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Mar 2021
15m 47s

S01|01 - The Beginning

Crystal the Parenting Coach
About this episode
Parenting is a tough gig, from diapers, sleepless nights to teen hormones and backtalking, I have been through it too and know first hand there isn’t a instruction manual you get when you become a mom. 
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