Stef Tousignant

Stef Tousignant is a gratitude advocate and parenting expert. She is the author of the bedtime book "The Middle of the Night Book" and a professional nanny of 20+ years. Caring for 100’s of children made her realize she was not alone with her internal demands to be a ‘good’ parent by putting her happiness on hold so that her kids could live full and rich lives.

Burned-out parents everywhere rely on her mindfulness tools and honest blog posts found at ParentDifferently.com. It’s her hope to normalize imperfect parenting by sharing her journey and the gifts a committed gratitude practice can bring to modern family life.

You’ll often find her driving home in her 1974 VW Bug to her two loud sons and her two even louder cats (and her much quieter high school sweetheart) - all waiting to ask her “What’s for dinner?” in their cozy house amongst the California Redwoods.