
Episode 34 | The Mental Load of College Admissions: Why I Built a Room for the Moms Doing the Carrying
I just got back from the IECA conference in Baltimore. Three days with the best college counselors in the country. Sessions on Class of 2027

I just got back from the IECA conference in Baltimore. Three days with the best college counselors in the country. Sessions on Class of 2027

I came back from the IECA conference in Baltimore last week with a head full of new thinking about a whole category of schools I

When senior year actually starts in August, what do you want for your kid? I want them to walk in confident. I want YOU to

f you have been crying in your closet, your car, or your bathroom lately and you cannot quite explain why, this post is for you.

Yesterday afternoon, Josh walked through the kitchen, dropped his backpack on the floor, sat down at the table, and said with the wearied conviction of

This week on the podcast I pulled back the curtain on something I have never really talked about publicly before. Not the college essay process

Here is something that catches almost every family off guard. They spend months focused on the personal statement. They feel prepared. And then August 1

I got an email last week from a senior mom that I have not been able to stop thinking about. I had sent a note

We just got back from six college campuses in one week. Northwestern, Marquette, University of Wisconsin, University of Illinois, Indiana University, and Butler. We ended

Something happens over spring break that nobody really warns junior families about. You plan the trip, or the visits, or the staycation, and you think
Former high school counselor, mom of two boys, and your guide from freshman year through the finish line. I help parents figure out what matters now, what can wait, and what to do next.
Bring it to my free parent workshop. I teach a little, then we spend real time on your questions.