About
Mama Doc Coaching

Through Mama Doc Coaching I have been able to live out my life long dream of combining all of the above--my 25+ years as a pediatrician, my 18+ years of parenting, and my now 6+ years of learning more & more with Connected Families. 

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As a pediatrician, I've had the privilege of having a front row seat into the lives of my patient families. My most treasured encounters have been working with families of kids who have big feelings/emotions/meltdowns, most often due to some version of being "neuro-spicy." (My favorite term for describing ADHD, anxiety, autism, or other neurodivergence). These big behaviors/reactions often leave parents & families feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and stuck. 

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If I'm honest, as a young pediatrician, these weren't always my favorites! But, as a mom of 3 awesome neuro-spicy boys, my- husband & I have been those overwhelmed, exhausted, stuck parents. Even with my pediatrician knowledge, I still didn't know what to do in the heated, intense, sometime scary moments, and quite often we only ended up fighting with each other, feeling helpless & hopeless. 

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But God! My husband & I are Christians, and we truly believe God led us to Connected Families, after we had read about & tried SO many other parenting methods, which did work sometimes...until they didn't! And they often left us feeling unsettled & unsure we were doing the right things. Then we found Connected Families in 2019. Our boys were 12, 8 & 6 at the time, and we had just been through some of the roughest, most intense years of our parenting lives. Our neighbors told us Connected Families had been helpful for them, so we began checking it out, which led to hungrily seeking anything & everything they offered--online courses we worked through on our own, articles, their podcast, eventually leading us to working with one of their parent coaches, who helped us work specifically in areas that helped our unique family! It was transformational! 

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Everything Connected Families wrote & taught so resonated with us! Finally, I felt like we had found the perfect mix of parenting wisdom, brain science & faith-based, biblical principles. All of this touched deep into our weary souls. And the best part? The Connected Families principles allowed us to parent the amazing, unique, neuro-spicy boys God had given us, instead of trying to change them into the non-existent "perfect kids." As we worked through the 4 messages in the framework, the culture of our home changed. We felt more connected to our boys & to each other. We felt more confident in our parenting and knew we were honoring God as we lived out His principles with our boys. 

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So back to living out my life long dream! After learning & seeing firsthand the transformation, PEACE & JOY that we had regained in our parenting & in our home, I KNEW I wanted to share as much as I could with other struggling families--both in my personal life and in my patient families. Eventually the timing was right, and in 2024-2025 I became certified as a parent coach through Connected Families. I am able to share little bite size pieces with my patient families in my office, but now through Mama Doc Coaching I am able to meet one on one with parents, taking a deeper dive together, empowering them to feel confident, hopeful, and JOY-filled again! ​​​​

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I hope YOU will also take that leap of faith to contact me.

I would love to be a part of your journey!

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