“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
~ Dr. Seuss
BOOKS
These books are written for parents who sense there is more to their child’s story than labels, diagnoses, or one-size-fits-all solutions.
Parenting Consciously
Out of the Box Solutions for Raising Your Authentic Child
A practical, heart-centered guide for parents seeking a conscious, holistic approach to raising children without relying on labels or rigid systems. Parenting Consciously explores how mindset, environment, and daily choices shape behavior—often more powerfully than discipline or diagnosis.
Organized by developmental stages from pre-birth through the teen years, this book offers thoughtful, real-world guidance rooted in lived experience. Ideal for parents who sense their child needs something different—and are ready to become the change that supports emotional balance, confidence, and authentic growth.
Are you willing to be the change your child needs?
FOUNDATIONAL PARENTING GUIDE
Beyond Labels Collection
Reframing childhood, learning, and wellness
The Beyond Labels Collection invites parents to step away from diagnosis-first thinking and into a deeper understanding of the whole child.
Each book in this collection explores a different way labels can limit how children are seen—whether through behavior, learning, or health—and offers thoughtful, experience-based perspectives that honor individuality, strengths, and balance. Rather than asking how to fix a child, these books ask a more meaningful question:
What happens when we look beyond the label and support the child as a whole?
Designed to be read independently or together, the Beyond Labels Collection supports families who are seeking clarity, confidence, and conscious alternatives rooted in awareness—not fear.
un-Broken Children
A compassionate exploration of why modern culture is so quick to label children as “broken”—and what becomes possible when we choose a different lens. Un-Broken Children invites parents to question rushed diagnoses, medication-first solutions, and opinions formed before truly knowing a child.
Inspired by Mary’s own family journey after her youngest son received an ADHD diagnosis following a brief evaluation, this book shares an out-of-the-box path toward supporting children through awareness, environment, and strength-focused care. Rather than fixing what isn’t broken, Un-Broken Children helps parents recognize wholeness, honor individuality, and support their child’s unique path to balance and wellness.
Recognizing the Greatness in Each Child – Because Learning Differently Should Never Mean Learning Disabled
Henry David Thoreau said, “What lies before us and what lies behind us are of little matter compared to what lies within us.”
A thoughtful guide for parents and educators who sense that a child’s struggles in school may reflect how they learn—not how capable they are. Recognizing the Greatness in Each Child reframes learning challenges through a strengths-based lens, honoring the intelligence that exists beyond traditional academic expectations.
This book helps families identify individual learning styles—drawing from nine recognized approaches—so children can better express what they know and parents can better support how learning happens naturally. By understanding similarities, celebrating differences, and collaborating with teachers, families are empowered to create learning environments where confidence grows and success follows.
Plants vs Pills
A balanced, research-informed exploration of how children’s mental, emotional, and behavioral challenges are often addressed—and what alternatives exist beyond medication-first solutions. Plants vs Pills invites parents to look beneath symptoms and question why so many children are pushed to fit a narrow definition of “normal.”
This book examines common childhood diagnoses and the medications frequently prescribed to manage them, then introduces herbal and holistic approaches that aim to support balance at the root level. By honoring the body’s innate capacity for regulation—mentally, emotionally, and spiritually—Plants vs Pills offers families thoughtful information to make informed, conscious choices about their child’s care.
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Beyond Labels Collection
Each book in this collection supports growth beyond labels—through awareness, connection, and whole-person understanding.
Beyond Labels: Raising Children Who Thrive Without Meds, Battles, or Bribes
For parents of children approximately ages 4–18
A grounded, compassionate guide for parents seeking alternatives to medication-first, reward-and-punishment approaches. This book explores how environment, connection, and nervous-system awareness support emotional balance, confidence, and cooperation—without relying on force, fear, or quick fixes.
More Than a Label: Finding Your Voice, Your Strength, and Your Way
For teens, young adults, and adults navigating life beyond labels
An empowering, reflective guide for individuals navigating life beyond diagnosis and identity labels. More Than a Label supports readers in reconnecting with their inner voice, recognizing personal strengths, and moving forward with clarity, resilience, and self-trust.
Max and Me: Helping Me Grow Steady & Strong
For children approximately ages 4–8
A gentle, reassuring story for young children learning to understand big feelings and find calm in their bodies. Through warmth, simplicity, and relatable moments, Max and Me helps children feel seen, supported, and capable as they build emotional awareness, self-regulation, and confidence.