This episode is a raw conversation about parenting the kind of children you'd be proud to have as a friend when they're grown and how to parent a teenager in the age of social media. Cathy Pereira-Sanders was a joy to talk to. Cathy is a top level executive with a successful career and shares she never imagined herself as a mom, but God blessed with a beautiful daughter who she's raised to be a kind, loving soul. We talked about how a dude ranch family vacation opened the door for them to the horse world. I loved unpacking what it's like to parent not just a teen in today's social climate, but a teenage girl who's under tremendous pressure as a young athlete with corporate sponsors and a TON of social media and barrel horse media attention. Cathy's talented daughter, Ava Grayce, is a NBHA 1D Youth World Champion and holds a laundry list of 1D titles on board her phenomenal gelding Tampa Bay Rey Deal at just 15 years old that's longer than we have room for on the show notes and has remained a humble, kind loving, normal kid. I had to talk to Cathy about how she finds balance in parenting and what she feels she gets right - and Cathy openly shares what she feels she gets wrong. Cathy and her husband also recently became foster parents to their two young nephews and I loved our conversation about building yourself into an advocate for your children. 

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