Becoming Parents - Birth Stories and Birthwork Wisdom

- My child I went into labor in a Long Beach courthouse while waiting to be seen by the judge about my step-daughter. Mother would not allow us to continue. I had to drive four hours in LA traffic and barely made it back to Palm Springs before giving birth. My husband just made it within 20 minutes of the delivery.

- The birth of my daughter was way different

- My daughter's delivery was so traumatic for both of us.  We both look beat up afterward - literally.  It's a crazy story. Induction, after 24-hours, pushed for 3 hours, needed oxygen, traumatic C-section, and baby had huge hematoma and heart surgery.

• Professionally, I started a million-dollar preschool from my living room.

• I wrote a book and am writing my second book.

• Started a Podcast.

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---Father of a child with a disability (autism/nonverbal). Discuss challenges with labor and birth process, expectations vs reality both parents faced.

---Following birth, choices we had to make for our child's care, was a preemie and experienced constant failure to thrive, wrestling with opinions of family/doctors.

---Navigating early stages of my child's diagnosis, questions and dilemmas we faced as parents, opinions of doctors and specialists as to best protocols or treatments.

I'm a national disability advocate, do a variety of speaking at conferences, podcasts, blogging, and a personal memoir of my journey being published later this year.

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CEO & Founder of Conscious Parenting Revolution, empowering parents to transform conflict into connection.

Creator of the Guidance Approach to Parenting, teaching respect, collaboration, and emotional intelligence over power and control.

3x TEDx Speaker and bestselling author of 7 Strategies to Keep Your Relationship With Your Kids from Hitting the Boiling Point.

Over 20 years coaching and training thousands of parents, educators, and professionals worldwide.

Advocate for replacing outdated reward-and-punishment methods with approaches that prevent the 3Rs: retaliation, rebellion, and resistance.

Featured expert on ABC, FOX, CBS, Extra TV, Good Morning Washington, Good Morning Texas, and 40+ podcasts.

Honored with global awards, including the Women of Heart Award (London) and the Vishalakshi Award from India’s President at the International Women’s Conference 2025.

Parent of two, blending personal experience with professional expertise to guide families toward deeper trust, respect, and authentic connection.

I’m the CEO and Founder of Conscious Parenting Revolution, where I help parents, educators, and professionals transform family dynamics by reducing misunderstandings, meltdowns, and power struggles. Through my workshops, coaching, books, and TEDx talks, I teach the Guidance Approach to Parenting—a method rooted in collaboration, respect, and emotional intelligence—that empowers parents to raise resilient, connected children while healing generational patterns.

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- became mom in 2016 and again in 2018

- was worried about suffering from postpartum depression given my history of mental health struggles (anxiety and depression) but put team in place prior to pregnancy including repro psychiatrist who put me on SSRIs that were life changing

- now I am a psychotherapist specializing in women's mental health during life transitions, I am certified in perinatal mental health and also work with women in perimenopause

- wrote the book MILLENNIAL MENOPAUSE: PREPARING FOR PERIMENOPAUSE, MENOPAUSE, AND LIFE'S NEXT PERIOD and realized how much peri/menopause can affect women's mental health, especially if they've had prior episodes of anxiety/depression or a PMAD

- really want women/moms to know they do NOT need to suffer! <3 support is available

Lauren A. Tetenbaum, LCSW, JD, PMH-C is an advocate and therapist who supports millennial and young women through life transitions. She specializes in professional and personal identity shifts, including the perinatal period and perimenopause. Lauren is the go-to resource for women seeking counsel, empowerment, and connection.

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Sue Donnellan is a military wife, mom of four (including triplets), entrepreneur, author, and reformed yeller turned parenting pioneer. With over 20 years of experience, Sue has helped countless families worldwide break free from generational cycles of challenging parenting through her leadership-driven parenting methods.

She is the author of Secrets to Parenting Without Giving a F^ck and the creator of the Fight-Free Parenting™ course, which teaches her signature Parenting in Advance™ method. 

Through this approach, parents go beyond simply improving behavior—they also create accountability and develop skills to foster genuine, lasting relationships with their children.

Sue’s method emphasizes unlearning outdated parenting patterns and building trust through respectful, cycle-breaking strategies. 

She believes true parenting success lies in raising children who not only feel valued but enjoy being around their parents for life. With her no-nonsense, compassionate guidance, Sue inspires parents to transform their relationships and raise confident, happy kids.

She’s a manufacturer's rep working with inventors and selling their products to catalogs, She also has her own skincare brand BodyVerde.com as well as being an author of the parenting book Secrets to Parenting Without Giving a F^ck and a 20+ year parent coach

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