Stories from Families Walking This Road

In the face of my daughter's rejection of me as her mom, I quietly believed attachment work and nervous system care was a lost cause for me.

Greg compassionately walked us through how trauma affects our child's brain and how to respond in healthier ways. After completing Making Sense of Your Worth, and now through Enneagram work, alongside my discipleship journey with Jesus, God has grown my capacity to understand my daughter.

Seeing the needs behind the behavior does not come naturally to me, and I still revert to old parenting patterns, but I now have tools, language, and hope, and I'm learning to respond with a compassion and steadiness I know only the Lord could produce.

— Adoptive Mom from California

If you had asked me four years ago—or even two years ago—whether working on myself would transform my relationship with my children, I would have laughed. I was convinced the challenges we faced were their responsibility, not mine.

A few years ago, my son would follow me around the house in a dysregulated state, hitting and kicking. I felt helpless and constantly wondered what it would take to change his behavior. What I didn't realize at the time was that he needed co-regulation—and that I first needed to learn how to regulate myself and consistently fill my own “three buckets” each day.

His growth didn't happen overnight, but the change has been remarkable. We no longer experience those violent outbursts. He now seeks me out for co-regulation regularly and I receive lots of hugs multiple times a day. Our relationship still has its challenging moments, but it has come lightyears from where we started.

For me, Enneagram coaching has been the most impactful. This work has transformed my life and my relationships in ways I never imagined. I'm still growing, and that's part of the journey—but I want to encourage you to explore the different paths Greg has shared. I've walked several of them myself, and each one has moved me forward. Remember, the goal is progress, not perfection. Every step you take toward growth brings you closer to the strongest, most grounded version of yourself.

— Brooksie, Adoptive Mom from Kansas

Life was beyond hard — our son didn't respond to traditional parenting, and his behavior had started dividing my wife and me as a couple. As the primary caregiver, I felt defeated and hopeless. We'd tried multiple therapeutic approaches with no success. Then Greg introduced us to TBRI-based parenting, something I'd never heard of. I learned I could support my son to the extent he'd let me, while still holding consequences — and that protected my own nervous system. My wife and I are closer to being on the same page now. It's not perfect, and we still have a long way to go, but I can see real progress in my relationship with both my son and my wife. Greg has become a trusted ally — he gets how hard this work truly is, and that's part of why I couldn't have done this without him.

— Adoptive Dad from North Carolina