In this podcast episode, Lauren chats with Fran who is a parenting coach specializing in working with parents of challenging children. They discuss topics such as mom guilt, Fran's background as a teacher, and how she became a parenting coach. Fran shares her journey of discovering conscious discipline and implementing it in her own life and eventually helping other teachers and parents. They also discuss strategies for finding balance and minimizing mom guilt, societal expectations on mothers, the importance of a support network, and measuring success.  Find Fran Online: instagram.com/coach_frannyinstagram.com/bemindfulishwww.coachfranny.comwww.bemindfulish.comTopics discussed: parenting coach, challenging children, mom guilt, background, teacher, discipline, conscious discipline, classroom management, parent coach, balance, minimize mom guilt, second child, sickness, societal expectations, perfect mother, entrepreneur, mindset, work-life balance, breaking barriers, non-traditional career, societal norms, identity, passion, progress, shared responsibilities, technology, social skills, support network, friends, career-oriented, purpose, balance, measuring success, personal growth, fulfillment.