The Parenting Coach Podcast

Suicide has deeply impacted my family circle over the years, as it has so many of you around the world. Today I share some ways we can work on preventing suicide in our homes and communities though talking more openly about mental health in clear and frank ways- and become willing to open ourselves up to potentially awkward (but SO important) conversations.  

Note: be tender with yourself if this episode is triggering for you, come back to it later if you need to... and KNOW that if someone in your circle has passed away due to suicide that it was NEVER your fault, and when we talk about prevention it’s not for situations in the past, but how we can support others in the future. 

Suicide Hotline US & Canada dial 988

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Join the re-parenting movement, at my next retreat, The Inward Journey: www.coachcrystal.ca/the-retreat

Parent School: Discover your own unique path, with confidence… raising emotionally intelligent children that leave your home knowing that you truly, deeply care for them… that you aways have, and you always will. Isn’t that we all want deep down? That is my goal for me, and for you… and for the future generation for children we are raising. To be seen. To be heard. To be valued. To feel loved. To feel supported. To feel known. To welcome them to be themselves- fully and completely. That is The Work. I am here for it. Welcome. 

Join me for the LAST LIVE round of Parent School:

• shame resiliency: how to feel shame and move through it, what triggers us and why, and how to move through heaviness and use it for growth. 
• emotional regulation: what co-regulation is and how to support our children from our energy- not our words (not scripts and mantras, this work is much deeper than that), how to support ourselves and our kids through big emotions.
• the power of our thoughts and beliefs: how to separate who we are from what we think, how to create the exact relationship we want through the power of our mind 
• connection-based parenting: why it’s the way of the future, how to parent in a relationship-first manner, developing deep and lasting connections that last a lifetime.

Find all the information HERE.
Contact me via email: [email protected]
Audio/text message me on Voxer HERE.

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Do your kids struggle to eat the food you prepare at the dinner table each night? If you have a picky eater, you probably already know that dinner can become a stressful, high-pressure, and sometimes highly contentious time. If you want dinner to be fun, engaging and connecting instead, tune into this conversation with Shawna Hughes for ideas on how to help reverse picky eating. 

Shawna Hughes is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and mother of 2 girls. She specializes in eliminating picky eating using a positive, child-centered approach that the whole family enjoys. She sees adventurous eating as a learned skill and shows parents how to create an ideal learning environment and easily teach children how to go from picky to foodie.

In this episode: 

• We talk about ADHD behaviours and how regulation and mood are connected to the foods we eat 
• What foods to implement with our ADHD kids (and all kids) to help support nutrition 
• How do deal with hangry kids (and why it’s happening) 
• Picky eaters and how we can do our part as parents to help grow adventurous eaters 
• Making dinner time fun again 

Connect with Shawna- 

Shawna has a background in Psychology and specializes in providing individualized Nutrition support for children with ADHD. You can contact her at [email protected] or find her online at www.shawnahughesnutrition.com

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Join the re-parenting movement, at my next retreat, The Inward Journey: www.coachcrystal.ca/the-retreat

Parent School: Discover your own unique path, with confidence… raising emotionally intelligent children that leave your home knowing that you truly, deeply care for them… that you aways have, and you always will. Isn’t that we all want deep down? That is my goal for me, and for you… and for the future generation for children we are raising. To be seen. To be heard. To be valued. To feel loved. To feel supported. To feel known. To welcome them to be themselves- fully and completely. That is The Work. I am here for it. Welcome. 

Join me for the LAST LIVE round of Parent School:

• shame resiliency: how to feel shame and move through it, what triggers us and why, and how to move through heaviness and use it for growth. 
• emotional regulation: what co-regulation is and how to support our children from our energy- not our words (not scripts and mantras, this work is much deeper than that), how to support ourselves and our kids through big emotions.
• the power of our thoughts and beliefs: how to separate who we are from what we think, how to create the exact relationship we want through the power of our mind 
• connection-based parenting: why it’s the way of the future, how to parent in a relationship-first manner, developing deep and lasting connections that last a lifetime.
• 6 modules covering all these topics, and more. 2 group coaching calls to get support in your individual family situations. (add-on available for your partner to join). 

