About

I'm Amber, a writer, educator and consultant with two decades of experience at the intersection of motherhood, child development and design. I am a co-author and co-curator of the book and exhibition, Designing Motherhood. I am also a mother of three, a recovering perfectionist, a student of delight, and a lover of dance and wild swims.

Nerding out on babies--choosing to have them (or not), caring for them, and knowing ourselves as we build respectful, lifelong relationships with them--is my thing. As a design scholar, advocate and parenting educator, it is an incredible honour to be able to share my work with architects, designers, caregivers, educators and policy makers alike. 

I also offer individual sessions, classes and workshops designed for caregivers and children. These sessions are relationship-based, informed by theories and histories of child development, education, domestic space, respectful care, neuroscience, attachment, conflict resolution, and principles of dance movement therapy and nonverbal communication. Please be in touch if you’d like to learn more.