Hi I am Miranda, co-founder of Happy Confident Kids.
I am passionate about well-being and having seen the transformational change in one of my own children hugely inspired to get more children access to the transformational tools we teach.
I have a huge variety of experience in growing & promoting businesses as well as delivering complicated projects and developing teams, but above all else I have a passion for nature and vision to get more children & young people learning in and connecting with nature. I want to make generational change.
As part of my work both in the community and with Happy Confident Kids, I won a Head Outside Award.
Where it all began for me…
Whilst working on a project to plant trees for the Common Wealth Games in 2023, I saw how little many children connected with nature, the touch of soil was unusual for them. What I also saw was the growth in them in just a short space of time, when they were enabled to engage with nature, and both the joy, and calm this gave them, especially for children with SENDS.
Coupled with this I had taken my daughter to see Laura for 1-2-1 Kids Coaching and I saw first had how the Happy Confident Kids tools can transform a child (and me too) in just a few sessions. With anxiety on the rise in young people Laura and I knew we needed to do something different and after many walks and discussions; this is where the inspiration for our now award-winning In the Wild sessions came from and the road map of workshops that has now been created. It’s been amazing to see the idea come to life and the impact it is having to the participants.
Some of the recent projects I have been working on:
Glimmer Seeker Training With Pepper Therapy
Yesterday Laura and I ran our first session with the Pepper Therapy team and what a lovely afternoon… it is a privilege we get to do this, and hold this space for this amazing team. Pepper Therapy is a qualified team of certified Speech and Language Therapists operating in Coventry and Warwickshire since 2014, specialising […]
Glimmer Seeker Primary School Programme Launch
This week was another milestone as we delivered our first training for our Glimmer Seeker Primary School programme; a 5 week interactive programme designed to teach effective wellbeing tools to primary school age children. The workshops include wonderful stories crafts, movement and games that promote and teach well being tools. We focus on how to […]
In the Wild with Year 8 at West Coventry Academy
Its been an amazing two weeks running In the Wild sessions for three cohorts of 20 learners at West Coventry Academy. Miranda supported me in week one and then Coach Anna (who is based in Leicester) joined me in week two. The In the Wild outdoor sessions again showed transformational results for participating children: “I […]
Ellesmere Port In the Wild Leader Training 2026
Brilliant to be back at Ellesmere Port to be training our next cohort of Canal & River Trust staff and volunteers. It was the perfect Autumn weather and the enthusiasm from all the participants was amazing. Highlight got me was just sitting by the Canal at the middle of our training session for the Canal […]
Bootle Family Wellbeing Trail
The Bootle trail is one of the extra trails we were commissioned after the success of the first 15 trails for the Canal & River Trust Lets Go Outdoors Project, funded by Sport England. Alongside our Liverpool Docks and Stanley Locks trails its amazing to see the variety of waterside spaces available to Liverpool residents. […]
Leeds training a new cohort of Canal & River Trust
Another super hot day on the waterside, but we adapted the session and found some shade and area to rest for everyone. It was great to meet another amazing cohort of Canal & River Trust volunteers. The volunteer team give up so much of their FREE time to help others, and the tools we teach them […]