Find your voice &
Spiral Up
Dr Marion Piper is an artist, writer and researcher who turns pain into purpose.
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What if the pain isn't something to overcome, but a vessel to help you transform?
Creativity is the key to your next transformation.
Whether you’re a Creative dreaming up your next body of work, or a brand on a mission to disrupt your industry (or both!), your ‘voice’ needs to be unwavering and full of conviction.
Dr Marion Piper (aka Dr Maz) is obsessed with finding and harnessing authentic self-expression to give voice to what haunts and holds us back: PAIN.
She’s now on a mission to help you befriend your pain and transform it into purpose via her trauma-informed framework, Spiral Up.
* Meet Dr Maz
* Meet Dr Maz
Dr Marion Piper didn't just study post-traumatic growth: she continues to live it. Through her ongoing journey of transforming trauma via creative practice, she developed a theory that creativity wasn't just helping her heal, it was the same process as post-traumatic growth itself. This insight arrived via groundbreaking PhD research (2017) that explored what a journey of post-traumatic growth feels like.
As a writer, artist and researcher, Dr Maz bridges lived experience with academic rigour and marketing. Combined with more than 15 years in the creative industry – including partnerships with brands like Atlassian, FunLab and CreativeMornings – Dr Maz now dedicates her expertise to teaching others how to transform pain through creativity.
So, what’s it like to work with Dr Maz?
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"Marion understands the challenges of creative life and can help you decide on the next best step forward, however small. I leave feeling light, inspired and confident as well as armed with the practical tools to move forward in my creative process or project."
Belinda Humphrey
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"Marion is one of a kind combination of incredible creativity, wit, research and exceptionally good writing. For us Marion's academic background and her down to earth style is able to flex for our diverse community. Marion writes in depth scientific content in a very human way for our product, blog and white papers. Marion is a great culture add, the first to jump in and make fun."
Michelle Duval, Founder & CEO, Marlee
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"Marion has given me an abundance of support and guidance on my creative journey which has allowed me to implement more flow and have the confidence to share my creativity with the world 💫"
Bec Evans Gray
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"Marion was an amazing panel host at our Summit event, expertly guiding the discussion and getting the best out of our creative panellists, allowing them to shine. We would love to work with her again and she was a great fit for our community."
Sarah Thornton
Managing Director and Co-founder
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"Marion consistently proves to be my go-to resource for content and copy needs of my clients. With a clear understanding of both strategic objectives and target personas provided by me, Marion consistently delivers exceptional results on the first attempt. Her ability to grasp product positioning and customer challenges across various industries enables her to craft compelling content effortlessly."
Raquel Bowles, Growth Marketer
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"Marion managed the energy of the audience masterfully, and the Q&A segment had her demonstrating some really deep insights. She’s whip smart and incredibly funny – a natural speaker. We felt very lucky to have her at VizConf."
Debbie Wood
VizConf Organising Committee Member
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The opposite of creativity isn't inaction – it's untransformed pain. When you learn to transmute your struggles into something meaningful, you don't just heal yourself. You create the very thing the world needs most.