Find all the information HERE.
Contact me via email: [email protected]
Audio/text message me on Voxer HERE.

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Does sex get often put on the backburner in your relationship? Maybe after parenting, work and balancing life and motherhood (or fatherhood) … sex just becomes something to cross off the never-ending to-do-list. Tune into this conversation as we talk about what blocks sexual desire, what stops us from receiving pleasure and what is dampening our sexual relationships. 

Not only will this episode help with your sex life, but it bridges the gap between all areas of life- and shows how healing one area of life- can affect so many others. Carlie Palmer-Webb joins me in this episode. Carlie is a gender and sexuality researcher, data-nerd, enthusiastic Jesus-lover, new mama, and The Christian Sex Educator. She has made it her life mission to provide shame-free sex education for Christians in every life stage. 

In this episode you’ll hear: 

• How low-desire partners can start tuning into their sexuality and pleasure 
• How to help your low-desire partner (and how low-desire men might feel in partnerships) 
• Tapping into desire in all areas of your life (and why it’s not selfish) 
• Un-shaming sexual beliefs to help increase pleasure in your sexual relationship 

Connect with Carlie at thechristiansexeducator.com or on IG at @thechristiansexeducator  “Shame-free sex education for Christians in every life stage.” Want the Learning to Orgasm Guide? 

DOWNLOAD THE FREE GUIDE NOW

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Join the re-parenting movement, at my next retreat, The Inward Journey: www.coachcrystal.ca/the-retreat

Parent School: Discover your own unique path, with confidence… raising emotionally intelligent children that leave your home knowing that you truly, deeply care for them… that you aways have, and you always will. Isn’t that we all want deep down? That is my goal for me, and for you… and for the future generation for children we are raising. To be seen. To be heard. To be valued. To feel loved. To feel supported. To feel known. To welcome them to be themselves- fully and completely. That is The Work. I am here for it. Welcome. 

Join me for the LAST LIVE round of Parent School:

• shame resiliency: how to feel shame and move through it, what triggers us and why, and how to move through heaviness and use it for growth. 
• emotional regulation: what co-regulation is and how to support our children from our energy- not our words (not scripts and mantras, this work is much deeper than that), how to support ourselves and our kids through big emotions.
• the power of our thoughts and beliefs: how to separate who we are from what we think, how to create the exact relationship we want through the power of our mind 
• connection-based parenting: why it’s the way of the future, how to parent in a relationship-first manner, developing deep and lasting connections that last a lifetime.
• 6 modules covering all these topics, and more. 2 group coaching calls to get support in your individual family situations. (add-on available for your partner to join). 

Find all the information HERE.
Contact me via email: [email protected]
Audio/text message me on Voxer HERE.

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One of my favourite episodes by far, is this honest and tender-hearted conversation that I have with my husband on the podcast. We open up about the tough moments of parenting, managing neurodiverse challenges, and our own personal change and growth over the years. Meet JD Haitsma, my hubby (who is very much NOT a parenting coach). 

In this conversation, we get into: 

• JD’s perspective on parenting years ago when I first learned about connection and attachment. 
• The difference between living from the belief “Why wouldn’t this happen to me?” versus “This shouldn’t be happening to me”. 
• Modifying behaviour (like is so often done with animals) vs helping our children to BECOME.
• What changes have happened as we’ve parented differently, and what to do if those around you disagree with you.
• How children are natural learners and are innately good… and why this belief creates changes. 

Connect with JD through his website.
Website: https://www.thecoachsupport.com
Learn About Kajabi: https://www.thecoachsupport.com/blog/kajabi-pricing

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Join the re-parenting movement, at my next retreat, The Inward Journey: www.coachcrystal.ca/the-retreat

Parent School: Discover your own unique path, with confidence… raising emotionally intelligent children who leave your home knowing that you truly, deeply care for them… that you always have, and you always will. Isn’t that what we all want deep down? That is my goal for me and for you… and for the future generation of children, we are raising. To be seen. To be heard. To be valued. To feel loved. To feel supported. To feel known. To welcome them to be themselves- fully and completely. That is The Work. I am here for it. Welcome. 

