·       In your new book, you describe yourself as an (un)Natural mom. What is an (un)Natural mom, and doesn’t every mom feel that way at some time or another?

 Having lived in different locations around the world, have you found expectations of a “natural” mother to be the same everywhere? What are some of the natural mothering myths you talk about in the book that are universal to moms all over the world? You categorize (un)Natural moms in four categories, comparing each to a tree. Why did you use a tree analogy? What are the four kinds of trees? Is it possible to be a hybrid of more than one tree? At the beginning of (un)Natural Mom, you encourage mothers to take the Tall Trees Parenting Profile you created. What will readers learn about themselves by taking the assessment?

You write that you believe each (un)Natural Mom is exactly the right kind of natural for her child. Can you give an example of what you mean?You talk about unlearning ingrained habits through bypassing the obvious confrontations. Tell us more about what that means and why it can offer hope to a frazzled parent? Conflicts often arise among moms with differing parenting styles. How can knowing their mothering style help women with opposite temperaments get beyond the differences and be sources of encouragement for one another? What about the mom who is the perfectly pruned and punctual Boxwood Tree, but longs to be the playful and positive Palm Tree? Is it possible to embrace one’s own temperament while learning from the strengths of the others?

 What is the call to (super)Natural Motherhood? How does it relieve the pressure of perfection?

Explain what you mean when you wrote, “Every (un)Natural Mom needs to crack in order to become a (super)Natural Mom.” What is your hope for the readers of (un)Natural Mom?