TUES. SEPT 15th @ 10:30 am MST | FRI. SEPT 18th @ 10:30 am MST
TUES. SEPT 15th @ 10:30 am MST | FRI. SEPT 18th @ 10:30 am MST
She's patient in the moments that matter. She doesn't let her kids' behavior send her straight to the edge — whether that's a toddler meltdown or a teenager's eye roll. She makes decisions without second-guessing herself for the rest of the day. She doesn't carry guilt to bed every night wondering if she handled it right.
You're not trying to be a perfect mom. You just want to feel more like yourself — calmer, steadier, more confident in how you're showing up for the kids you love. And if you're honest, there's sometimes a gap between that mom and the one who shows up on the hard days. This class is about closing it a little more often.
Full disclosure: this class is about you, not your kids.
But what you learn will have a direct impact on them — and on the relationship you're building with them every single day.
Most parenting advice hands you strategies for managing your kids' behavior. This class goes somewhere different — to the root of why certain moments send you straight over the edge, why the guilt hits so hard, and why the decisions never feel quite settled.
In this class, Rachel will teach you how to uncover your values. Because when you understand what matters most to you and why, so much shifts: the triggered moments, the guilt, the second-guessing. It all starts to make sense. And when things make sense, the hard moments stop feeling like emergencies.
This isn't about adding more to your plate. It's about understanding yourself well enough that you finally feel sturdy in the moments that used to leave you reeling or shame spiraling.
She's patient in the moments that matter. She doesn't let her kids' behavior send her straight to the edge — whether that's a toddler meltdown or a teenager's eye roll. She makes decisions without second-guessing herself for the rest of the day. She doesn't carry guilt to bed every night wondering if she handled it right.
You're not trying to be a perfect mom. You just want to feel more like yourself— calmer, steadier, more confident in how you're showing up for the kids you love. And if you're honest, there's sometimes a gap between that mom and the one who shows up on the hard days. This class is about closing it a little more often.
Full disclosure:
this class is about you, not your kids.
But what you learn will have a direct impact on them — and on the relationship you're building with them every single day.
Most parenting advice hands you strategies for managing your kids' behavior. This class goes somewhere different — to the root of why certain moments send you straight over the edge, why the guilt hits so hard, and why the decisions never feel quite settled.
In this class, Rachel will teach you how to uncover your values. Because when you understand what matters most to you and why, so much shifts: the triggered moments, the guilt, the second-guessing. It all starts to make sense. And when things make sense, the hard moments stop feeling like emergencies.
This isn't about adding more to your plate. It's about understanding yourself well enough that you finally feel sturdy in the moments that used to leave you reeling or shame spiraling.
You’ll walk away knowing how to:
Understand why certain moments with your kids feel like emergencies — and why that makes complete sense given who you are
Forgive yourself when you crash out — with a framework that replaces shame with genuine self-compassion
Repair the relationship after a hard moment — with language that's honest, specific, and actually helps
Start catching yourself before you get to the point of no return — so there are fewer hard moments to repair in the first place
When you understand your values — really understand them — you feel a genuine shift. Motherhood starts to feel a little more like you imagined it would. And your days start to feel more like closeness than conflict, more often than not.
You’ll walk away knowing how to:
Understand why certain moments with your kids feel like emergencies — and why that makes complete sense given who you are
Forgive yourself when you crash out — with a framework that replaces shame with genuine self-compassion
Repair the relationship after a hard moment — with language that's honest, specific, and actually helps
Start catching yourself before you get to the point of no return — so there are fewer hard moments to repair in the first place
When you understand your values — really understand them — you feel a genuine shift. Motherhood starts to feel a little more like you imagined it would. And your days start to feel more like closeness than conflict, more often than not.
Here's how we'll get there:
"It's so nice to live in a way that's true to me..."
