What is Brigham Advising?
How to have tough but workable conversations.
How to walk away with a simple (but that doesn’t mean easy) to-do list. How to follow step-by-step guidelines for getting life back on track. It could be as simple as taking a daily walk with a friend to fight isolation, creating strategies around “study bursts” for an attention-challenged child, or setting up a detailed parenting plan with your soon-to-be ex. I wanted to offer it all in one place.
People often ask me what my “other” job is. Beyond running Brigham Learning, I also run Brigham Advising. In this capacity, I work with parents who are either struggling with how to support their child at home due to academic challenges or they are struggling themselves with a separation or divorce. After this explanation, many scratch their heads. Pick a lane they suggest.
I don’t agree.
You see, working with parents involves many areas of expertise, and many of those areas overlap. When I was struggling with my child in the early days of a learning difference diagnosis, I could not find what I needed. Therapists did not have an understanding of the learning difference, parent coaches focussed on behavior over academic support, teachers were well-meaning but not adept at the emotional needs of a child with a learning difference, and tutors were focussed heavily on strategies but were not realistic about the adoption of them. After a long day, was my daughter really going to walk around the house with audio support headphones on? Not likely.
Everyone was too specialized, too much in their lane.
When I was struggling with my divorce, I also could not find what I needed. Therapists focused on past issues, friends and family were too loyal to be objective, lawyers were too cold and practical, and coaches were too abstract and me-focused. I needed nuanced and ever-changing advice. What to do about finances one day, how to heal a broken heart the next, what to explain to my children one evening and just listen to me complain on another day.
Brigham Advising:
A few different lanes for sure, but all with a similar destination. Calm, compassionate, and clear communication.
