Conflict Is
Not The Enemy
Donna Stichbury
Donna is a relationship facilitator working at the edge of attachment theory, nervous system science, and everyday life with children, drawing on more than nine years of Pikler study and a lifetime of watching what actually helps in the moment a child, or an adult, comes undone.
- Trained with Pennie Brownlee, Dance With Me in the Heart, as a parent/infant and parent/toddler facilitator
- Nine years into a ten-year Pikler Pedagogue qualification, currently completing her thesis
- Circle of Security facilitator, attachment theory
- Stuart Shanker Self-Reg facilitator, nervous system science
- Donna Berry Interplay facilitator, trauma-informed modern attachment work
- Certified relationship mentor specialising in attachment theory
What The Day Holds
A full day of real frameworks, real practice, and real reflection, not just theory to take notes on.
The Iceberg
What's really driving a behaviour, unmet needs, unnamed emotions, nervous system state, beliefs and stories, and attachment history, underneath what you can actually see.
The Five-Step Protocol
A practical, ordered way through the moment itself, regulate yourself, create safety, contain, co-regulate, and only then, teach.
The Five Doors
Five different adult responses to the same moment of conflict, and an honest look at where each one leads a child, six months and ten years on.
Practice & Reflection
Real space to notice your own patterns under pressure, not just the child's, alongside others doing the same quiet work.
The Details
Acland Park, Rolleston 7615
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You don't need another technique to memorise
You need a steadier way to be in the room when it gets hard, one that holds for you and for the children in front of you. That's not a script. It's a practice, and practices are built in rooms like this one, alongside other people doing the same work.
This isn't a lecture you'll sit through. It's a day built around noticing, yours and theirs, with enough science to trust it and enough space to actually feel it.
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