Join me for the LAST LIVE round of Parent School:

• shame resiliency: how to feel shame and move through it, what triggers us and why, and how to move through heaviness and use it for growth. 
• emotional regulation: what co-regulation is and how to support our children from our energy- not our words (not scripts and mantras, this work is much deeper than that), how to support ourselves and our kids through big emotions.
• the power of our thoughts and beliefs: how to separate who we are from what we think, how to create the exact relationship we want through the power of our mind 
• connection-based parenting: why it’s the way of the future, how to parent in a relationship-first manner, developing deep and lasting connections that last a lifetime.
• 6 modules covering all these topics, and more. 2 group coaching calls to get support in your family situations. (add-on available for your partner to join). 

Find all the information HERE.
Contact me via email: [email protected]
Audio/text message me on Voxer HERE.

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Are you parenting a child with ADHD, or struggling to parent as an adult with ADHD? Maybe you have been wanting to learn more about ADHD to further support yourself or those around you in a healthy way. You will love this conversation with Kristen Carder today, an ADHD expert, top podcast host, and internationally-recognized life coach for adults with ADHD. 

Kristen’s life’s purpose is to help adults with ADHD accept themselves and move from Point A to Point B. She does this through the I Have ADHD Podcast and her group coaching program, FOCUSED. 

Today you’ll hear: 

• Kristen’s background with ADHD and how it affected her life
• How Kristen noticed a huge gap missing in ADHD education and support years ago, and helped to fill in what was missing
• The difference between “character flaws” and ADHD symptoms (this is a BIG one!)
• How to support ourselves and those we love (and what signs to look for when it comes to ADHD).
• Parenting an ADHD child (both the struggles that come with it and how we can do better)

Further reading: Kirsten Carder: From Rock Bottom to Global ADHD Mentor
Kristen’s FOCUSED program HERE. 
Connect with Kristen on IG HERE. 

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Join the re-parenting movement, at my next retreat, The Inward Journey: www.coachcrystal.ca/the-retreat

Parent School: Discover your own unique path, with confidence… raising emotionally intelligent children that leave your home knowing that you truly, deeply care for them… that you always have, and you always will. Isn’t that we all want deep down? That is my goal for me, and for you… and for the future generation for children we are raising. To be seen. To be heard. To be valued. To feel loved. To feel supported. To feel known. To welcome them to be themselves- fully and completely. That is The Work. I am here for it. Welcome. 

Join me for the LAST LIVE round of Parent School:

• shame resiliency: how to feel shame and move through it, what triggers us and why, and how to move through heaviness and use it for growth.
• emotional regulation: what co-regulation is and how to support our children from our energy- not our words (not scripts and mantras, this work is much deeper than that), how to support ourselves and our kids through big emotions.
• the power of our thoughts and beliefs: how to separate who we are from what we think, how to create the exact relationship we want through the power of our mind
• connection-based parenting: why it’s the way of the future, how to parent in a relationship-first manner, developing deep and lasting connections that last a lifetime.
• 6 modules covering all these topics, and more. 2 group coaching calls to get support in your individual family situations. (add-on available for your partner to join).

Find all the information HERE.
Contact me via email: [email protected]
Audio/text message me on Voxer HERE.

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Do you feel like parenting certain kids seems harder than others? I have a few spicy children and parenting them has been one of the biggest challenges of my life (and also SO rewarding). Join Mary Van Geffen and I as we chat all about spicy ones, both in how to parent them, and how to parent as one. 

