Lane Faulkner

Lane Faulkner
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Lane Faulkner is a Nashville native, recovering perfectionist, and single mom to two adorable kids—Jackson, who is seven, and Lucy, who is four (going on fourteen). After teaching high school English for twelve years, she left the classroom in May 2015 to pursue her own business. She now works as The College Coach to help students market themselves to prospective colleges. When she's not writing or coaching, she loves to travel, camp, kayak, and seek adventure wherever it can be found.
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The Butterfly Effect of 13 Reasons Why — What You Need to Know

At this point, if you haven't heard of the Netflix hit series, 13 Reasons Why, you may be living under a rock. That being said, it seems as though many parents are unfamiliar with...

Enough with the Mommy-Shaming

I don’t know about you, but I’m completely over the mom-shaming. Check out any comments section of any parenting article. You’ll find it rife with all kinds of moms: the know-it-all mom, the one-upper mom,...

Tough Conversations With Your Child’s Teacher: A Guide from a Mom and Former Teacher

We’ve all been there: the kiddo comes home with a low grade or complaint about another student or teacher. If you are like most parents, approaching a potential conflict with your child’s teacher makes...

The Great House Purge

It’s the annual “It's a New Year, For Pity's Sake Remove All Thy Excess Stuff” purge of the house. Every Christmas season, I look forward to and dread our tradition of putting up the tree...

Surviving Grief During the Holidays

The holidays are rapidly approaching. As everyone seems to gear up with holiday cheer, the season marks a looming sore spot for those who are grieving. Whether you grieve the loss of a loved one...

The High-Maintenance Woman’s Guide to Camping

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who was scared of trees as a toddler, hated the feeling of grass underfoot, and despised the dirt. She grew to be an adult who...

Five Things I’m Teaching My Daughter Through Divorce

I know the rhetoric—stay together for the kids. No one wants their kids to be broken. I wrestled with this in my latest nights and in my waking moments. I get it. Watching my two...