I had my daughter a month after my high school graduation, at 18 years old. I’ve gone through quite a journey to become a better parent, starting out at the bottom… from being checked out mentally, to trying my hardest but drowning daily in a sea of guilt because I knew I was messing up. Grasping for tools that continued to fail me. I was faced with extreme emotional dysregulation that had people staring at us in public, while I wondered if it would ever get better. She was negative all the time, we were always fighting, and I was constantly triggered, in a perpetual state of fight-or-flight. I felt so lost. 

I was desperate for peace, and desperate to feel confident in what I was doing. I just wanted to be a good mom. I knew I was striving for peaceful/ conscious parenting, but I had no tools and no examples. I avoided Authoritarian Parenting and slipped into Permissive Parenting most of the time because I didn’t know how to find the middle ground.

Through the work I’ve done taking this course myself, and with time and patience, she and I have, incredibly, been transformed together. It feels surreal to say we are actually on the other side of all the emotional regulation issues and behavioral issues. I decided to become a coach because I truthfully believe it’s my mission in life to be a guide, teacher, and supporter in my community, and I have the personal history to make me a Parent Coach you can lean on. I want to help, and I believe in this work.

Send me an email with any questions at kathryn@parentwithpeace.com