AMANDA DOGGETT
Founder, The Regulation Collective
Amanda Doggett holds a Master of Counselling Psychology and a Bachelor of Social Work from India, along with an accreditation in Neuroscience Coaching through the International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine (IPHM). For more than a decade, she has worked at the intersection of neuroscience, psychosocial risk, and human behaviour.
Before creating The Regulation Collective, Amanda spent six years as an Emergency Response Officer at the National Response Centre, a 24/7 crisis and safety operation. There, she learned what it truly means to perform under pressure and what happens to the body and brain when that pressure never lets up. As a mother of three, she’s also lived this reality personally.
The Gap she kept seeing
Through her work, Amanda saw the same pattern again and again: talented, hardworking mothers experiencing exhaustion, cognitive fog, and burnout, with clear neurological and physiological explanations, while their workplaces had no meaningful way to understand or respond.
Science clearly shows that motherhood reshapes the brain (a process called matrescence) and that ongoing stress can create lasting biological effects known as allostatic load. But this evidence rarely makes its way into workplace strategy or leadership practice.
Amanda created The Regulation Collective to bridge that divide — bringing science, compassion, and practical frameworks together so organisations can better support the women who are quite literally shaping our future.
The research foundation
The Regulation Collective is grounded in peer-reviewed research on matrescence, allostatic load, and psychosocial risk. Research shows that the transition to motherhood involves measurable neuroplastic change, and that matrescence is an ongoing process shaped by adaptation, cognitive load, and environmental demands well beyond the immediate postpartum period.
This is not a wellness add-on. It is a structured, evidence-based response that helps organisations address psychosocial hazards, support working mothers more effectively, and reduce the retention and performance risks that arise when maternal cognitive load is ignored.
Why this matters now
With the new psychological health regulations now in effect, employers are legally obligated to identify and control psychosocial hazards just as they do physical ones. Working mothers are among the most exposed — yet most programs still overlook their specific needs.
Amanda’s vision is for a future where workplaces understand that supporting mothers isn’t “nice to have” — it’s essential to a sustainable, high-functioning organisation and a healthier society.
What Amanda brings
Amanda combines clinical insight, real-world experience, and a deep understanding of human behaviour. She reminds organisations that care and compliance can coexist and that science-backed frameworks can transform the way we protect and empower working mothers.
The Regulation Collective operates nationally. To explore how the program can support your organisation, visit the Our Programs page or contact Amanda at [email protected].
Accreditation and Memberships
IICT, Member
Number -AU5437077498
CPD Accredited Provider
Number – 789745
IPHM, Member
Number- IPHMNM20613