Allison LaTona, MFT

Besides my husband, no other than my first born son has taught me more about unconditional love and acceptance (as an adult).  

This magnificent boy is the catalyst to so much personal & professional growth, and I am forever grateful to him 🙏

As my first child, he was the impetus that inspired & shaped my life’s work in parenting and relationships💕 When he was born, I was already a practicing therapist, but his life brought my passion & vision into sharper focus. As an infant he opened my eyes to profound & exciting insights and learnings that have led me to where I am today💫

He has also shown me what it’s like to have a true ‘calling’ and has demonstrated the courage, determination, and perseverance to pursue it, in spite of it being at odds of what others saw for him.  
It was in this unfoldment that I was given the opportunity to embrace radical acceptance of exactly who he is, not who I ‘wish’ him to be, more than ever before.  As a parent, this is relatively ‘easy’ when your child chooses a path of familiarity, similar to what you may have unconsciously imagined for them.  However, when that’s not so, you must grow in order to let go, trust, & support your child, in the interest of preserving your precious connection and wanting them to live authentically for a fulfilling life.  This is rarely easy, but always fruitful.

Parenting is such a parallel & integral process of growth, where if you allow it, the parent grows alongside and in relationship with their child, and both are forever changed❤️🌱

How has your child inspired growth in you?

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