BIO
Russ and I have been married forty-one years and are the parents of twelve children by birth and adoption. We also had the honor of being foster parents to a teen for 2 1/2 years. In 2011 I became a TBRI® Pracitioner* and have lived and breathed connected parenting ever since. I'm deeply honored to be the co-author, together with the late Dr. Karyn Purvis, of The Connected Parent; it is her final written work. I'm also the co-author of Reclaim Compassion and Healing for Every Heart in Adoption.
Helping parents overcome blocked care is a focus of my work. I offer group support in the Hope Circle and Wholehearted Compassion. I also offer private coaching deeply rooted in my faith in Christ leaning into my training as a spiritual director.
Using my TBRI training, blocked care knowledge, and decades of parenting experience, I coach and encourage adoptive parents so you can find courage and hope in your journey of loving your children well.
*TBRI® is an attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention that is designed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children. TBRI® uses Empowering Principles to address physical needs, Connecting Principles for attachment needs, and Correcting Principles to disarm fear-based behaviors.