I’m a mom of three with a PhD in Environmental Ethics, helping parents raise eco-aware kids through simple mindset shifts that grow care, not guilt.
Hi, I’m Jess - mom of three, philosopher by training and lifelong overthinker about how to raise good humans in a world that’s sometimes too busy.
Before creating ReGrounded.Parenting, I spent years as an academic philosopher working in the field of Environmental Ethics (I even got my PhD in it!). I published book chapters, academic articles, lectured and presented internationally on how caring for the natural world is essential to human flourishing. Now I bring those ideas down to earth - turning philosophy into something you can actually use between school runs and snack time.
At ReGrounded.Parenting, I help parents raise eco-aware kids without needing to move off-grid or turn their lives upside down.
This isn’t a space for guilt or "green perfectionism". It’s for real-life families - the ones, like mine, with overflowing laundry baskets, too many plastic snack packets... and lots of good intentions.
Because when kids learn to notice, name and feel connected to the living world around them, they naturally start to care for it.
And when parents shift from “doing more” to seeing differently, the whole home starts to feel more grounded, meaningful and aligned with the values that matter.
This is for the parents in the (messy) middle:
The ones who love the idea of reducing their carbon footprint... but also love air-conditioning.
The ones who care deeply about the planet but are already at full capacity.
The ones who want their kids to grow up kind, curious and grounded, but can't handle another "to-do".
If you’ve ever felt: “I care, but I just can’t do it all,” then you’re in the right place.
You don’t need to live perfectly to raise kids who care.
Because this isn’t about doing more.
It’s about seeing differently.
ReGrounded.Parenting starts with meaning. It’s a middle path - real, human, hopeful - where philosophy meets parenthood in the everyday moments that shape our kids’ values.
I bring together years of research in environmental ethics and my lived experience as a mother to make big ideas feel simple and doable.
No judgment. No jargon. Just mindset shifts that fit real life.
Everything here is built to fit the life you already have.
🌱 Start small with the free ReGrounded Bootcamp - a short email series to help you swap guilt for groundedness and start noticing where meaning hides in your days.
🌿 Go deeper with Nature Language 101, where I’ll teach you how to use everyday words to grow wonder, gratitude, and care in your children.
Every course, email, and post is designed to bring relief through meaning, not more tasks.
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