In this episode you’ll hear: 

• Parenting spicy ones can differ from typical parenting struggles, and we talk all about tips to help you parent them in a way that fosters their sparkle.
• What we can learn from spicy ones (and other difficult relationships).
• How to NOT get on the same page as your partner, and parent super effectively anyways.
• How to bring in some FIRM to the “gentle parenting” (and why our kids need it).
• We also dig into how to help dads who may not “get” connection-based parenting, and how to decide what kind of parent-child relationship we want in the future, and what we can about it now to get there.

Mary Van Geffen is the international parenting coach for moms of Spicy Ones TM️. She helps people who are highly competent in life but overwhelmed by motherhood to lean into the spiritual discipline of staying calm and cultivating warmth and tenderness all while trying to wrangle fiery future CEOs. Often this requires serious skill-building and the balm of self-compassion.

Mary is a certified Simplicity Parenting Counselor® and Professional Co-Active Coach, but her greatest achievement is cultivating a calm, kind and firm relationship with her Spicy go-getter daughter (now 18), mild child son (16) and un-Enneagramable hubby.

Connect with Mary on IG: HERE
Join her FIRM class: HERE

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Join the re-parenting movement, at my next retreat, The Inward Journey: www.coachcrystal.ca/the-retreat

Parent School: Discover your own unique path, with confidence… raising emotionally intelligent children that leave your home knowing that you truly, deeply care for them… that you aways have, and you always will. Isn’t that we all want deep down? That is my goal for me, and for you… and for the future generation for children we are raising. To be seen. To be heard. To be valued. To feel loved. To feel supported. To feel known. To welcome them to be themselves- fully and completely. That is The Work. I am here for it. Welcome. 

Join me for the LAST LIVE round of Parent School:

• shame resiliency: how to feel shame and move through it, what triggers us and why, and how to move through heaviness and use it for growth.
• emotional regulation: what co-regulation is and how to support our children from our energy- not our words (not scripts and mantras, this work is much deeper than that), how to support ourselves and our kids through big emotions.
• the power of our thoughts and beliefs: how to separate who we are from what we think, how to create the exact relationship we want through the power of our mind
• connection-based parenting: why it’s the way of the future, how to parent in a relationship-first manner, developing deep and lasting connections that last a lifetime.
• 6 modules covering all these topics, and more. 2 group coaching calls to get support in your individual family situations. (add-on available for your partner to join).

Find all the information HERE.
Contact me via email: [email protected]
Audio/text message me on Voxer HERE.

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Did you feel entirely unprepared for new-mom-hood with your first child? Or maybe you’re currently prepping for that experience and looking for support? Dr. Erin Appleton, MD IBCLC FABM, joins me on the podcast today to discuss the BIG things: breastfeeding (and infant feeding in general), postpartum anxiety and depression, and the trauma that mothers deal with when delivery and postpartum are so vastly different than “the plan”. 

Dr. Appleton discovered her passion for breastfeeding after enrolling in specialized courses in breastfeeding support while completing her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. In 2012, she began her breastfeeding medicine training, eventually co-founding the Nurture Family Feeding Clinic, and in 2014 became an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), then in 2018, she became one of only a few hundred MDs in the world with a Fellowship in the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (FABM).

While she’s proud of her education, training, and experience, she believes that some of her most valuable lessons have been firsthand, with her struggles with feeding her children, and with helping the thousands of new families that she’s seen over the past decade of her career (including me!).

In this conversation, we cover: 

• Common breastfeeding issues and how to prepare yourself beforehand
• Postpartum depression and anxiety signs, and how to know if you need help
• The gap between what we “plan” for in birth and postpartum and what actually happens (and how painful that can be)
• Social media and the rise of anxiety (seeking connection and not finding it)
• Dr. Appleton’s journey with her babies and nursing (and how we met!)

Connect with her below:
Latching logic: www.breastfeedingmd.com
Breastfeeding support: Www.nurturefeeding.com
IG: @breastfeeding.md
FB: Nurture Family Feeding Clinic and Dr Erin Appleton, MD IBCLC FABM

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Join the re-parenting movement, at my next retreat, The Inward Journey: www.coachcrystal.ca/the-retreat

Parent School: Discover your own unique path, with confidence… raising emotionally intelligent children that leave your home knowing that you truly, deeply care for them… that you always have, and you always will. Isn’t that we all want deep down? That is my goal for me, and for you… and for the future generation for children we are raising. To be seen. To be heard. To be valued. To feel loved. To feel supported. To feel known. To welcome them to be themselves- fully and completely. That is The Work. I am here for it. Welcome. 

