Parenting with Calm and Confidence with Anne Alvares

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we’re joined by Anne Alvares, parent coach, school counsellor, and former teacher, and the founder of Masterful Parenting. Anne shares her deeply personal journey from decades in education and counselling to launching a purpose-led parenting practice shaped by healing, faith, and lived experience. After navigating a painful personal chapter, Anne felt called to help parents break generational cycles and create healthier, more connected family dynamics rooted in understanding rather than control.

Anne dives into her hands-on coaching approach, particularly supporting mothers and parents of teens, where emotional regulation, communication, and self-awareness are most tested. She explains how unresolved childhood experiences influence parenting responses, why self-care is essential to calm leadership at home, and how reframing a child’s behavior can transform relationships. The conversation also explores building a mission-driven business, growing organically through content and community, and Anne’s vision to scale her impact globally through coaching, speaking, and an upcoming book designed to make healing accessible for parents everywhere.