Where Parents Stand: Finding Strength in the Face of Challenge and Change
Description
The lives of families shift underfoot daily. How do parents find their ground in the midst of such stress and flux?
Where Parents Stand offers a unique collection of voices for finding strength in the face of challenge and change with children in tow--returning parents to the deep intuitive knowing buried beneath their busy lives and booked schedules.
Each chapter encompasses a strategy, includes a fellow parent’s story, and ends with powerful questions to help you apply the content to your own life. The contributing writers are artists, life coaches, counselors, and visionaries living boldly beyond the confines of societal norms; offering comfort and encouragement from more than simply one author's perspective.
What are parents saying about Where Parents Stand?
“I love the format. I love how you laid out the progression of the book’s content. I love the stories I’ve read. I love your introduction to each story. There’s a beautiful ‘heft’ to the book… fulfilling content, yet ‘light’ in appearance.†-B.L.
“So I just finished the book and I have to tell you, it was a joy to read. It feels rich and clear at the same time, so full of wisdom and truth and validation and insight; all of the stories are wonderful, and your writing is lyrical and impactful.†-M.P.K.
“I find your book is brilliant! What you teach is what the world absolutely needs right now; ways to stay calm and listen to our own authentic voice in times of stress and change. You give hope and encouragement in times when it seems as if there is none.†-N.P.
Some of the stories you’ll read in the book:
Not long before Dawn decided to have a child, she was planning to ordain as a Buddhist nun in order to dedicate herself fully to her spiritual practice and teach mindfulness techniques to others. Little did she realize that parenting would be the most challenging and rewarding spiritual path she would ever encounter! Learn how Dawn’s spiritual practice shifted from withdrawing inward into silent meditations to reaching out and touching the chaotic, crazy, sacredness of life and parenthood.
When Nancy found herself head-to-head with her son on a long-standing issue, she stood at a crossroad--either let go of her idea of right and wrong or stare at hard walls. Read how Nancy released her attachment to outcome and allowed her son’s individual preferences to be the catalyst for expanding her perception and deepening their connection.
When Letty decided to embark on an unconventional journey, the response from relatives and friends was full of doubt and fear. “I felt trapped, stagnant, suffocated.†she writes, “I was tired, and worn to the bone… trying to fill in all the holes as only a superhero could, in hopes that my children would not feel the negative impacts that divorced children face.†Going against her parents’ wishes and facing the abandonment issues, which arose in relationships with friends and co-workers, Letty made a very unorthodox decision. “I was dying inside. Dying from hunger that could only be described as depravity, the size of a God shaped hole,†she shares, “and I knew that if I didn’t learn how to fill it, my children would suffer later on down the road.â€
Born to a mother and father who had, themselves, been born into roots of deep suffering, neglect, poverty, abuse and addiction, Katie shares how as a child she felt safe and at home in nature. “I was also lost and depressed within the storm of hurt between my mother a and father,†she shares, “and heavily affected by the negative reports on the news and in the world history I learned in school.†Read Katie’s childhood story and learn how she continues to find peace and balance in nature.
Where Parents Stand offers a unique collection of voices for finding strength in the face of challenge and change with children in tow--returning parents to the deep intuitive knowing buried beneath their busy lives and booked schedules.
Each chapter encompasses a strategy, includes a fellow parent’s story, and ends with powerful questions to help you apply the content to your own life. The contributing writers are artists, life coaches, counselors, and visionaries living boldly beyond the confines of societal norms; offering comfort and encouragement from more than simply one author's perspective.
What are parents saying about Where Parents Stand?
“I love the format. I love how you laid out the progression of the book’s content. I love the stories I’ve read. I love your introduction to each story. There’s a beautiful ‘heft’ to the book… fulfilling content, yet ‘light’ in appearance.†-B.L.
“So I just finished the book and I have to tell you, it was a joy to read. It feels rich and clear at the same time, so full of wisdom and truth and validation and insight; all of the stories are wonderful, and your writing is lyrical and impactful.†-M.P.K.
“I find your book is brilliant! What you teach is what the world absolutely needs right now; ways to stay calm and listen to our own authentic voice in times of stress and change. You give hope and encouragement in times when it seems as if there is none.†-N.P.
Some of the stories you’ll read in the book:
Not long before Dawn decided to have a child, she was planning to ordain as a Buddhist nun in order to dedicate herself fully to her spiritual practice and teach mindfulness techniques to others. Little did she realize that parenting would be the most challenging and rewarding spiritual path she would ever encounter! Learn how Dawn’s spiritual practice shifted from withdrawing inward into silent meditations to reaching out and touching the chaotic, crazy, sacredness of life and parenthood.
When Nancy found herself head-to-head with her son on a long-standing issue, she stood at a crossroad--either let go of her idea of right and wrong or stare at hard walls. Read how Nancy released her attachment to outcome and allowed her son’s individual preferences to be the catalyst for expanding her perception and deepening their connection.
When Letty decided to embark on an unconventional journey, the response from relatives and friends was full of doubt and fear. “I felt trapped, stagnant, suffocated.†she writes, “I was tired, and worn to the bone… trying to fill in all the holes as only a superhero could, in hopes that my children would not feel the negative impacts that divorced children face.†Going against her parents’ wishes and facing the abandonment issues, which arose in relationships with friends and co-workers, Letty made a very unorthodox decision. “I was dying inside. Dying from hunger that could only be described as depravity, the size of a God shaped hole,†she shares, “and I knew that if I didn’t learn how to fill it, my children would suffer later on down the road.â€
Born to a mother and father who had, themselves, been born into roots of deep suffering, neglect, poverty, abuse and addiction, Katie shares how as a child she felt safe and at home in nature. “I was also lost and depressed within the storm of hurt between my mother a and father,†she shares, “and heavily affected by the negative reports on the news and in the world history I learned in school.†Read Katie’s childhood story and learn how she continues to find peace and balance in nature.
