Nina Farr is a Leadership Coach for lone parents, living in Exeter,
Devon, UK. A coach, author and TEDx speaker, Nina has been a
passionate advocate for families just like hers. Complicated,
reworked and a little bit wonky. Mother to three, Nina loves
children but knows how hard work parenting can be. Especially when
you throw in the complexities of a family that has or is changing
shape.
Nina founded her coaching company as a lone parent, when her two
oldest boys were two and nine-months. Writing her first business
plan with the help of a select few single-mother friends, the idea
to bring leadership skills to women everywhere who have experienced
trauma, loss, grief, conflict and abuse was born. Nina has been
sponsored on this journey by the National Lottery, an international
bank, social entrepreneurship grants and by Exeter University which
has researched and evaluated her work.
An academic at heart, Nina is driven to create a legacy for women
and children that is not only inspiring and heartfelt but also
evidence based. She works in partnership with children’s centres,
schools, domestic-abuse agencies and most importantly women and
children who have lived through the experience of family breakdown.
Nina is a secret geek, not-so-secret beach bum and hippy mum to
boot. When she’s not speaking, coaching, writing and researching,
you’ll find her dipping her toes in the ocean on Exmouth beach or
wandering through the ancient woodlands of Devon.
Amazon reviews:
"An empowering and overwhelmingly positive book so beautifully
written that every sentence is worthy of transformation into an
inspiring Instagram meme!
I love that the reader is gently encouraged into practical action.
I cannot wait for my hard copy which before long will no doubt be
decorated with my own personal reflections and annotations. I
believe that this book will support me as I strive for a better
life for me and my daughter." Caroline Danks
"This been book could have been my best friend back in the days
when I found myself alone, in a new house at a new town, with no
friends and family, raising a four year old on my own. No money, no
furniture, had to leave uni, and just trying to figure out life
again." Sea Dancer
"Absolutely loved it, made me realise all the things I was feeling
and experiencing were totally normal, great insight and advice for
how to work through your challenges. Definitely recommend for any
single parent or someone helping support a single parent." Emma
M
"Nina's book is a beacon to guide you out of the fog. It's ideal
for parents moving forward from conflict, trauma and/or domestic
abuse. She writes about practical steps you can make to change your
thought patterns, and how to rediscover which values you want to
live by. She gives inspiring examples of women who have worked
through her step-by-step guides, and empowers you to first
visualise, then shape, your future.
Nothing is spoon-fed to you - you have to put the work in to change
your own mindset - but she gives you tools to choose a new
definition of stability and a new direction for you and your
family." Michaela S
"The Parent Who Stayed is an amazing and helpful read for people
going through a difficult breakup. I could have done with this book
5 years ago when my own marriage ended unexpectedly in a traumatic
way. Nina really has an amazing insight into this and having been
through it is very well placed to assist other people on the same
journey. She understands what you will be facing and wants to help
you through it.
The book is designed to be read in useful chunks and helps to guide
you on the path to taking charge of your new life and the changes
to your family unit. Nina presents the facts very well and gives
very good advice and help on how to move along the path, whilst
describing and understanding the feelings that you will be going
through. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who becomes a
single parent but especially those in trauma." Karen Chugg
"Absolutely brilliant. For anyone (male or female) who has ever
felt the overwhelming, crushing responsibility of lone parenting."
Rachel Bradford
"I have really enjoyed this book. Nina speaks honestly about her
own lone parent journey. It is well written, clear and easy to
understand . I would like to keep this as a handbook for life , to
support me whilst parenting my own two children. As well as the
practical guidance offered in the book I particularly enjoyed
reading the case studies. I love reading actual accounts of people
like me, women from different backgrounds arriving at the same
place as me. Reading how people were able to take an active role in
their and their children's lives is encouraging and helps me to
have a feeling of solidarity with others and to feel less alone in
my situation. Above all this book gives me hope and offers
structure where there often is none, many parents have that feeling
of coasting, give this a try to help you to regain control and
become a leader for your family."
"This was such an easy read which is great when you don't have the
headspace to focus for long. I found a lot of aha moments and felt
the author was walking with me each step of the way and I love that
you can become part of a supportive community of others all
experiencing similar feelings. I felt it was written with love and
conviction and would recommend to any mother feeling stuck. I say
mother because it is more aimed at that role but would equally work
for fathers." J T Christie
"Nina such a beautiful, well written book. I don't even have
children and I felt the powerful emotions and rawness of this book.
You hold the reader who in her hours of need as she reaches out for
your wisdom needs to be held, soothed and supported to carry on
being the parent who stayed..
With practical advice, guidance and support you show us that it is
possible to lead your family from the front even when your world is
thrown upside down." Emma Heptonstall, Former Lawyer, Family
Mediator and Divorce Coach
"I love Nina's honest style of writing, suddenly going through huge
changes feel insurmountable. It's like having an amazing friend
take your hand and guide you through the dark woods to safety.
Gorgeous book x" Miss A K Challacombe
"Loved it, worth its weight in gold if you are a single
parent."
'If you're feeling lost, alone and overwhelmed by your new life
situation, this book will take you by the hand and empower you to
create a beautiful new life for you and your family.
It's a practical guide... but more than this, Nina is someone who's
navigated this situation successfully herself and then created a
powerful compass to help others in the same situation...
Nina's writing is full of empathy, courage, and hope.
At a time when you may be feeling the most lost and alone, 'I Am
The Parent Who Stayed' is a lifeline and a guide to a new life that
you may not even believe is possible yet...
Nina's story (and the many case studies) will show you that 'all is
not lost'... and the easy to follow steps are the perfect way to
change any 'I can't' thoughts into 'I can, and I will... watch
me'!'
'A refreshingly, inspiring approach to support lone parents. This
books takes you on an empowering journey from victim to leader,
developing a shared vision for a parent and their child. Nina
guides the reader on a journey of self and family development,
through the complexities of parenting and growing together,
flourishing in order to realise your dreams. As someone who has
worked in children's services for over twenty years, alongside
parenting alone, I find this a supportive and effective, positive
model to motivate and change family lives.'
'After watching Nina's TED talk on 'broken families' and being
involved in her Family Vision course, I had to read this book. As
ever, Nina's wisdom shines through and knowing that she has lived
every word of this book makes it so much more than a
'how-to-divorce' book, it's a manual for a happy and fulfilled
life, written by someone who lives by her words. I'm going to give
a copy of "I Am The Parent Who Stayed" to any of my friends who end
up standing at the precipice of separation, worried about the
future as a lone parent. It is uplifting and inspiring while
including some real world advice to strengthen your family,
whatever it's size and shape.'
'I've been working in parenting and domestic abuse research for
years, and evaluating what works best for vulnerable parents. This
book and the Family Vision programme are amazing tools that take a
really innovative, strength based and personal approach to the
journey of parenting alone. I think the book is insightful and
takes an empowering approach to this incredible role of parent
leader. I can't wait to see its results when it is handed out to
the wider world; it deserves to be shared and we all deserve to
share in it.'
'I can't recommend this book highly enough! Nina writes with heart
and soul and offers solid, practical support to solo parents
recovering from all manner of abandonment situations. You don't
have to sacrifice a happy family when the going gets tough. You've
Got This. Now you've got Nina Farr too!
A total winner.'
'Oh my goodness this could have been my story. Beautifully written
and poignant. A must read for anyone who finds themselves being a
single mum or indeed for those who have previously been there.
Highly recommend this book.'
'Such an amazing, powerful and inspiring book. I will be
recommending it to all of my single mum friends- I literally feel
like a load has been taken off my shoulders!'
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