Here with you.
In the messy middle.
What I Do & Why It Matters
I help parents navigate the messy in-between — the season when your kids are growing up fast but still need you in ways no one prepares you for. It’s the often-overlooked stretch of parenting, where roles shift, rules blur, and the advice you’re given feels either too rigid or too vague to be useful.
My coaching helps you parent from a place of clarity, not fear, grounding you in your core values so you can lead with purpose. This isn’t just better for your kids — it’s better for you, too.
I work with parents in the space where the identity built around parenting begins to evolve. It’s when your child starts pulling away, but still reaches back. When the how-to guides stop working, and you’re no longer just thinking about how to support your child, but also wondering what’s next for you.
This isn’t about following someone else’s script. It’s about creating space for you to reflect, realign with what truly matters, and move forward — in both your parenting and your life.
My Story
I’ve raised two daughters mostly on my own—one is in college, the other nearly launched. Along the way, I’ve been the mom who needed a second chance, the mom who held the line, and the mom who had to figure it out as I went—without applause, without a village, and without a script.
I’m a former teacher, a writer, and someone who’s walked through the hardest seasons, asking the same questions many of my clients are asking now: Is what I’m doing working? Why does this feel so heavy and hard? And, Who am I outside of this role?
The answers didn’t come from parenting books or expert opinions. They came from the quiet moments—in slowing down, listening inward, and learning to lead from alignment—even when everything around me felt uncertain. That's what I offer to my clients: clarity, steadiness, and the space to trust themselves again.
Over the past 20+ years, I’ve worked in education and mental health—teaching, writing, and creating programs that foster personal growth. I’ve worked with parents, therapists, and community leaders. But my deepest insight? It comes from raising good humans in a complicated world.
Want to know
how I think?
I write weekly at unpopular PARENT—my Substack newsletter for brave, values-driven parenting in an uncertain world. These are honest essays and reflections for parents who are done chasing perfection and ready to lead from alignment instead.
I write about what it means to parent without a script, how to hold boundaries without losing connection, and how to stay steady when everything around you feels messy. It’s not a parenting manual. It’s a space to think, reflect, and remember what matters.
When the Words Land
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When the Words Land ✦
Reflections from Readers and Clients
“Thanks for giving me the words to articulate a question I’ve had at the tip of my tongue since my kids could crawl.”
— Dad of Littles
“Thank you for the reminder to make choices based on my values and choosing relationships that align with my authentic self.”
— Mom in the Messy Middle
“This has healed my inner child who didn’t get this type of attention. So grateful there are parents doing this.”
— Substack Reader
“I’m a growing parent, and a more effective one because of you.”
— Dad of Teens
“It was your words that made the invisible feel seen—thank you for naming the mental load so clearly. We all needed that reminder that the weight we carry counts, even when no one else sees it.”
— Substack Reader
“In an era of ‘over-planning your life’ overlapped with helicopter-parenting and tiger-momming, this level of parenting and leadership is very much needed.”
— Mom of Mostly-Growns
Feeling the pull to do this work—just not sure where to begin?
You don’t have to have it all figured out. If something here resonated, let’s talk it through. This work isn’t about being perfect—it’s about finding your footing again.