Every human being has inherent value and worth, and an incredible assortment of gifts and abilities waiting to be unlocked and encouraged. We believe by encouraging each and every person to be the best they can be, families, schools, organisations and communities thrive. Doing Life Together walks with early learing centres, schools, both Government and Independent, organisations, and whole communities to coach and equip for life.

We do this through the provision of coaching and consultative support, and the provision of professional development opportunities, in the areas of education, wellbeing, social change and innovation, organisational development, self-care and self-awareness, and guest speaking and facilitation.

We use innovative and proven tools, with a solid evidence base. We are constantly learning and will always seek to do whatever we can to add value to your journey and story.

Michael Edgecomb

Doing Life Together is led by Michael Edgecomb.

Michael is a very passionate person; whose strengths lie in working with people. He is especially passionate about children and young people and helping them reach their full potential in life. He sees each individual as a unique and wonderful part of the human story.

Michael understands that the evidence is clear, there are significant complex challenges being faced by people experiencing vulnerability in our communities. A collective and innovative new way of working needs to be found to transform our communities and begin providing new opportunities for all people. Social innovation, change labs, and outcomes measurement are critical. It is not about money, it is about ensuring that our systems and strategies develop communities of interdependence that encourage people to thrive.

Michael travels around Australia facilitating practical and engaging professional development sessions for educators and other professionals in topics including emotion coaching, trauma-informed practice, child development, self-care and wellbeing, community development, and Kimochis®. He has significant experience in supporting children and young people from birth all the way through to adulthood.

He is also involved in providing backbone support to multiple place-based social change initiatives in both regional and metropolitan contexts. No matter what he is doing, the message is clear, every human being has inherent worth and value, and only through discovering and encouraging that, do we start to see what’s possible.

Michael has held various senior leadership roles, where he has been responsible for pioneering and developing sustainable new models, to enable schools and communities to best support their children and young people. He was the lead developer of The Wellbeing Classroom framework for developing community-based wellbeing in classrooms, which was assessed as a promising program by Child Family Community Australia through the Australian Institute of Family Studies.

This combined experience has provided Michael with the knowledge and practical experience to launch Doing Life Together: Innovation & Consulting.