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Elaine Shannon

Hope: “anticipating a future that’s better than the present”. It is crucial in all areas of life. I enjoy helping families find hope amid challenges. My passion is working with young children and their families. I have worked in various roles since beginning to babysit as a teenager. These have READ MORE
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Mara Taranhike

Mara is a Licensed Clinical Social Work Associate with experience in play therapy and family therapy in addition to parent coaching. She enjoys walking with parents through the struggles and joys of raising children, especially children who have unique challenges or experiences. Mara has found help and hope in the READ MORE
Laura Zach

Laura Zach

I found Connected Families at a time of desperation with my children, and I received the tools, instruction, and hope to forge a new path with them. After taking the DTC online course and receiving one-on-one coaching, there was an amazing trajectory shift in our family. I am a wife READ MORE
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Joy Wendling

As a family pastor and certified parent coach, my goal is to help parents use discipline that disciples their children and points them to Jesus. The Connected Families framework does a beautiful job of this and I am honored to pastorally walk with parents and the Holy Spirit through coaching. READ MORE
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Julie Maas

After saying “Yes” to Jesus to move to Belize as a missionary from 2008-2018, our family was never the same. Since we became parents, we have grown in having biological, foster, and adopted children and experience with traumas, abuse, ADHD, fetal alcohol syndrome, self-harm, and sensory and intense behaviors. Because READ MORE
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Josh Keller

Josh has been caring for, coaching, and inspiring people for two decades. He is a graduate of The Arrow Leadership Program, has studied family ministry at Briercrest College and Seminary, is a certified Parent Coach through Connected Families, and is trained in church trauma care through Crown College. He was READ MORE
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Lyssa Stoyko

The Connected Families framework combines all the things that I value–God’s word, brain research, heart transformation, and practical application–and explains it in a way that makes sense. Walking other moms through this framework, and helping them experience God’s grace and truth in their parenting is such a gift. Through parent READ MORE
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Cedar Cove

Cedar Cove is a biblical counseling ministry based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. READ MORE
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Katie Wetsell

I am a pediatric nurse practitioner and mom of four adolescents through birth and adoption with nearly a decade of experience using Connected Families resources. Trained in SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), I love empowering parents with a confident plan to support their children in overcoming anxiety. I READ MORE
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Kiddie Prep School

Kiddie Prep School is a Christian school located in Northeastern Fort Wayne, IN. Our school is focused on providing an enriching and engaging learning environment for children ages 2-12. Whether you are searching for a local preschool or childcare center, we are pleased to provide an excellent education for your READ MORE
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Marni Love

As a home educator, I understand the lifestyle and parenting challenges unique to homeschooling. I have experience with adoption, ADHD, sensory processing, primitive reflex integration, and highly sensitive children. My heart is for helping you enjoy your children and parent with grace and confidence. I love supporting families through one-on-one READ MORE
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Dijea Young

Whether you’re a parent grappling with discipline dilemmas or a grandparent taking on a pivotal caregiving role, I’m here to share a little hope and help. My journey as a mother of eight and grandma has equipped me with a deep understanding of the unique struggles faced by parents and READ MORE
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