Letters From the Wilderness of Modern Parenting offers hopeful and fresh ways of approaching the situations so many families are facing. You are not alone. Countless parents, teens and young adults are stuck, deep in struggle. Ours is a challenging world in which to grow up AND to raise kids. Within these letters lies fresh perspectives aimed at helping parents, adolescents and young adults better understand the challenges, needs and intentions driving everyone's behavior. The first person letters feel vulnerable and personal, yet they are universal in many ways. The accompanying images are…mehr
Letters From the Wilderness of Modern Parenting offers hopeful and fresh ways of approaching the situations so many families are facing. You are not alone. Countless parents, teens and young adults are stuck, deep in struggle. Ours is a challenging world in which to grow up AND to raise kids. Within these letters lies fresh perspectives aimed at helping parents, adolescents and young adults better understand the challenges, needs and intentions driving everyone's behavior. The first person letters feel vulnerable and personal, yet they are universal in many ways. The accompanying images are meant to help the reader explore the unique layers of their individual situation and move forward in productive ways, cultivating greater resilience and deeper connection within the entire family system. Author Vashti Summervill (Educator, Certified Parent Coach and Therapeutic Consultant) and illustrator Wendy Blickenstaff (Illustrator, Educator, Activity Therapist, RBT Registered Behavioral Specialist, Graduate Student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling) have collaborated to create this fictional amalgamation of personal, professional, and cultural experiences and observations-situations that are relatable and real for countless parents and children. If you or someone you know is struggling, you are encouraged to reach out to mental health professionals for support.
VASHTI SUMMERVILLEducator, Certified Parent Coach, Therapeutic Consultant and MusicianVashti considers it her life's work to build community and connection. She is a mom, a passionate educator, and a musician. She also has firsthand experience parenting teens and young adults through very difficult times. She has embarked on a journey to combineher education and her lived experience to help support other parents, especially those struggling in their relationship with "tweens," teens, and young adults.She has a full parent coaching and therapeutic consulting practice. She regularly tours and evaluates therapeutic programs for adolescents and young adults so she can assist parents in finding the right resources for their children.Music continues to play a big role in her life. She has an extensive background in performance as well as teaching/directing. She continues to write music and perform regularly. She released her debut album, Put My Love In a Picture, in September of 2022.Vashti is a voracious life-long learner. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado and a Master's of Music/Vocal Performance from Western Washington University in Belling- ham, Washington. In addition to receiving her Parent Coaching Certification from the Parent Coaching Institute, she is trained in Youth Mental Health First Aid, ASIST(AppliedSuicideInterventionSkillsTraining), asaQPRInstructor (Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training), and held an Elementary Teaching certification with a K-12 Music Endorsement. Vashti is a qualified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher (MBSR) through Brown University.You can learn more about Vashti's work with families at familyhealingpathways.com and educationalconnections.com and more about her music at vashtisummervill.com
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