Join me for the LAST LIVE round of Parent School:

• shame resiliency: how to feel shame and move through it, what triggers us and why, and how to move through heaviness and use it for growth.
• emotional regulation: what co-regulation is and how to support our children from our energy- not our words (not scripts and mantras, this work is much deeper than that), how to support ourselves and our kids through big emotions.
• the power of our thoughts and beliefs: how to separate who we are from what we think, how to create the exact relationship we want through the power of our mind
• connection-based parenting: why it’s the way of the future, how to parent in a relationship-first manner, developing deep and lasting connections that last a lifetime.
• 6 modules covering all these topics, and more. 2 group coaching calls to get support in your individual family situations. (add-on available for your partner to join).

Find all the information HERE.
Contact me via email: [email protected]
Audio/text message me on Voxer HERE.

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We are wrapping up our 8-month international Worldschooling journey. We have been travelling since the end of September with our 4 kiddos, making it around the world and back again. I thought I would share some practical tips on travelling with kids, and what I’ve learned- but what came out of this episode was much deeper than that- how I have fundamentally changed as a human- and the life lessons that have come to me.

In this episode you’ll hear: 

• How flexibility is the key to travelling effectively, and how inflexible I found out I really was
• Dropping control and ego and living into intuition, even when it comes to travel planning, and how I saved myself dozens of hours of travel planning
• Seeing the lives of people around the world, and sharing that with my children has changed us forever (for the better), and expanded my compassion
• My role as a parent has changed, or rather, I see it in a new way… what my responsibility is in helping my kids access their Wisdom
• Triggers, glimmers, and radical honesty: how life is changing me, always (and the lesson from Boddhisatva’s)

**Inner child healing is the work we need to do to parent in the way that we want to, and the benefits for us are huge, the ripples last for generations. It is also THE thing that changed my children’s behaviour for the better- more than anything else. Join me for today’s powerful episode, and integrate this work with me as your mentor- through Parent School and my women’s retreats. 

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Join the re-parenting movement, at my next retreat, The Inward Journey: www.coachcrystal.ca/the-retreat

Parent School: Discover your own unique path, with confidence… raising emotionally intelligent children that leave your home knowing that you truly, deeply care for them… that you always have, and you always will. Isn’t that we all want deep down? That is my goal for me, and for you… and for the future generation for children we are raising. To be seen. To be heard. To be valued. To feel loved. To feel supported. To feel known. To welcome them to be themselves- fully and completely. That is The Work. I am here for it. Welcome. 

Join me for the LAST LIVE round of Parent School:

• shame resiliency: how to feel shame and move through it, what triggers us and why, and how to move through heaviness and use it for growth.
• emotional regulation: what co-regulation is and how to support our children from our energy- not our words (not scripts and mantras, this work is much deeper than that), how to support ourselves and our kids through big emotions.
• the power of our thoughts and beliefs: how to separate who we are from what we think, how to create the exact relationship we want through the power of our mind
• connection-based parenting: why it’s the way of the future, how to parent in a relationship-first manner, developing deep and lasting connections that last a lifetime.
• 6 modules covering all these topics, and more. 2 group coaching calls to get support in your individual family situations. (add-on available for your partner to join).

Find all the information HERE.
Contact me via email: [email protected]
Audio/text message me on Voxer HERE.

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A childhood full of fun, confidence, peace, safety, rest and SO much play, is not only healthy for our children now- but can have an amazing impact on them in adulthood. Tune into this episode where we tackle the intersection of inner child healing, parenting in a way that feels good to our souls and protecting our children’s childhood. 

