As a child therapist teaching parenting classes years before having my own children, I thought I had all the answers, but nothing prepared me for how my kids would trigger such intense emotions in me. I found myself pleading for someone to fix my own children’s behavior, convinced their actions were controlling my responses and damaging our relationship.

As I began a deeper journey of self-awareness, healing, and growth, I saw how self-defeating it was that I needed my kids to behave a certain way in order for me to feel okay. Turns out, my kids weren’t actually the decision-makers behind what was going on inside of me.

Every response was a choice I was making. And deep down, I knew that I couldn’t “fix” anyone else, including my kids. Rather, healing had to start with me. That’s why I created an interactive book that takes you on a journey through discovery and healing. My book, “Beautiful Rebellion,” combines artwork and imagery with effective exercises; an approach that opens up more accessible pathways to healing so you can pause, feel, reflect, grow and transform.