Meet the Team
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Megan Taylor
Megan is the new CEO and owner of Cultivating Wonder and brings to the organisation a wealth of experience and talent.
A psychologist, mental health educator, clinical hypnotherapist, transpersonal psychologist, transformational coach and consultant, she has been involved in mindfulness, creativity and art for many years.
She is also a mum (of six children), lives on a farm in Wiltshire with six dogs and a menagerie of sheep, goats and other animals, and will be taking the company forwards over the next few years.
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Jonathan Self
Jonathan is creative director of Cultivating Wonder and the founder and former owner of the company. He is a portrait photographer working mainly in Oxford, the Cotswolds and London and is a massive advocate of wonder.
He specialises in taking beautiful, authentic portraits, believing that everyone is beautiful and that everyone has a story to tell and that photography can act as a liberating force within this process – allowing people to own their story and be empowered by it.
His website can be found here: https://www.jonathanself.co.uk
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Claire Balkind
Claire is head of community at Cultivating Wonder and is a best-selling author, award-winning community leader and founder of the ‘Family Lowdown Tips and Ideas’ Facebook group with over a million members. As a former history teacher and school leader, she has a deep curiosity for learning, development and child well-being and is passionate about enabling every child to experience ‘wonder’. She is focusing on supporting and growing the Cultivating Wonder community within the UK and beyond and lives in North London with her husband and two children.
Her website can be found here: https://www.familylowdown.com/
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Stephen Wells
Stephen is a filmmaker extraordinaire and has been running his own company, Clarity Productions Media, since 2016. His aim is to tell stories through video in a visually pleasing form. He is responsible for all films made for the Cultivating Wonder course including both promo films which can be found on this website.
His website can be found here: https://www.clarityproductionsmedia.com