Meet Megan Corcoran
The Wagtail Institute vision is for all children to have a safe and magical childhood with support from adults who believe in their future. We recognise there are many adults who did not have this experience, and we need to work together to heal and do better for the next generation.
Megan Corcoran founded Wagtail Institute to help make this vision real. She partners with schools, youth services, and complex settings to strengthen wellbeing, support practitioners, and build trauma-informed communities where healing is possible.
Born on Wiradjuri Country (Wodonga, Victoria) and now based in Naarm (Melbourne), Megan’s work is deeply personal. It honours the unconditional care she received from her grandparents, a safe and loving foundation that shaped her life's mission. (You can hear Megan share more of this story on Episode 10 of the Wag Tales podcast.)
With nearly two decades of experience teaching and leading in alternative education settings for young people impacted by trauma and disadvantage, Megan brings both expertise and lived understanding to her work. She is trained in trauma-informed practice, wellbeing science, leadership coaching, and positive psychology.
Her qualifications include a Master of Applied Positive Psychology (researching belonging and healing after childhood trauma), post-graduate studies in Careers Counselling, and leadership training through Proteus and Growth Coaching International. She has also lectured in Positive Psychology at Monash University, sharing research and wellbeing interventions with post-graduate psychology students.
Beyond her professional world, Megan has volunteered as an English teacher in the West Bank, Palestine, and finds mindfulness through boxing, a practice that teaches presence, resilience, and strength.
At Wagtail Institute, Megan brings heart, science, and strategy together — supporting the adults who hold space for others, and helping to build communities where everyone has a reason to belong, to heal, and to thrive.
"Thank you, Megan. The Inservice was wonderful. The structure and delivery were excellent, and the group interaction was very helpful and inspiring. Thank you for giving me a great amount to reflect upon. I am also inspired to read up on the resources and further explore Student & Teacher Self/Regulation. Megan was a very impressive leader."
— Teacher, Public workshop