathryn Hopps, PhD. Early Childhood Australia #BeYouVirtual

Yesterday Kurt Fearnley spoke at #BeYouVirtual conference about educators who were part of his village who built his resilience. Decades on, those memories show the powerful impact of educators on children's mental health years into the future.

Thank you Ma’am, for everything.

Are you heading to the #ECAConference next week? Catch me at the @BeYouEarly booth in the Exhibition Hall, connect via the Conference App or follow my Tweets here.

Are you at #ECAConference today? Share your wellbeing strategies at the @BeYouEarly wellbeing booth, location F14 outside of the Exhibition Hall

Attending Day 2 #ECAConference? Catch me at the ⁦@BeYouEarly⁩ stand at lunch or afternoon tea

"Giving yourself permission to attend to your needs also sets the example for those who rely on you for your support to do the same." Great article from Mental Health First Aid Australia on Self-Care when Helping Others community.mhfa.com.au/self-care-when…

The first few days, weeks and months at a new school or early learning service are pivotal in setting the scene for long-term belonging and connection. How are relationships going at your place? Here is my keynote from our Virtual Conference last year #transitions

I am proud to be a Mental Health First Aid Accredited First Aider

Too often, early childhood is only talked about in terms of later outcomes, as if securing the health and happiness of babies & young children has no inherent value. I’m pleased the PEDAL Cam & UNICEF UK framework captures the value of both “being” & “becoming” mentally healthy

Super looking forward to @drrebeccaray on Thursday Be You Virtual Conference, having being drawn to her boundaries book, glowing in pink and orange, on the bookstore shelf a few years back.

Comfy chair and snacks at the ready for a ⁦Be You⁩ Virtual Conference watch party

Fabulous keynote by Kelly-Ann Allen, PhD FAPS on belonging Be You Virtual Conference. A reminder that infants experience belonging (or not) too.

Call for research participants! Early childhood educators are needed for a PhD study on the links between educator well-being and educator-infant interactions. For more information please see the attached flyer.

It's both OOSH educators day and #earlylearningmatters Week Early Childhood Australia - so I made this heart for my love of play and of awesome educators

Highlight of my working week was meeting, hugging and hearing from Emma Watkins/Emma Memma at Parliament House for #EarlyLearningMattersWeek

I'm presenting at #AJEC2024 this week - my first research presentation in a very long time. There's still time to register for the symposium here: bit.ly/42fAQCl #AJEC2024