About Emily | Wise & Wild

A young boy is roasting a marshmallow on a stick by a backyard fire, with a woman sitting on the wooden deck smiling at him, during sunset with boats and water in the background.

I’m Emily, a mother navigating the wild, messy, and beautiful journey of parenting with love, presence, and a commitment to emotional growth. Parenting two wise and wild boys has pushed me to expand and relax in ways I never imagined.

I am determined to embrace the chaos and honor their true nature- even when my nervous system does not want to cooperate.

I was a highly sensitive child. Perfectionism and overperformance became my coping mechanisms—a way to control the outside world when I didn’t feel safe in my own body. For nearly 25 years, I struggled with an eating disorder, and later alcohol became the only escape that would fully silence my obsessive, overthinking brain. By some miracle, I stopped drinking at 25, and that decision changed the trajectory of my life.

Now, as a mother to two highly sensitive and deeply intuitive boys, I’m committed to giving them the tools to manage their emotions and exist safely in their bodies with confidence and ease. I want to share real stories, tools, tips and tricks I have found that have helped me expand into a much more empowered mother.

I believe it all begins with emotional intelligence—learning that emotions aren’t to be feared but embraced. They’re waves we can ride together, and how we cope with them, in our homes and in our bodies, is what either frees us or consumes us.

Wise + Wild was born from reverence—for spirit, for our wise incredible children, for parents, and for this wild, imperfect, often hilarious journey of parenting that can transform us so completely. It’s my way of sharing this journey with you, in hopes of inspiring deeper connection with ourselves, our children, and the moments that matter most.

Offerings

  • A woman and a boy hugging and smiling on a boat near the water during sunset.

    Parenting Blog

    Parenting isn’t about perfection—it’s about connection. Slow down, tune in, and remember: even the smallest moments can become sacred when we meet our children with presence and love.
    Read more on the blog page.

    Blogs
  • A family of four boating on a river surrounded by green trees, with a young girl sitting on a woman's lap, a boy at the steering wheel, and a man sitting beside him, all enjoying the outdoor scenery.

    Podcasts & Videos

    Real conversations and honest moments for conscious parents. This space is dedicated to supporting you through the wild, tender, and transformative path of parenting. Whether you’re listening on the go or watching in a quiet moment, these podcasts and videos offer reflections, practical tools, and soulful insights to help you raise your children with more presence, connection, and compassion.

    Tune in for stories, wisdom, and reminders that you're not alone—and that parenting can be both sacred and silly.

    Tune in!
  • A woman with long brown hair and blue eyes smiling, resting her chin on her hand, wearing a gray sweatshirt, with green plants and a window in the background.

    Work with me!

    One-on-One Sessions
    A soft place to land. These sessions offer gentle, grounded support—whether you're navigating parenting challenges, seeking clarity, or simply longing to feel more connected to yourself and your child.

    Together, we’ll explore what’s alive for you and offer simple tools to bring more presence, ease, and joy into your days.

    Available via Zoom or in person. Sliding scale available.

    Schedule
A smiling woman with long brown hair and a young boy with tousled light brown hair pose outdoors on a wooden surface on a sunny day. The background features a clear blue sky, bare trees, and a grassy area with a small pond.

"I am deeply concerned about adolescent boys and grown men, who currently top the charts with suicide, drug abuse, sexual abuse, feelings of isolation and loneliness.”

It feels crucial to help steer a better course for our boys and men, even if it’s just by sharing my own failures and growth.

I believe the way we respond to children teaches them to ignore their intuition from a young age, and look outside of themselves to determine how they are doing and feeling, instead of trusting themselves and looking within. We don’t do this on purpose- but some simple awareness of this can help to raise more truly resiliant, emotionally intelligent children… children who grow into adults who trust themselves, regulate themselves, communicate with clarity and open-heartedness.

And yet… here’s the twist.

As a quiet person, and a female, I am often completely overstimulated by the chaos of raising two intensely active, strong-willed boys. My nervous system frequently can’t keep up with my goals to parent consciously. Many of the moms I know also struggle to understand their children. I know the tools, but I still lose it.

I started researching boyhood, manhood, and the male brain—not just to “understand” my sons, but to actually enjoy them more easily and naturally- and to see if I can help them avoid the struggles their father and I experienced.

Learning how to parent our children differently can be one of the most transformational experiences an adult can have, because we can re-pattern our emotional processes and mental health in the process.