Your homeschool covers the academics
Now let's cover the rest.
Don't let your kids learn life from TikTok. Kelly teaches social-emotional skills, executive functioning, and real-world readiness. The inside work of how they handle their mind is what determines how well your kid handles everything else — and whether they launch into adulthood ready.
That's Kelly's role
She's the high energy, practical guide your kid is still open to — reinforcing the values you've already built into them.
Kelly Garashay is an ICF Certified Life Coach and Arizona ESA Approved Vendor.
She works with kids and teens in small groups and 1:1, working hand in hand with you as the parent to make sure they have everything they need to finish these last few years of being home with you in a way that makes you proud.
If your kid goes to Mind Matters class
They learn to handle big feelings instead of being controlled by them. No more meltdowns over friend drama. No more shutting down when things get hard. They get real tools for real emotions.
They learn to size their problems. They learn when to handle it on their own and when to get help.
They learn to identify the thoughts that are working against them. The inner critic. The catastrophizing. The comparison spiral. They learn to recognize it and flip it.
They learn to make decisions from their values — not from peer pressure. They'll know what's okay with them and what's not — and what to do when someone pushes against that.
They learn that resilience is a skill — not a personality trait. Hard things don't have to break them. They just need to know how to move through them.
They learn who they actually are — before the world tells them who to be. This is the foundation everything else is built on. Identity first. Everything else follows.
I've been doing this for 25 years
I'm Kelly Garashay — Certified Life Coach, youth mentor...
...and the person who sits across from your kid and helps them figure out what they've been trying to say.
I'm not a therapist. I'm not their parent. I'm not their teacher.
I'm the person they'll trust to about this stuff if it means they get the words they're looking for.
I've spent over two decades watching kids hit middle school and either get the tools they need or spend the next decade recovering from not having them. I know what the window looks like when it's open. And I know what it costs when it closes without anyone stepping in.
I built the Mind Matters and Executive Functioning class because your kid deserves someone in their corner right now — someone who takes them seriously, gives them real tools, and helps them figure out who they are before the world decides for them.
"This world needs them to be fully alive and well-rounded people in adulthood. I want to intervene now so they become adults with mindsets that set them up for a lifetime of wisdom and fulfillment." — Kelly
Here's how simple this is
Step 1: Find the right class
Step 1: Find the right class
Step 1: Find the right class
Classes are available in multiple formats so you can find what works for your family.
- Online via Zoom — starting August 2026
- In person in Scottsdale — starting September 2026
- In person in Prescott Valley — starting October 2026 (Park Collective PV)
New classes are added regularly. If you don't see a time that works — get on the waitlist and Kelly will reach out the moment something opens up.
Step 2: Enroll your student
Step 1: Find the right class
Step 1: Find the right class
Small groups.
Real conversation.
Six weeks.
Private 1:1 available anytime on your schedule. Inquire here.
Step 3: Watch what happens
Step 1: Find the right class
Step 3: Watch what happens
Your kid gets tools.
You get your kid back.
And somewhere in the middle of all of it — you might realize you want some of this work for yourself too.
(More on that last part in a minute.)
One more thing
Fridays 10:30 — 11:15am MST/AZ
The moms who enroll their kids in Mind Matters class almost always have the same moment about four weeks in.
They're watching their kid come home different — calmer, clearer, more themselves — and they think:
"I never got any of this. Nobody taught me how to handle my big feelings. Nobody helped me figure out who I was before the world told me who to be. I'm still figuring this out."
If that's you — I have something for you too.
Every Friday at 10:30am I host a free 45 minute coaching call for Christian women and moms. Real topics. Real coaching. Zero fluff.
It's called the Friday Friday Zoom and it might be the first 45 minutes you've spent on yourself in a long time.
You don't have to be ready. You just have to be curious.