MEET KRISTIN

I’ve been a teacher in the truest sense of the word for over 25 years. I’ve taught children from toddlerhood through college, across nearly every type of classroom you can imagine. Traditional schools, progressive schools, Christian schools, outdoor classrooms, preschools, elementary schools, and higher education. I have a master’s degree in education, certifications in parent coaching, life and health coaching, and neuro-identity work. But the most important classroom I’ve ever been in is my own home. I’m a mother of four, and through raising them I’ve navigated ADHD, anxiety, autism spectrum differences, dyslexia, and Type 1 diabetes. I wasn’t an unaware parent. I was educated, attentive, and deeply invested. And still, I was struggling in ways I didn’t expect.

For years, I did what so many parents do. I searched for experts. I tried strategies. I attempted to manage behavior, soothe emotions, and keep the peace. What I didn’t realize was that my need to control was quietly eroding my relationship with my child. By the time my son was a teenager, our connection felt tense and fragile. I was walking on eggshells, making transactional attempts at closeness that only built resentment. When I finally enrolled in parent coaching, everything shifted. I stopped trying to fix my child and started looking at how I was showing up. The moment I released control and chose real connection, the tension dissolved. It wasn’t dramatic. It was calm. And it changed everything.

Today, I help parents understand that their child is not the problem. Behavior is communication, not defiance. I teach parents how to see beyond emotional outbursts, regulate their own nervous systems, and create relationships where children feel seen, heard, and held. This work is not about quick fixes or behavior charts. It’s about going first as the adult, building trust, and creating emotional safety that lasts. I do this because I’ve lived it. When parents change the way they show up, relationships change. And when relationships change, children don’t need to fight to be understood.