Location

Carthage, Missouri, USA

Languages

English

Coaching SpecialtieS INCLUDE:

About This coach

I am 45 and am the mother of 3 (teen/young adults).  I have been married 22 years. 

Becoming a mother was something I always desired and feel so blessed to have been a full time mother.

What I did not anticipate were the hard seasons I would face.  How alone, overwhelmed and scared they would leave me . Some of these difficult seasons include:

• Feeling disconnected and burnout as a mom
• Strong emotional behavior in child/teen
• Moving and starting over, several times 
• Not having extended family live nearby
• Husband that travels/ solo parenting 
• Homeschooling
• Autism diagnosis in toddler
• Navigating Autism w/ young adult
• Teenage years
• Infant with health issues/Failure to Thrive
• Anxiety in child/teen

During these hard seasons, it would have been helpful to have a kindred spirit who offered me empathy and hope.  What I have learned in my 20+ years as a mother is you don’t have to face these seasons alone.

Support, empathy and someone listening deeply to the struggles you are facing can make all the difference in helping you shift your mindset and feel supported.   Learning tools and strategies for connection, collaboration, curiosity and unconditional love that empowers families and can help you embrace your important job as a mother.

Besides mothering I love spending time with our 3 dogs, cooking, taking walks, reading, learning and hygge living.  I graduated from the University Of Missouri- Columbia in 2000 with a degree in Fashion Marketing and Merchandising . I was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.

What Makes THEM Special?

Having successfully transformed myself, nearly a decade ago (and eventually my husband),  from traditional authoritarian parenting to peaceful parenting, I have a unique perspective in two styles of parenting and the effects it had on my family. 

For one of my children, who was easily frustrated and had big emotions , authoritarian parenting was causing extreme disconnection, stress and slowly tearing our family apart.  Desperate for a better way, I started reading books by psychologists Ross Greene, and Daniel Siegel. My perception in parenting started to shift and I started getting curious about behaviors instead of punishing. I started focusing on our relationship over discipline and modeling emotional regulation to my child struggling.   

What happened slowly but surely, over the next several years has been beautiful.   Trust was earned, connection was made, unconditional love was modeled and relationships were strengthened.   Our family began to thrive and heal! 

Today, while life is not perfect, as a family, we have an unwavering bond, mutual respect and an emotionally healthy foundation that is deeply rooted in unconditional love.   My child that struggled so, with authoritarian parenting,  is an emotionally regulated, successful and happy adult, as are all my children. 

In 2023 I found Jai and after looking over the program, I was amazed that so many of the parenting tools they teach are the same way I have been parenting for years.   I immediately felt led to become a certified parenting coaching and offer support, hope and healing to other families.

Ready to start parenting with peace and connection?