Divorce/Separation Archives

Adrianne Kmet

Monday, October 18 2021

Adrianne is a trauma-informed Registered Nurse working with neurodivergent individuals and their families. As a wife and mother of two (soon to be three) children in a neurodivergent family, she deeply understands the importance of acceptance and connection as a safe base from which growth can occur. Adrianne and her husband Martin have used the Hand-in-Hand Parenting tools since their children were young and it has changed their lives!

Priya Raghav, LICSW, RPT-S

Tuesday, January 19 2021

Dear lovely parents! I am a proud mother of a passionate 9 year old boy, and a licensed Child and Family Therapist practicing in Seattle WA, supporting the emotional wellbeing of children ages 3-9 and

Katy Linsley

Tuesday, January 21 2020

I felt I had some good ideas of how to parent. I’d had a fair amount of experience working with children before having my own. I knew what I was doing. Ha! After having two

Mihaela Plugarasu, M.S.

Wednesday, January 8 2020

Mihaela is the lucky mother of an 8-year old boy, a co-parent and a college professor in Miami, Florida. She became very intentional about conscious parenting ever since her son was born and kept searching

Flóra Bacsó

Monday, October 28 2019

I first graduated as a teacher of English and French. I was always interested in methods that help us connect better with each other, even in hard times. First, I found mediation, the Restorative Practices,

Belynda Smith

Tuesday, January 2 2018

When I became a parent I was besotted! I read everything I could find on how to help my son thrive. Yet we struggled tremendously with sleeplessness, tantrums, aggression and a variety of life challenges.

Randi Freundlich, MSW

Friday, September 8 2017

Randi Freundlich, MSW, is the mom of an adult son. She was fortunate to learn about the Parenting by Connection approach when her son was born. “As a new parent I felt so much love

Roma Norriss

Tuesday, October 20 2015

Roma is mother to a sweet boy and girl, who she adores. She is also a Doula and a Breastfeeding Counsellor and has been supporting parents since 2006. Before finding Hand in Hand, her family

Sareli Beltran

Wednesday, September 16 2015

Sareli has over a decade of experience supporting families through various culturally sensitive tools. It was through her work as a positive parenting educator, that Sareli was first introduced to the wonderful world behind the

Patty Wipfler, Founder

Thursday, March 20 2014

Patty Wipfler was born, raised, and educated in California, graduating from Occidental College in 1968, and is the mother of two sons. The focus of her work since 1974 has been teaching basic listening, parenting,

Laurel Near

Tuesday, September 10 2013

Laurel Near is the mother of three, two boys and a girl, who are now all adults. She began practicing Parenting By Connection with Patty Wipfler in the late 80s. After completing certification, she taught

Sadie Van Gelder

Friday, August 30 2013

A Parenting by Connection instructor in Los Angeles, and a co-moderator of Hand in Hand’s online discussion group, Sadie is also a mother of two girls and an editor specializing in articles about psychology and health. As