The framework at the heart of the book
A
Acknowledge the feeling, yours and theirs, before you try to solve anything. Regulation comes before problem-solving, every time.
Acknowledge
B
Set the boundary that keeps everyone safe and sane, including you. Boundaries are care, not punishment.
Boundaries
C
Care Plan
Build the care plan: the actual, practical next step. Clinical thinking, applied to your living room.
Hormone and Hairties: Teen Girls Without Losing Your Mind.
ON SALE JANUARY 12, 2027
A nurse's honest, funny playbook for the years when your kid becomes a teenager and your hormones stage a coup, at the exact same time. Research you can trust, strategies you can use tonight, and the reassurance that you are not doing this alone.
For the mom who is successful at work and blindsided at home. Who loves her daughter and doesn't recognize their relationship some days. Who is tired, changing, and ready for something that actually helps.
WHO IT’S FOR
WHAT’S NEXT
This is book one. Ahead: a book for dads of daughters, a guide to building your village, and more. The ABCs are just getting started.