Raising
Free Range Kids
I used to be a Columbia-trained psychiatrist.
Now I’m a barefoot, bra-less mom with three nose rings and two wild children.
Most days we’re building weather stations out of plastic cups, hunting toads after dark, dancing in the grocery store, or watching the sun disappear into the Gulf.
Raising Free-Range Kids is the story of how I stopped trying to build the life I was supposed to want...and started building the one I never believed was possible.
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I thought I was raising free range kids.
Turns out...
they were raising me.
Somewhere along the way, we traded...
| ★ Handcuffs for freedom ★ Slimy frogs for screen time ★ Sandy floors for tidiness ★ Dance parties for workbooks ★ Bare feet for sneakers |
★ Saying yes for saying no ★ Memories for money ★ Sea breezes for air conditioning ★ Play all day for recess ★ Authenticity for acceptance |
About Dr. Campbell
I could tell you about my degrees.
Graduating from medical school summa cum laude.
Fellowships at Columbia University.
The years I spent treating patients, teaching, leading one of the country’s top psychiatric units, and collecting the kind of credentials we’re taught to chase.
They’re all true.
And I’m grateful for every one of them.
But none of them are the accomplishment I’m proudest of.
The greatest privilege of my life has been becoming Maya and Rio’s mom.
Collecting lavender to make bath salts. Learning about clouds with cotton balls. Hunting for shells at sunrise. Watching sunsets instead of checking my calendar. Learning that the smartest teachers I’ve ever met are usually barefoot, covered in sand, and asking questions adults forgot to ask.
For more than forty years, my life was measured by achievement.
These days, it’s measured in sandy footprints, loud belly laughs, endless questions, and the quiet feeling that, for the first time, I’m finally living a life that’s truly mine.
This book—and everything I create—is an invitation to question the rules, keep what serves you, let go of what doesn’t, and build a life you’re genuinely excited to wake up to.
You Might Be Free Range If...
★ You've ever looked around at "normal life" and quietly wondered...Are we sure this is the best we can do?
★ The words "schedule" and "homework" make you cringe
★ You've started questioning more than just parenting
★ You'd rather chase a sunset than another promotion
★ You've started wondering if The Matrix was trying to tell us something
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