Maria Dillane – Parenting Educator | Wellbeing Specialist | Professional Development Facilitator

Maria empowers parents, caregivers, educators, and professionals to feel calmer, more confident, and better equipped to navigate life’s challenges—both at home and at work.

With a background in nursing and qualifications in positive psychology, parenting education, and interpersonal neurobiology, Maria blends science with lived experience to offer practical, compassionate support. She helps people make sense of stress, behaviour, and big emotions so they can show up with more connection, clarity, and calm.

Whether through one-on-one support, community workshops, or professional development sessions for teams and workplaces, Maria’s work supports lasting change by:

• Helping people understand behaviour through the lens of nervous system regulation and brain development

• Offering tools to improve communication, emotional safety, and resilience

• Supporting individual and collective wellbeing without the pressure to be perfect

Based in Melbourne and originally from Ireland, Maria brings warmth, humour, and grounded expertise to everything she does—helping others reconnect with what matters most.