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06/18/2026

Every little thing you do for your mental health matters. 🩷

06/18/2026

06/18/2026

06/18/2026

This is a little excerpt from my book….

Finding Your Calm: Responsive Parents Guide to Self-Regulation and Co-Regulation
�This book combines my knowledge of child development, brain science and trauma to offer parents a unique resource that includes lots of exercises, reflections, insights and also… links to additional research, articles and videos that can help support your healing and learning journey.

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06/17/2026

"She became a single mother at 17 — years later, her son took a DNA test to find his father and uncovered a truth that made her knees shake.

She got pregnant at 17. You know how it happens — that intense high school love. After She told her boyfriend Andrew, he disappeared. He didn't even finish school.

When She ran to his house, his family had already moved out and put the house up for sale.

So at graduation, She was receiving her diploma with her baby boy, Leo, in her arms.

At first, her parents supported her a lot, and then She worked hard to raise her son on her own. She tried to give him everything he needed.

Eighteen years flew by in the blink of an eye.

Despite everything, her son grew into an incredible young man — smart, kind, funny, and caring.

At Leo's graduation, She was filled with pride.

Lately, he had been asking a lot of questions about his biological father. She never hid anything from him — She told him the truth: that day, Andrew left, and She never heard from him or saw him again.

But a few days ago, he walked into the kitchen, pale, and said:

""Mom, She didn't want to hurt you, so She secretly took a DNA test. She just wanted to find her dad and ask why he left us.""

Her heart was pounding in her chest as She asked:

""Did you find him?""

His voice was trembling:

""No, She didn't find him. But She found his sister and wrote to her.""

Honestly, She was shocked. She had never met Andrew's sister and didn't even know he had one.

But Leo told her that Andrew's sister replied to him and explained what had really happened to Andrew that day 18 years ago.

Leo handed her his phone.

Her hands were shaking as She read line by line.

She screamed, ""Oh her God, so that's WHAT really happened 18 years ago. What did Andrew get himself into back then? THIS CAN'T BE REAL!"" ⬇️"