When I began my conscious parenting journey a decade ago, I knew little to nothing about reparenting yourself or connecting with your inner child. In fact, when those terms did scuttle across my radar, I usually dismissed them as concepts that were too “out there” or...
When it comes to parenting advice, there’s certainly no shortage out there, right? Especially all the advice that centers around how to yell at your kids less. Yet, despite all the fabulous and encouraging how-to-yell-at-your-kids-less suggestions that exist online...
One of the most common questions I receive every week in my inbox is: What do I do when my partner and I don’t see eye to eye on gentle parenting? So, I wanted to tackle that tough question this week in hopes of giving you some guidance and support around this tricky...
I’ve been thinking a lot about my nervous system lately and how it relates to the way I show up as a mom, and today I wanted to spend a few minutes unpacking those thoughts with you in the hopes you may find them helpful. One thing that has been weighing on my mind,...
“How *dare* you talk back to me young lady,” I said with tightly pursed lips, dripping with venom. Who do you think you ARE? I posted that phrase on social media not long ago and I truly lost count of the hundreds of people who had grown up hearing those words when...
Hi there! I'm Shelly. I'm a mom of two, the founder of Raising Yourself, and a certified family wellness coach for parents who want to break cycles, parent consciously, and raise themselves alongside their children.
