Kids & Family
Today I talk with Mary Gaertner, mom to Nora, a sweet and precocious 4 year old going on 40. Mary wants to raise a strong daughter who feels empowered to do and be whatever it is that her heart desires. According to Mary, parenting Nora feels much like parenting herself and we talk about how she’s navigating that in a way that honor’s her daughter’s spirit. We also talk about Mary’s role as the director of the Greater Cincinnati Chapter of Girls on the Run, a non profit after school program for girls in grades 3-5 where participants are inspired to build confidence, and other important life skills through dynamic, interactive lessons and physical activity. Mary also shares how she has learned to stop martyring herself at home and find time to recharge and how she’s learning that not everything has to be a lesson when it comes to raising kids.