Where are you right now? Are you stuck in parenting hell? Is your energy drained and your mind fried to a crisp? I knew this feeling well. As a single, separated and then divorced Mother, it was all I could do to keep from yelling at my Son every moment. Hell, I didn’t have the energy!

My negative experience was born from having too many expectations about the way it ‘should’ be. I’d watched too much TV and saw too many commercials depicting the ‘Happy American Family’ and expected my life to fit into those pictures. My mind LOVED the cliche’ of the little cottage with the white picket fence, green lawns, bucolic landscapes and the loving, lustful, bread-winning husband.

REAL life showed up and said “That’s not what you’ve set up”. Apparently, more is required than watching television. Looking at TV and reading romantic novels are not a plan. I needed to snap out of it and fast! The well-being of my little Son demanded it! What began then was the long journey from ignorance to bliss… the journey I endeavor to help you navigate. I ask you where you are on this path. If you will allow it, I will meet you there and help you cope and then to thrive.

My two degrees from Cal were no use in this. This required I dive into areas I had not studied before. I’ve come out with the 411 on shortcuts for making up for lost time and for maximizing the energy we wake up with each day. A happy adult Son who tells me what a good job I did raising him is the result. That is all we are to do. My insight here is that there are many tired, stressed-out parents who would appreciate my help. Stress relief and the elimination of aggravation for those who want it are my aim.

Tell me, where are you right now?