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Above Maggie and her husband Steve. Right Maggie considers herself a messenger and has penned six books. EVENT STATIONERY impact BRANDING AND LOGOS MARKETING MATERIAL DEALING WITH THE BIG STUFF Maggie cemented the realisation that suffering is an important part of the rich tapestry of human life in her work as a celebrant for funerals. Again she saw the value in allowing people to feel their pain, in being real, in holding a safe space for people who are suffering. And the skills she learned as a celebrant stood her in good stead when she returned to teaching, where kids sought her out when they wanted to “talk about the big stuff”. “I realised anyone can teach how to write paragraphs but no t everyone can help a young teen w ho wants to die,” she says. So Maggie embarked on a postgraduate diploma in counselling and ended up leaving teaching to counsel kids full-time. A MESSENGER As a counsellor Maggie started to notice a new trend in children – stress. She held a seminar for parents to help them guide their stressed-out kids. The talk was a hit and almost accidently Maggie fell into a role that would see her go on to deliver parenting and teaching seminars across the nation and author six parenting books. Maggie does not consider herself an expert, but rather a messenger. She loves studying the research on child development and disseminating it in a way others can understand. She says one of her biggest jobs is challenging parents to ask “who is the child who has turned up, and how can you help them be the best expression of who they are, rather than who you want them to be?” She warns of the modern-day trend to ‘over parent’. “Kids do need to experience life,” she says. “We are over-parenting, we’re doing our kids’ homework for them, we’re dropping them off so they’re on time.” But she believes perhaps her greatest role is helping parents realise they are normal. “I just normalise what they thought was something terrible in their house,” she says. “In nearly every house it’s chaos getting ready for school, there’s not something wrong with you, you’re not failing as a parent, it’s just what childhood can be like. I think that’s an important message for any parent to hear – we’re all doing the best we can, everyone’s doing it, so why not just sit on the couch and have a cup of tea and lighten up a bit and say ‘right, this is parenthood’.” “Our kids are more capable than we give them credit for.” Very proud graphic designer of 0403 053 768 rhianna.king@bigpond.com www.rhiannaking.com.au Get involved To find out more about Maggie and order her books visit her website www.maggiedent.com.
SUPPORTERS Thank you Thank you to you wonderfully generous people for your support and your belief in <strong>Inspired</strong>. Together we can change the world by spreading more of the good stuff. MAJOR SUPPORTERS THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU, YOU SUPER GENEROUS PEOPLE. Fleur Porter Rebel Black - The Rural Woman Katie O’Malley Melissa Simpson – Give Grief Words NEXT LEVEL SUPPORTERS YOU ROCK. THANKS SO MUCH. Vasudhara Peta Crogan – Zanti Ayurveda Brendon Davies – Ascend Business Results Clara Harris – Swimming with Sharks Together we can change the world by spreading more of the good stuff. OTHER FABULOUS SUPPORTERS YOU’RE THE BEST. Renee Deleuil Melissa Maria Weir Margaret Burges Matt Mawson Karlie Patterson Pennie McIntyre Maree Greatrex Sarah Williams Chelsea Reynolds Nicole Vlahov Vicki Golding Rachael Clancy Rebecca Millar Marcia Huber Jill Jones Lorraine Bright Wendy Mole Anne Carey Sue Mitchell Sally Lucas Alison Rowland Carina Hoang Paul Dyer Kerry Russell Alison Rowland Peta Crogan Kelly Bennett Emma Jackson Gary Hughes Jill Sellar Tony Harrison Alex Cearns Joanne Blayney Penny Goldsmith Lisa Currie Gabrielle Andrews Kim White Kyra Simkin Jacqueline Baker Melissa Ayling Marney Teasdale Joanna Moore Miranda Gregory Bonnie Snell Diana Darmody Alison Pritchard Gerri Scott Angie Simms Jess Ducat Bron Belcher Leith Teakle Larissa Gannaway Lynn Elizabeth Flannery Wendy Gordon Kim White xx
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