Our guest this week is Jen Lumanlan of Berkeley, CA wife, mother, researcher, parenting coach, author, curator of the Your Parenting Mojo website and host of the Your Parenting Mojo Podcast.  

Jen and her husband, Alvin, have been married for 15 years and are the proud parents of daughter, Carys, who is 10 years old.

Jen was born and raised in England.  She has a bachelors degree: English & Forestry from U.C. Berkeley, a masters degree in environmental management from Yale and a masters degree in psychology (child development) & education.  

As a result of becoming a parent, frustrated by the lack of suitable parenting resources and informed by her masters in psychology & education, Jen redirected her energies into doing research and creating the Your Parenting Mojo podcast to fill that gap.  That lead to creating the Parenting Mojo website and doing parent coaching.

Jen is the author of Parenting Beyond Power: How To Use Connection & Collaboration To Transform Your Family & The World, which is a must read for all parents.

Jen has also been self-diagnosed with Autism, which she credits with informing her about many of the challenges she experienced as a youth.  More recently Jen has woven her understanding of: white supremacy, patriarchy, and racism into her work.  

Her dedication to research, attention to detail and her straight foward ability to communicate sets her apart from many others in the parent coaching field.

All on this episode of the SFN Dad to Dad Podcast.

Show Notes -
Email – [email protected]
LinkedIn –  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jen-lumanlan-b5b115192/
Website - https://yourparentingmojo.com/
Your Parenting Mojo Quiz - https://yourparentingmojo.com/quiz/
Your Parenting Mojo Podcast episodes referenced in this interview:
#94 – Using Nonviolent Communication To Parent More Peacefully: https://yourparentingmojo.com/?s=non+violent+communication
#129 – The Physical Reasons You Yell At Your Kids: https://yourparentingmojo.com/?s=129
#175 – I’ll Be Me, Can You Be You: https://yourparentingmojo.com/?s=175
#232 – What Dog Trainers Know:  https://yourparentingmojo.com/?s=232 
#238 – Feeling Exhausted & Overwhelmed?  Tools To Help You Cope: https://yourparentingmojo.com/?s=238

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