PUBLIC SPEAKING
Conference and Education Events
I am really passionate about advancing the knowledge and understanding of breastfeeding and all of its nuances.
I am able to speak at conferences, information sessions, parent groups and for private events. Please contact me for further information.
Please see the list below for the public speaking events that I have been invited to.
Past Speaking Engagements and Poster Presentations
Sydney Breastfeeding Medicine Forum, May 2025
1. Healing Connections: How Developmental Trauma Influences Breastfeeding Relationships
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) International Conference, Chicago, November 2024: "Positioning, Latch and Instinctive Feeding Behaviours"
Sydney Breastfeeding Medicine Forum, September 2024:
1. "Induced Lactation for Medical Practitioners"
2. Complex Cases and Discussion
3. Private Practice: Insights and Experience
Breastfeeding Medicine Network Australia and New Zealand (BMNANZ) Trans-National Conference, Melbourne, April 2024: Poster Presentation: "What factors impact exclusive breastfeeding outcomes at six weeks post-partum: A qualitative analysis" - presentation of original research conducted via Breastfeeding & Beyond clinic
Lactation Education Resources, America, February 2024: "The Impact of Trauma on Breastfeeding. How can we do better?"
Gidget Foundation Clinical Education Meeting, December 2023: "Is breast still best? When developmental trauma and breastfeeding collide"
LCANZ Trans-National Conference, Melbourne, October 2023: Poster Presentation: "What factors impact exclusive breastfeeding outcomes at six weeks post-partum: A quantitative analysis" - presentation of original research conducted via Breastfeeding & Beyond clinic
LCANZ Trans-National Conference, Melbourne, 21 October 2023: "Birth trauma and breastfeeding: Causes, consequences and opportunities for improvement"
Breastfeeding Dynamics, Online conference available at breastfeedingconferences.com.au from 1 November 2023: "Liquid Love: The Art and Science of Induced Lactation"
The Hills District Women's Health Education Meeting, September 2023: "Common breastfeeding presentations in General Practice"
LCANZ National Online Education Meeting, August 2023: "Is breast still best? When developmental trauma and breastfeeding collide"
Breastfeeding Medicine Network Australia and New Zealand, online workshop, July 2023: "Managing maternal conditions in breastfeeding"
Blacktown Hospital Education Meeting, June 2023: "Pregnancy and Birth in the context of developmental trauma"
LCANZ Western Sydney Division, February 2023: "The impact of trauma on breastfeeding"
RANZCOG Pre-Vocational Careers Night September 2022: "A day in the life of a GP/IBCLC Lactation Consultant"
Lactation in Action, Sydney, November 2022: "Is breast still best? When developmental trauma and breastfeeding collide"