What happens when grief, divorce, and a career crossroads all arrive at once? For parenting coach Alyssa Smith, they arrived together in 2022 — and changed everything.

After 17 years in the classroom, Alyssa walked away from teaching, moved back to the States from South Korea, and spent six months coming home to herself. What she found on the other side was a completely new chapter — and a calling to help parents raise confident, compassionate kids while growing into their own next version.

In this conversation, Christina and Alyssa dig into identity shifts, growing out loud alongside our kids, the power of high warmth and high expectations, and why the next brave step — however imperfect — is always the right one.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Free resource: Name the Hard, Model the Hope
Group program: The Parent Reset (runs quarterly)
Alyssa's website: alyssasmithcoaching.com
Follow Alyssa on LinkedIn
Follow Alyssa on Instagram @parentlikeahuman

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109. She Left a 17-Year Teaching Career to Find Herself — Here's What She Found | with Alyssa Smith