Connecting hearts and minds — I help parents raise emotionally secure, brain-smart kids.
Online parenting courses developed by Clinical Psychologist and Paediatric Neuropsychologist, Megan Fowler.
The Growing Mind Series
SIMPLY GET TO THE HEART OF WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT
Understand your growing child’s brain and learn skills to best support their learning, behaviour and overall brain development. Cut through the huge amount of parenting “advice” available – the Growing Mind Series of online courses are based on scientific evidence and developed by Clinical Psychologist and Paediatric Neuropsychologist Megan Fowler.
Unlock the science of your child’s developing mind.
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Hi, I’m Megan Fowler
Qualifications to go here
As a registered Clinical Psychologist and Paediatric Neuropsychologist with over 25 years of experience working with families, I am a specialist in how children’s brains development and function and how this affects their learning, behaviour and thinking skills. Becoming a parent was the most challenging experience, and greatest joy, of my life. I believe that being a mother has been the greatest influence on my role as a child psychologist, and ignited my passion to understand the multitude of influences, on children’s neurodevelopment, and wellbeing.
I envisage that the Hand to Heart Project and Growing Mind Series courses will contribute to more insightful and positive parenting practices, that ensure our children are raised to feel safe, connected, loved and worthwhile.
Portraiture Photography + Personal Narrative
Each family dynamic and history is so unique and the growth and development of our children is proven to be deeply affected by it. These stories merge portraiture photography and personal narratives which will communicate, and highlight, contemporary neuroscience research from psychology experts in the fields of attachment, child development, and parenting. I hope you’ll enjoy taking a deep dive into the research, and its relevance to our role as parents, and for our children’s growth and development.
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“I don’t know if I was ready for it... just the first few months of my baby’s life was like – almost like – take him back! It was so hard”.
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“I think you’d better go to the doctor” – this is how Linda, a young 18-year-old, discovered she was pregnant.”
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“Poor kid. He’s in the wrong family... I just can’t believe I thought that my kids would have the same personality as us."
“This is a really concise but illuminating introductory course on adverse childhood experiences. I learnt several things that had an immediate impact on how I approach patient care. I would recommend this course to any clinician whose aim is to provide trauma informed and compassionate care. It is relevant across all specialties and patient demographics. The course is evidence based, easy to navigate and directs you to other resources if you wish to further your learning.”
Caroline South
Clinical Nurse Specialist – General Surgery
“As an occupational therapist and concussion service clinical lead I am always interested in finding out what could potentially be a barrier to recovery for my clients. I have been vaguely aware of ACES but was keen to learn more. The Hand to Heart training module was exactly what I was looking for. Really informative, and presented in an easy to follow interesting format. I loved how I could pause or go back if I missed something and there were links to further research so I could do a 'deep dive' too. I feel like I have a really good understanding of ACEs now and it will change the way I do initial interviews/practice as it will provide me with a framework with which I can identify any potential barriers to recovery. As an extra bonus to gain our annual practising certificate, occupational therapists need to give evidence that we have done further study each year and this course ticks the box perfectly. I would highly recommend to other health care professionals.”
Jo Falloon, Occupational Therapist and Concussion Service Clinical Lead, SRS.
“There is increased interest in understanding, assessing and treating adults and children who have experienced traumatic events. Those who have experienced trauma want to understand themselves. Megan Fowler has developed a visually powerful guide to understanding trauma based on the widely used ACEs model. Megan’s guide is easy to move through at the readers own pace. Her guide is full of useful information which provides a map to both understanding and intervention. It is a guide that can be used by professionals (psychologists, social workers, counsellors, teachers health care professionals) for their own development as well as by anyone interested in these issues. It is full of excellent resources and most helpfully Megan has included up to date New Zealand research. I strongly recommend this resource.”
Dr Sarah Calvert. PhD Distinguished Scholar, Waikato University.
“I was inspired to create this unique project to combine my two passions, psychology and photography; both of which have the power to inform, stimulate our thoughts, and challenge our beliefs.”
– Megan Fowler, founder of Hand To Heart Project
“Relationships are the agents of change and the most powerful therapy is human love”
- Bruce D Perry