Kristin found Mona’s work particularly helpful in raising her son Rowan, who has autism. Please join her for a conversation with Mona as they explore how self-compassion can help children and caregivers attune their nervous systems for greater connection and resilience.
Mona Delahooke, PhD, is a bestselling author and clinical child psychologist who seeks to help families work with behavioral issues in children – neurotypical or not – through a compassionate, neuroscience-informed approach. She challenges conventional behavior-based models by advocating for relational safety—a paradigm shift rooted in the latest brain science. Her work is centered on translating complex research into practical, heart-centered strategies for parents, educators, and therapists.
Dr. Delahooke is the author of Beyond Behaviors: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children’s Behavioral Challenges and Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids, a national bestseller. Her contributions have been recognized with prestigious honors, including the IBPA Gold Medal Benjamin Franklin Award for Beyond Behaviors. She also received the Stanley Greenspan Humanitarian Award from the Profectum Center for Developmental & Behavioral Alternatives.




