Ready to begin MOSO: Teen Edition?

You have a Spicy One™ if more than a few of these apply…

• Feel things intensely and express themselves in big emotional outbursts (from rage to joyful screaming)

• Possess a fierce drive for independence and doing it their own way

• Choose to be completely true to themselves, not others

• Seem unafraid to take up space or disappoint others (but feel outsized shame when corrected)

• Powerfully negotiate with adults until they lose hope and melt down

• Struggle to be consoled physically

• Either exhibit a zest for life or complain that they don’t want to live anymore

• Have energy to spare and tend to be moving all the time

• Test as gifted in some ways but completely inept in others

• Have a deep sense of justice (but are fine if they themselves break the rules)

• Refuse to rest long in contentedness always wondering “what’s next”

• Sometimes hurt folks unintentionally

• Default to brutal honesty with powerful words that can wound or delight

• Seem acutely aware of others’ feelings yet miss the social cues that peers are feeling disgruntled

• Learn best through defiance and personally experienced failure (rather than parental guidance)

• Share a silly subversive sense of humor (and dark misuse of toys)

• Enjoys “poking the bear” or bothering other children in order to get a dramatic reaction and some sensory needs met

• Play so competitively that they meltdown when they lose and/or refuse to play by the rules

• Notice everything from how a chair was moved, to mom waking up in a bad mood

• Prefer to direct the play of peers

• Refuse to say “I love you” until they feel it

• Are a change-maker, free spirit or innovator but rarely a follower

MOSO will take you anywhere from one hour to three hours a week depending on your ability to participate.

For just one hour/week, you could watch the pre-recorded curriculum only and complete the self-reflection journal entries.

If you can afford another hour, you could attend or watch the live coaching session on Tuesdays.

If you were able to add a third hour, you could sign up for an accountability partner, and join the online community to make some friends.

Optional coaching calls are weekly on Tuesdays at 10am and 6pm PST. The course also kicks off with an orientation call on Saturday, March 23 at 10 am PST.

All calls are recorded for those who are unable to attend.

The Orientation call is Saturday, March 23 at 10 am PST.

Optional coaching calls are weekly on Tuesdays:.

Week 1: 4/2 10AM Kids & 6PM Teens

Week 2: 4/9 10AM Teens & 6PM Kids

Week 3: 4/16 10AM Kids & 6PM Teens

Week 4: 4/23 10AM Teens & 6PM Kids

Week 5: 4/30 10AM Kids & 6PM Teens

** 5/1 6pm Dads of Spicy One Check In **

Week 6: 5/7 10AM Teens & 6PM Kids

Week 7: 5/14 10AM Kids & 6PM Teens

Week 8: 5/21 10AM Teens & 6PM Kids

Plus 3 optional Rapid Fire Q&A sessions for anonymous questions.

Call times are PST. All coaching calls are recorded and available to watch until 1 month after class ends.

Note: you may attend only one group call per week but you may watch all recordings.

Additionally, the weekly curriculum videos are released each Thursday. It’s recommended to watch them before the following Tuesday coaching call.

**Our 1st Dads of Spicy Ones Check in Zoom call is happening Wednesday, May 1 at 6pm PST. A therapist and fellow dad will be joining to co-facilitate. No moms needed on this call.

You have a Spicy One if they…

1. Feel things intensely and express themselves in big emotional outbursts (from rage to joyful screaming)

2. Possess a fierce drive for independence and doing it their own way

3. Choose to be completely true to themselves, not others

4. Seem unafraid to take up space or disappoint others (but feel outsized shame when corrected)

5. Powerfully negotiate with adults until they lose hope and melt down

6. Struggle to be consoled physically

7. Either exhibit a zest for life or declaring that they didn't ask to be born

8. Have energy to spare and tend to be moving all the time

9. Test as gifted in some ways but completely inept in others

10. Have a deep sense of justice (but are fine if they themselves break the rules)

11. Refuse to rest long in contentedness always wondering “what’s next”

12. Sometimes hurt folks unintentionally

13. Default to brutal honesty with powerful words that can wound or delight

14. Seem acutely aware of others’ feelings yet miss the social cues that peers are feeling disgruntled

15. Learn best through defiance and personally experienced failure (rather than parental guidance)

16. Share a silly subversive sense of humor (and dark misuse of toys)

17. Enjoys “poking the bear” or bothering other children in order to get a dramatic reaction and some sensory needs met

18. Play so competitively that they meltdown when they lose and/or refuse to play by the rules

19. Notice everything from how a chair was moved, to mom waking up in a bad mood

20. Prefer to direct the play of peers

21. Refuse to say “I love you” until they feel it

22. Are a change-aker, free spirit or innovator but rarely a follower

CS Lewis wrote, “You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending."

All parents can benefit from learning about parenting their Spicy One well! This course is designed for two groups: parents of kids aged 2-10 and parents of tweens and teens. You will have to chose which group you want to participate with when it comes to coaching calls. Pick the child who takes the most energy to parent right now.

Heck yes. I promise not to give you techniques that assume you have a village supporting you or even someone who can watch your child while you shower!

All material can be consumed a-synchronistically to work with the meager free time you have to learn. Plus, you can request that your accountability partner is also a single mom (if that feels critical for someone to be a suportive listener for you).

Yes. Bring them along for the ride!

No extra purchase is required. All pre-recorded videos are ready to be watched together.

Plus I have a weekly “Attention: Dads!” 3 minute video to alert partners, unable to invest the time to watch, to what topics we are covering in that week. The “Attention Dads” videos include supportive questions they can ask you.

There will also be an optional Dads of Spicy Ones Check in Zoom on Wednesday, May 1 at 6pm PST. A therapist and fellow dad will be joining to co-facilitate. No moms needed on this call.

Please note: only one mom per family will have access to an accountability partner and get to attend the live coaching calls. Those calls can be emotional and need to stay a private safe space with no spectators.

Nope. While I personally identify as a deconstructing, radically affirming Christian, no religious affiliation is explored or communicated in this course. I believe Moms of Spicy Ones need the benefits that come with opening up to a higher power, but how you define that is up to you.

Lisa Miller wisely says, “Spirituality is a necessary human capacity that exists in every person through which we experience love and connection, unity and sense of guidance from and dialogue with life.”

The 8 weeks of pre-recorded weekly curriculum and self-reflection journals are yours forever.

The recordings of the LIVE coaching session (from Tuesdays) are kept on-line for 1 month after class ends. After that, they are moved behind a membership wall to protect these constantly shifting mammas! No one needs to have their BEFORE moments memorialized forever.

The optional accountability partner might become a friend for life. The online community ends after 8 weeks (unless you decide to join the graduates membership called Spicy One Society).

Please note: Bonus access to Kind: Gentle Parenting 101 and Calm In The Chaos is yours for 2 months (through the duration of the live course).

Because the course is a digital product that is immediately accessible, to be eligible for a refund, you must NOT have accessed any of the course modules.

Additionally, refund requests must be received within fourteen (14) days of purchasing the course to be considered.

Vulnerability and authenticity are core values of the MOSO community. Therefore, I put a lot of effort into an accurate representation of the course experience. I am happy to answer any questions in advance of purchase.

Thank you for understanding.