It is easier to prevent than rescue.

For years, I have been taking what I have lived, learned and experienced and turning it into something that can help others recognize what I didn’t.

The book: Walk a Mile tells the story.

My speaking brings the conversation into communities.

Having Difficult Conversations creates space for conversations that can be uncomfortable—but are often necessary.

The Prevention Course and developing resources are designed to help caregivers and professionals better understand exploitation, recognize warning signs and become more confident in protecting the children and young people in their lives.

These are not separate projects.

They are pieces of the same mission:

Story → Awareness → Conversation → Education → Prevention

And ultimately, action.

Why This Matters

I don’t believe we can prevent what we don’t understand.

My hope is that by sharing our experience honestly, asking difficult questions and giving adults practical ways to recognize risk, we can help prevent another family from finding themselves where ours did.

I am continuing to build this work because I believe the message needs to reach further than I can take it alone.

That means reaching parents and caregivers, schools, professionals, organizations, communities and anyone who has a child or young person in their lives.

It means creating opportunities for people to learn before there is a crisis.

This Work Is Already Underway

The foundation has been built.

I have invested years of time, energy and personal resources into developing the book, speaking platform, TEDx Talk, website, educational course, events and resources that are now coming together.

I have continued to put what I earn from speaking back into the work, allowing me to keep developing and expanding it.

I am committed to continuing.

What I also recognize is that reaching more people requires more than one person.

It requires conversations, connections, opportunities and resources.

And sometimes, it requires someone else seeing the value in the work and opening a door.

There Are Two Ways to Be Part of the Work

Financial Support

Financial support allows me to continue investing in the reach of this mission—including marketing and publicity, speaking opportunities, community events, educational resources, course development and getting Walk a Mile and other resources into the hands of people who can benefit from them.

I am not a registered charity or nonprofit organization, and therefore charitable tax receipts cannot be issued for contributions.

There is no expectation to contribute financially.

If you choose to do so, you are simply helping extend work that is already underway.

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Connections & Opportunities

Some of the most meaningful ways to move this work forward don’t involve money at all.

• A connection to a school
• An introduction to an organization
• A speaking opportunity
• A podcast or media introduction
• A community that needs this conversation
• A business or organization interested in sponsoring an event
• Someone who needs to hear about the book

Sometimes one introduction can create an opportunity that neither of us could have created alone.

If you see a connection that could help this work reach further, I would be glad to hear from you.

Connect With Me @parentwithpurpose.ca

No Pressure. Just an Open Door.

I don’t want anyone to support this work because they feel obligated to, because we’re friends, or because they feel they should.

That isn’t the kind of support I am looking for.

I want this work to find the people who genuinely believe the conversation matters.

So this page isn’t a request for anyone to carry this work for me.

It is simply an open door.

I will continue building it.

And if you believe in the mission and see a way to help carry it further, there is a place for you here.

Because prevention makes it so there is no need to rescue.

It is easier to prevent than rescue.