- Clarifying my values has really allowed me to focus on what is important to me and the person I want to be — and given me a sense of control and purpose in my days. Before, I really felt like I was missing something and just getting by from day to day. Living my life based on what's important to me has made every decision easier, and it's so nice to live in a way that's true to me rather than letting the expectations of others rule my actions and affect my mood and the mood of my home.— Shelby Q.
Self-Assured Motherhood participant
You have a clear picture of the mom you want to be — and you're ready to feel more like her, more often
You lose your patience in the moments that matter and can't always figure out why
You crash out with your kids and feel terrible about yourself afterward
You want to know what to say to your child after a hard moment — and how to actually make it right
You're ready to stop managing your kids' behavior and start understanding your own
You're already an amazing mom.
This class just gives you a tool to feel like one —
even on the days that don't go the way you planned.
starts to feel like the mom you actually are —
more often than not.
Here's how we'll get there:
In this class, Rachel will walk you through a simple, practical exercise to help you begin uncovering your own governing values — the 3 to 5 principles that are already an innate part of who you are.
Not the values you think you should have. The ones you actually do.
And when you're clear on them, Rachel will show you exactly how to use them — to understand your triggers, forgive yourself when you lose it, repair with your kids after a hard moment, and slowly retrain yourself to stay calmer when it counts.
"It's so nice to live in a way that's true to me..."
Clarifying my values has really allowed me to focus on what is important to me and the person I want to be — and given me a sense of control and purpose in my days. Before, I really felt like I was missing something and just getting by from day to day. Living my life based on what's important to me has made every decision easier, and it's so nice to live in a way that's true to me rather than letting the expectations of others rule my actions and affect my mood and the mood of my home.
— Shelby Q.
Self-Assured Motherhood participant
You have a clear picture of the mom you want to be — and you're ready to feel more like her, more often
You lose your patience in the moments that matter and can't always figure out why
You crash out with your kids and feel terrible about yourself afterward
You want to know what to say to your child after a hard moment — and how to actually make it right
You're ready to stop managing your kids' behavior and start understanding your own
You're already an amazing mom.
This class just gives you a tool to feel like one — even on the days that don't go the way you planned.
Meet the Teacher
Hi, I’m Rachel Nielson— a former high school English teacher, host of the 3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms podcast, and founder of the Self-Assured Motherhood program.
I have a very clear picture of the mom I want to be. Patient, present, steady — the kind of mom whose kids feel how much she loves them not just in what she says but in how she shows up on ordinary days. And if I'm honest, there's sometimes a gap between that mom and the one who showed up on the hard days for a long time.
It turns out I wasn't missing a better parenting strategy. I was missing a deeper understanding of myself — something that, once I found it, made me feel calmer, more confident, and genuinely more like the mom I'd always pictured. Not perfect. Just steadier, more often than not.
That discovery became the foundation of the Self-Assured Motherhood framework — six principles I've now taught to hundreds of moms who came in knowing exactly who they wanted to be and not quite feeling like her on the hard days. They leave with a tool they return to again and again, on the ordinary days and the difficult ones.
This class is where that work begins.
Meet the Teacher
Hi, I’m Rachel Nielson— a former high school English teacher, host of the 3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms podcast, and founder of the Self-Assured Motherhood program.
I have a very clear picture of the mom I want to be. Patient, present, steady — the kind of mom whose kids feel how much she loves them not just in what she says but in how she shows up on ordinary days. And if I'm honest, there's sometimes a gap between that mom and the one who showed up on the hard days for a long time.
It turns out I wasn't missing a better parenting strategy. I was missing a deeper understanding of myself — something that, once I found it, made me feel calmer, more confident, and genuinely more like the mom I'd always pictured. Not perfect. Just steadier, more often than not.
That discovery became the foundation of the Self-Assured Motherhood framework — six principles I've now taught to hundreds of moms who came in knowing exactly who they wanted to be and not quite feeling like her on the hard days. They leave with a tool they return to again and again, on the ordinary days and the difficult ones.
This class is where that work begins.