Guidance from F.E.R.N Wisdom

Following the threads of your own patterns to show up fully for your children.

I know firsthand how parenting can bring up old wounds. Raising five children, each with their own unique needs and challenges, has shown me that the patterns and unprocessed emotions we carry from our own childhoods can deeply shape how we show up for our kids.

Before my work as a somatic practitioner, I spent over seven years mentoring and teaching children ages 3–18 in nature-based, outdoor programs, and I also created my own outdoor preschool. In these roles, I learned to attune deeply to the children I worked with, following the threads of their unprocessed emotions and unique rhythms, creating space for trust, presence, and growth. These experiences gave me a gentle understanding of how children learn, grow, and respond to the adults in their lives.

I created this container for parents because I’ve lived it, the frustration, the overwhelm, the moments when you feel stuck in reactive cycles. Through my own journey of exploring and processing my own unprocessed emotions, reconnecting with my body, and practicing somatic awareness, I discovered that the most profound shifts in my children’s lives began with the shifts in my own nervous system. This work is about giving parents the space, guidance, and tools to reconnect with themselves, so they can meet their children from presence rather than reaction. I’m here to walk alongside you, drawing on my lived experience, wisdom, and somatic practice, to help you follow the threads of your own patterns, emotions, and nervous system responses, cultivating grounded, conscious, compassionate parenting.