Sep 10, 2026 · 13 min · 9 segments
- Kim introduces Kristina & Herb Heagh-Avritt and the theme of courageous parenting. - Kristina reflects on her experience as a classroom teacher and her passion for helping children receive an…
Kim GroshekHost
Herb Heagh-AvrittGuest
Kristina Heagh-AvrittGuest
I see it everywhere, not only in education, but in business and leadership organizations all over the place.
People often know something needs to change, but taking the first step feels uncertain.
And uncertainty, it's uncomfortable, so we always wait, sometimes much longer than we should.
For me, it was 27 years in the classroom, and I left whenever I decided that I could help parents outside the classroom really make impact also.
At the start of her career, she would cry at the end of the year because she was gonna miss her kids, and they were so close to her.
And then the last couple of years, she was crying because she couldn't reach the kids, and she wasn't allowed to talk-
And so she wasn't able to reach them, and so the, the tears were because she couldn't reach the kids.
You know, this reminds me of something I've discovered while writing my own books.
And the research that I do while I write changes me, and the conversation changes me, and the process changes me.
And it seems like what I write about seems to come at me in all the different conversations I have.
It's really all about thoughtful decisions, constant learning, and the willingness to adjust as your child grows.
I see it everywhere, not only in education, but in business and leadership organizations all over the place.
People often know something needs to change, but taking the first step feels uncertain.
And uncertainty, it's uncomfortable, so we always wait, sometimes much longer than we should.
For me, it was 27 years in the classroom, and I left whenever I decided that I could help parents outside the classroom really make impact also.
At the start of her career, she would cry at the end of the year because she was gonna miss her kids, and they were so close to her.
And then the last couple of years, she was crying because she couldn't reach the kids, and she wasn't allowed to talk-
And so she wasn't able to reach them, and so the, the tears were because she couldn't reach the kids.
You know, this reminds me of something I've discovered while writing my own books.
And the research that I do while I write changes me, and the conversation changes me, and the process changes me.
And it seems like what I write about seems to come at me in all the different conversations I have.
It's really all about thoughtful decisions, constant learning, and the willingness to adjust as your child grows.
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