Praise for Barbara McRae

Fun to Talk with & Drug-Free

Barbara, we really appreciate your help and support! Brett did get accepted at CSU… His maturity has increased about ten-fold and he seems to be hanging in there with academics, roommate, dorm food, etc. We continue to randomly test him for marijuana and it's been negative. What's been the highlight for us is that he can actually carry on a conversation and is fun to be around… He even initiates "texting" us almost on a daily basis just to say "hi" or ask what we're up to.

Thanks again, Barb Palmer

I Enjoy & Appreciate my Son

Barbara, I don't quite know where to start, except to say that I can't thank you enough.

I now have the most wonderful relationship with my son , Kye. Before coaching, I saw Kye as the "problem child." He is so unlike me, his dad and his brother; and I saw these differences as problems. Kye can't sit still and he always needs to be around other people, he is rarely at home, he lives in the moment and rarely appears to consider the consequences of his action. I know Kye felt these negative messages, although many of them were not verbalized, and I know these (messages) have had a negative impact on Kye’s confidence today, how he feels about himself and how he feels about others.

Barbara, your coaching allowed me to see Kye's uniqueness. He has such a beautiful Soul. I now see and feel his caring heart, and his love for all. Once I realized that his differences make Kye who he is, and once I learned to stop trying to make Kye into my pre-conceived version of him, I’m able to appreciate him so much more. And, believe it or not, I now often desire to have some of Kye's special qualities - these same qualities I previously criticized.

More importantly, I can now help guide him by valuing his talents and realize hispotential. Focusing in his strengths has totally transformed our relationship!

I also learned to listen without interrupting. I wanted to jump in and tell Kye my views. Sometimes it took everything in me to let my son talk, but it’s worth it.

I truly believe that if I had not had the benefit of your coaching, we (my husband and I) would have driven our son further and further away, and he may have looked for family in all of the wrong places. The money I invested in coaching with you has done wonders for my relationship with my son and I would spend it again 10 times over!

When challenges arise, I now have tools to handle them. I feel very strongly that I have a responsibility to continue to apply my lessons from coaching to undo some of the damage that was created when I "didn't know any better."

Thanks so much!
Pam Redmond