<p>My guest today: Melanie Piazza, Founder of Family Village Coop</p> <p><br /></p> <p>About Melanie and Family Village Coop: </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Founder Melanie Hekkelman-Piazza came up with the idea for Family Village in response to raising an infant and 3 year-old while <em>also</em> caretaking her terminally ill mother (in a town she'd <em>just</em> moved to). Fueled by desperation, isolation and rage, she gathered like-minded mothers and set to work building the space of her dreams. Within six months, the doors were open and lives were being changed. Six years and more than 250 families later, Family Village continues to buck the status quo of childcare and parenting norms to bring families the work-life balance they crave. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>We talk about: </p> <ul> <li><p>~ A win-win-win + what Melanie brings to the spaces she leases</p> </li> <li><p>~ Why Melanie started Village Coop</p> </li> <li><p>~ Sacred rage</p> </li> <li><p>~ Mothering + entrepreneurship</p> </li> <li><p>~ The million dollar question about how mothers chose to invest in themselves vs investing in others/things outside them</p> </li> <li><p>~ Melanie’s own entrepreneurship journey</p> </li> </ul> <p>~ Doing entrepreneurship intuitively/”unprofessionally”</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Melanie Piazza shownotes links: </p> <p>Family Village Coop: <a href="https://www.familyvillagecoop.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.familyvillagecoop.com/</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p>Celestyna Wild shownotes links:</p> <p>SIGN UP FOR EMAILS! <a href="https://wildchild.myflodesk.com/celestyna-wild-coaching" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://wildchild.myflodesk.com/celestyna-wild-coaching</a></p> <p>email (for inquiries about accessible pricing) celestynawild (@) gmail (.) com</p> <p>website: <a href="https://celestynawild.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://celestynawild.com/</a></p> <p>book a free virtual discovery chat: <a href="https://celestynawild.as.me/vibe-check" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://celestynawild.as.me/vibe-check</a></p> <p>*new* misbehavior course: <a href="https://celestynawild.com/worksheets-workshops/p/decode" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://celestynawild.com/worksheets-workshops/p/decode</a></p> <p>free + low-cost resources: <a href="https://celestynawild.com/worksheets-workshops" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://celestynawild.com/worksheets-workshops</a></p> <p>Holidays 2024 gift: Shop Surprise Balls: <a href="https://celestynawild.com/surprise-balls" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://celestynawild.com/surprise-balls</a></p> <p>Latest Substack Article: How I Stopped Yelling At My Kids: <a href="https://celestynawild.substack.com/p/how-i-stopped-yelling-at-my-kids" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://celestynawild.substack.com/p/how-i-stopped-yelling-at-my-kids</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p>NOW ENROLLING for 6 months of coaching on parenting, neurodiversity, and/or relationships!</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Accessible pricing available - inquire, no justification needed!</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Please like, share, review, rate, comment - all the things - it helps me out so much and generosity is a spell that gives back and creates magic in such rich ways.</p> <p><br /></p>