There's no lack of information about parenting online - it's just a clickbait headline away. When I started the podcast, I longed for useful information that and my husband & I could trust - but I realized that much of it could only be found behind journal paywalls.  Through the course of getting two additional Master's degrees (Psychology focused on Child Development and Education), two main principles have since guided my work:

1. Scientific Research

-  I've looked across the entire body of research on a topic. I've read hundreds of books and thousands of peer-reviewed journal articles on parenting and child development, and connected ideas across topic areas in a way that few others have done (did you know that research on why children won't eat vegetables can help get your child's homework done?).

-  I point to the strengths of the research, as well as its limitations. I call out the biases in how the research was shaped, conducted and analyzed, and discuss how these issues may have influenced the results.  I also look at topics where academic research may not be the best way to understand our experience.

-  I interview the researchers who are deep experts in their specific field. I ask them the the questions parents wish they could ask, and doesn't hesitate to question discrepancies or challenge their conclusions.

2. Respectful Parenting

Societal problems are perpetuated through the way we raise our children. Our interactions with our children today (teaching them about race (or not…); telling our boys to “stop crying;” telling our girls to “stop being loud” shapes how they will treat others and expect to be treated in relationships.

If we want our children to be part of solving the world’s problems, we need to equip them with the leadership skills to do this. 

3. Results-Focused

I've developed a rigorous methodology based on scientific research and principles of respectful parenting that draws on a variety of disciplines (e.g. critical race theory, Nonviolent Communication) to create tools parents can trust.

These tools help parents to make meaningful, long-lasting change in their personal, family, and work lives, creating employees who are less stressed, happier and more engaged.

...Beyond the Research and Principles...

But all the research in the world doesn't help much if you can't see how to apply it.  I've also taken 100 hours of training to become a Co-Active Coach, and a nine-month course on holding space.  When I interact with you I'll help you to brainstorm ideas, if that's what you need. 

But through listening to you like maybe nobody has ever listened to you before, I'll also help you to see what's really at the heart of the issue for you so you can make shifts in yourself and your relationship with your children that you could never have imagined were possible.

...I Have Lived in the Corporate World

Before I started the podcast and found my purpose in helping parents, my first passion was in Corporate Environmental Strategy & Sustainability consulting - I wanted to help make the world a better place through environmental and social responsibility. I spent over a decade with one of the world's largest consulting firms.  Even before, I spent time with an early stage start up, along with small and medium size businesses along the way.  So, in short, I understand the plight of both parents and the business world. And I now believe helping parents is the best way we can make for both a better workforce, and a better world - one business and one family at a time.