Suggested questions

1You spent nearly 30 years working inside public systems—policing, investigations, compliance. What did that teach you about how systems handle families, and what made you walk away?

2What was the tipping point that led you to take your son out of the school system—and how did you find the confidence to do something so radically different?

3How did changing your son’s environment and nutrition impact his wellbeing, and what did that teach you about how we approach health in children?

4There’s a lot of misunderstanding around home education. What does it actually look like day to day for your family—and what misconceptions would you love to clear up?

5You’ve said your journey wasn’t about ‘knowing better’—just asking better questions. What were some of those early questions, and where did they lead you?

6You played a role in advocating for medical cannabis in Guernsey. How did that come about, and what did it show you about the gap between policy and real-life wellbeing?

7Many parents feel stuck—caught between a system that doesn’t work and a life they don’t know how to change. What would you say to someone in that place right now?

8How do you balance intuition with practicality when it comes to making big family decisions—especially when professionals are telling you to do something else?

9You talk a lot about ‘being brave for 20 seconds at a time.’ Can you share a moment where that idea helped you move forward?

10What’s one thing you wish every educator, policymaker, or healthcare provider understood about neurodiverse children and their families?