The family crest Program was created for a diversity of modern families.

Family Crest is for any parent, expectant parent(s) or any other kind of head of household. It’s especially well-suited for blended families, single parent families, same sex parent families, and any family navigating psychological, social or environmental adversity. 

We all must nurture, because we all need.

Being a parent is the most important influence you can have on the future of social and environmental justice. Seriously! You are raising the next resilient generation. What could be more important or more powerful than that? 

In this program I’ll give you the navigational tools to transform fear and overwhelm into confident action.

You will be guided through processes that will foster family unity, purpose and hope. And you will learn strategies that build resilience for life.  

It’s not only possible to be tender and strong enough to heal and to be engaged in social & environmental justice, it’s absolutely crucial.

Togetherness is your most valuable resource.

Learn about being a keystone in your family here…

Family Crest welcomes you as you are and helps you name & claim your unique, family identity.

In this hybrid self-study and coaching program you’ll receive guidance in the form of instructional videos, downloadable journal prompts, worksheets and exercises to do alone and to do with your family as well as 4 one on one resiliency coaching sessions.

You need about an hour to work through each exercise and journal prompt and there are 4 exercises per lesson… this program aims to meet you where you’re at, while challenging you to live deliberately, consciously and transformationally. 

Through the process of self-discovery, you’ll uncover the values that inform your decision making and motivation and examine them for congruency with your life aims.

You’ll then be given instructions on how to turn your shared family values into small action steps, delivered alongside your regular daily family activities, in a way that fits your unique lifestyle. 

These shared values will simplify parenting choices by rooting them in your most important priorities, bringing greater meaning and fulfillment to being a family. 

In our one on one resiliency coaching sessions, you’ll be guided through my “inside out” strategy for turning challenges into relationship-deepening discoveries.

You’ll be given an opportunity to strengthen and heal your family relationships and a roadmap to deliberate parenting for resilience. 

“My biggest takeaway from the work we’ve done together so far has been about understanding that a lot of the frustration I feel isn’t even to do with my own family, it’s a part of feeling oppressed by the system we’re all living in. Harsh reality. 

But seeing it in this way has helped me tremendously to begin to break away from the ties of codependent type behaviors that I can now see that I’ve been operating under completely since I became a mother. The exercise you suggested for me to write down everything I do was so difficult, I still haven’t finished. But I now know that even just today for instance, I just spent 5 hours doing INVISIBLE labor! Of keeping my family glued together. And it never makes it on my to do list. WOW. 

So knowing that is huge. Owning that and being able to say that out loud, to myself, to my husband and to other mothers. That is huge. Acknowledging that I do this invisible labor of catching things, thinking through things, emotionally holding my whole family together - this is the transformation I’m experiencing. It feels cathartic and liberating and also really difficult. 

I can now start to feel what it is that I want, small and big. I can feel those things as separate from my family. I’m making strides in creating connections, experiences, moments that feel good to me, without apology. I’m giving over tasks to the rest of my family and slowly releasing a sense of societal guilt if they don’t do them in a way that matches my picture of how it “should” be. PHEW. 

The real result of this is that my husband and children are having their own full life experiences now, without me always filling in the gaps. I’m feeling more freedom. And some of those gaps are still there, gaping. I”m learning to sit with this discomfort and not solving it.” ~Anonymous

The investment is $800 for the complete comprehensive program that will be yours for life, to return to and deepen with any time you like.

Pay all at once or in 3 payments of $293

“Sunny Lindley is a wise and compassionate coach & teacher. I've gotten to experience her great work as parenting specialist & coach, and a self-care trainer and nervous system support coach. Sunny's healing ability & presence is exceptional. She sensitively guides individuals and groups to explore their own patterns, and find greater meaning & empowerment.”

~Kathy Kali

Honored to Be Your Guide…

Hello!
I’m Sunny—

Mother, Sociologist & Family Activist.

After my husband died, I needed to become resourceful, present and creative fast. I took what I was learning from my studies in Sociology, turned much of it on its head and transformed traditional tools into more progressive, resourceful, and life-affirming family values and strategies that could function as a vessel to weather life’s storms and help us to arrive safely at the shore of resilience. 

I took every fear and feeling of limitation that myself or my children experienced and mindfully turned it inside out to reveal what could be gained instead of what was lost. I’m so passionate about helping any family-in-need rise up, together…

Read my full story here.

Family Crest FAQ

WHO IS THIS FOR?

This program is for any parent, soon to be parent or any other kind of head of household. It is especially well suited for blended families, single parent families, same sex parent families, and any family navigating adversity.  

WHAT”S INCLUDED?

Family Crest is an online, self-study program. You’ll receive 4 onone on resiliency coahing sessions paired with guidance in the form of instructional videos, downloadable journal prompts, worksheets and exercises to do alone and to do with your family. You’ll be guided to integrate all that you find into your family life.

IS A FAMILY CREST INCLUDED?

The Family Crest is an ancient practice of creating a Coat of Arms and also often a phrase that captured the particular mythos, or story, of a family. In this program, we’re looking for that story, strengthening and celebrating it. But no, there’s no actual “family crest” created… Unless you want to make that a fun art project!

IS THIS A FAMILY THERAPY PROGRAM?

No. This is not therapy in any way, and all families are advised to seek therapy where and when necessary. This program should not be a substitute or replacement for professional medical care. This program is not a behavioral parenting program, however, you will gain a deeper understanding of one another as unique individuals that will make parenting choices much clearer. The strategies taught will give you insight into the root cause of behavioral challenges which will address them deeply, though indirectly.  

WHAT IS A NEW FAMILY ECOLOGY?

Read all about this cultural renaissance right here.

ARE YOU TEACHING A PARENTING METHOD / WAY OF PARENTING?

Nope. I’m not going to tell you how to parent. I am going to assist you to discover your own highest parenting potential. This program draws on many styles and resources that I used during my years parenting through adversity as well as my experience as a daycare operator, camp founder, and student of Sociology and Gender Studies. It does not ascribe to any one particular method or way of parenting.

IS THERE AN AGE GROUP IT APPLIES BEST TO?

The program is suitable for parents of all ages of children. You will have the opportunity to explore child development to tailor the way you convey your values in a developmentally appropriate way for all ages.

YOU MENTIONED ACTIVISM. ARE THERE SOCIAL JUSTICE / POLITICAL COMPONENTS?

This program does not include lessons on social justice. You will be lead through self-discovery to a clear vision of what you and your family value most for your family, your community, the culture and the world, then be given strategies to turn your convictions into actions that are suitable for your individual lifestyle.  

WHAT’S THE INVESTMENT?

The investment is $800 for the complete comprehensive program that will be yours for life, to return to and deepen with any time you like. A payment plan is available.

ARE THERE REFUNDS?

FAQ’s and free consultations are designed to help you be sure the program is right for you before investing. Because this is a digital course, all course materials are downloadable or able to be screen captured and all content is made available to you the day of payment receipt. No refunds will be issued.