Inner child healing is the work we need to do to parent in the way that we want to- and the benefits for us are huge- the ripples last for generations. It is also THE thing that changed my children’s behaviour for the better- more than anything else. Join me for today’s powerful episode, and integrate this work with me as your mentor- through Parent School and my women’s retreats. 

On this episode we dig into: 

• What my childhood looked like (and yours might have to)
• The benefits of play, rest, and safety in childhood 
• Inner child healing and its efficacy from a securely attached space
• What blocks our children from childhood in our current world (tech, screens, busy schedules and more) and what we can do about it
• Let’s band together and create a change in our world by choosing intentionally what we want our children’s childhood to include, and what we want to opt out of 

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Join the re-parenting movement, at my next retreat, The Inward Journey: www.coachcrystal.ca/the-retreat

Parent School: Discover your own unique path, with confidence… raising emotionally intelligent children that leave your home knowing that you truly, deeply care for them… that you always have, and you always will. Isn’t that we all want deep down? That is my goal for me, and for you… and for the future generation for children we are raising. To be seen. To be heard. To be valued. To feel loved. To feel supported. To feel known. To welcome them to be themselves- fully and completely. That is The Work. I am here for it. Welcome. 

Join me for the LAST LIVE round of Parent School:

• shame resiliency: how to feel shame and move through it, what triggers us and why, and how to move through heaviness and use it for growth. 
• emotional regulation: what co-regulation is and how to support our children from our energy- not our words (not scripts and mantras, this work is much deeper than that), how to support ourselves and our kids through big emotions.
• the power of our thoughts and beliefs: how to separate who we are from what we think, how to create the exact relationship we want through the power of our mind 
• connection-based parenting: why it’s the way of the future, how to parent in a relationship-first manner, developing deep and lasting connections that last a lifetime.
• 6 modules covering all these topics, and more. 2 group coaching calls to get support in your individual family situations. (add-on available for your partner to join). 

Find all the information HERE.
Contact me via email: [email protected]
Audio/text message me on Voxer HERE.

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Join my conversation today with relationship expert Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh. She is an Author, Speaker and Thinking Partner with a PhD in Social Psychology and specialization in the fields of human sexuality and relationships. She has over two decades of experience working with thousands of couples across the globe. Widely respected by her peers for her research, powerful keynote speeches, educational platforms and award-winning publications, her ground-breaking work has garnered global attention, with media outlets such as NPR, BBC, ABC, CNN and USA Today.

In this interview you’ll hear: 

• Sara share about her new book and her purpose in helping couples learn to thrive instead of always focusing on “problems” in marriage and partnerships. 
• What the core ingredients of healthy intimate relationships are and exercises to get you started (based on decades of research and work with couples)
• Expanding your touch lexicon with your partner, to increase physical communication and get on the same page
• How to move from being “roommates” with your spouse or partner to being in love again 
• Why our nervous system can be dysregulated around our partner and how to change that 

Sara’s links: 

• A special discount rate for listeners to access the Relationship Panoramic Inventory which offers a 360 review of the critical domains in a coupledom: *Coupon Code Parenting
• IG: @Dr.Sara Nasserzadeh
• Love by Design website: https://lovebydesignbook.com
• The exercises are all available here: https://www.sara-nasserzadeh.com/resources-books-publications/
• Join her newsletter for further resources here: Join the community for free resources and tools.  

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Coaching has changed my own life, and the lives of my clients. More connection, more healing, more harmony, and peace in our most important relationships. It increases confidence in any parenting challenges and helps you be the guide to teach your children the family values that are important to you- in clear ways. If you feel called to integrate this work in a deeper way and become a parenting expert, that’s what I’m here for. 

NEW TRAVEL BLOG: HERE
Download the feelings wheel HERE (this is also how you can be added to my email list to find out about current Breathwork and Hypnotherapy openings!) 
Get the BOOK HERE: www.coachcrystal.ca/shop
Find Your Parenting Personality: Quiz Here
IG: @the.parenting.coach
Join me LIVE in CALI at Mom University: HERE

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