I grew up outside. My mother made sure of it. Now I'm turning that childhood into a free resource for every new parent.

I grew up outside. That's the simplest way I can put it. My mother and my father, Glenn, made sure of it — we were rarely indoors. Sitting on a rug in the backyard, trying new foods. Music playing while a fire crackled somewhere behind us. Days at the beach, days at the lake, afternoons spent mushrooming in the bush. Running naked in the yard, sun on our skin, dirt under our nails. It wasn't a philosophy back then. It was just childhood.

It was only later, becoming a parent myself, that I understood what my mum had actually given us: time. Slow, unhurried, present time — the kind that lets you notice a baby's first real belly laugh, or the way a toddler stops mid-step to stare at an ant. She always told me not to miss it. Not the big milestones, the small ones. The ordinary hours that turn out to be the ones you remember.

That's what she asked me to carry forward: go slow with your babies. Don't let the noise of modern parenting rush you past the moment you're actually in.

Somewhere along the way, having a baby became one of the most expensive, most cluttered, most gadget-filled experiences a family can take on. Registries with hundreds of items. Products for every possible scenario. It's easy to end up so surrounded by things that you lose the time and space to just be outside with your child.

So I started Go Slow Baby.

The first part is a book — a living, growing resource I'm building with new mothers everywhere, gathering the best go-slow wisdom from women around the world, including my own mother. It's free, it always will be, and it will never stop growing. My team and I keep it updated as new stories and ideas come in. My goal is for it to become a generous, practical companion for instinctual, nature-connected parenting — something families can return to whenever the world feels too loud.

The second part is practical: a calculator to help new parents plan their finances honestly. Because the truth is, you need far less than the industry tells you. Less stuff means more room — more time outside, more presence, less clutter standing between you and your child.

Go Slow Baby is my way of giving back what I was given: permission to slow down, to trust instinct, and to let your kids get dirty, get sun, and get bored enough to notice the world around them.

If that's the kind of parenting you want more of, register your interest below, and if you have your own go-slow memory or piece of advice, I'd love for it to become part of the book.