Cathy Domoney

Cathy Domoney is a bestselling, award-winning author, international child empowerment mentor, transformational leader, speaker, and Founder and CEO of The Backyard Peace Project.

A recipient of the prestigious Mom’s Choice Award, Cathy is passionate about creating books and resources that help children and families develop confidence, resilience, self-belief, emotional awareness, kindness, and the courage to live authentically.

With more than 20 years of experience spanning education, counselling, psychology, sociology, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, coaching, personal development, and trauma-informed practice, Cathy brings together professional expertise with the lived experience of raising five neurodivergent children.

Her work and ideas have received international media attention, with appearances and features across TED-Ed, Fox, NBC, CBS, BuzzFeed, The List, Montel Williams, Today, and other international media platforms.

Cathy is the author of the Positive Mindset for Kids series, created to make powerful personal-development concepts accessible to children through engaging stories, meaningful conversations, and practical activities for families and educators. Her books explore confidence, positive thinking, individuality, self-love, kindness, bullying, perspective, leadership, and the extraordinary power of a child’s inner dialogue.

Today, Cathy’s work extends far beyond her books. As Founder and CEO of The Backyard Peace Project, she leads a growing global movement based on one powerful belief: World Peace Begins in Our Own Backyards.

The project brings together professionals, thought leaders, families, and communities to help create greater inner peace, stronger relationships, deeper connection, and positive change that ripples out into the world.

At the heart of everything Cathy does is a simple mission: to expand minds, connect hearts, start important conversations, and help raise a generation of confident, compassionate young people who understand their own power to positively influence the world around them.

Cathy lives in South Australia with her husband and five children.

The Backyard Peace Project.