Carol Monaco is a parent of five children adopted through foster care, parenting consultant, writer, and advocate. She has a daughter in college, a son living in a residential treatment center, and a household that moves in the flow of the trauma current. Having experienced the depths of despair over behavior that she did not understand and could never seem to control, her work is focused on parenting with mindful self-compassion. She especially enjoys working with groups, witnessing the transformation that happens when we move away from blaming and shaming ourselves and into the space of acceptance and appreciation even as we stumble. She is a lifelong learner with masters degrees in business administration and psychology. She has training in interpersonal neurobiology, adoptive and foster family therapy, neuroplasticity and contemplative practice, embodied healing, positive psychology, children’s yoga, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Reiki, Hand-in-Hand Parenting for professionals, Emotional Freedom Technique, and crisis intervention. She uses it all, every single day.