Meet Olivia
The Positive Parent Coach®
Olivia Edwards, The Positive Parent Coach
Parenting Coach UK • Emotional Regulation Expert • Deep-Feeler & Neurodiversity Support Specialist
Welcome, I’m Olivia, The Positive Parent Coach. I’m a Mum of three, a certified trauma-informed parenting coach, early years specialist and qualified in psychology and child development with over 17 years’ experience supporting families. I’ve worked with hundreds of parents just like you who are raising strong-willed, deeply emotional, sensory seeking, and neurodivergent children who can feel intense, overwhelming and unpredictable.
My Journey into Parenting Coaching
When I became a parent, I assumed my background in education, psychology and child development would make parenting feel instinctive. Instead, I found myself overwhelmed, emotionally flooded and questioning why parenting felt so hard, even with all my knowledge and experience.
Parenting as a Deep-Feeling, Highly Sensitive Parent
Through my own journey, I realised that I am a deep-feeling, highly sensitive parent. This meant my nervous system became overwhelmed more easily, particularly in the constant noise, emotional intensity and unpredictability of family life.
Parenting felt exhausting in ways I hadn’t anticipated — not because I didn’t love my children deeply, but because my nervous system was often operating close to overload. Before becoming a parent, I had naturally created a quieter, more regulated environment for myself, and the shift into parenting felt deeply overstimulating.
Nervous System Regulation and Emotional Overwhelm
As I began to explore why parenting felt so intense, I learned how deeply our nervous system influences our reactions, especially when our children’s emotions run high. I started to recognise how easily my own system became flooded, making it harder to stay calm, present and responsive in challenging moments.
Through learning nervous system regulation and emotional awareness, I discovered that supporting myself first was key. As I developed the tools to regulate my own emotions, I found I could respond with greater calm and clarity, even during meltdowns, defiance or emotional overwhelm.
Wanting to Give My Children What I Didn’t Have
Alongside this work, I became aware that there were aspects of my own childhood that I hadn’t realised I felt were missing, particularly around emotional attunement, understanding and felt safety.
I deeply wanted to provide these things for my children, yet I suddenly recognised that I had no clear blueprint or model for how to do this in practice, especially during the most challenging moments of parenting.
How This Shaped My Work as a Parenting Coach
This realisation led me to explore my own inner work more deeply, including working with an Internal Family Systems (IFS) coach. Through this process, I learned how past experiences and protective patterns can quietly influence how we respond under stress, particularly when our children activate our own unmet needs.
Today, I bring together my professional expertise in child development, psychology and trauma-informed practice with my lived experience as a parent. I support families raising strong-willed, deep-feeling, sensory-seeking and neurodivergent children, helping parents move away from reactive parenting and burnout and towards calm, confident and connected family life.
Ready for Parenting to Feel Calmer and More Connected?
If you’re parenting a strong-willed, deeply emotional or sensory-sensitive child and feel overwhelmed, overstimulated or stuck in reactive patterns, you don’t have to figure this out alone.
I offer personalised parenting coaching that supports both you and your child, helping you understand behaviour, regulate emotions and build cooperation without shouting, punishments or guilt.
👉 Explore how we can work together and take the first step towards calmer, more confident parenting.
Why Parents Trust Me
I’ve helped hundreds of families navigate:
✔ Emotional dysregulation and “big feelings”
✔ Strong-willed, intense, sensory-seeking children
✔ Challenging behaviour without punishments or bribes
✔ Power struggles, defiance and lack of cooperation
✔ Parental overwhelm, guilt and burnout
✔ Co-parenting and blended family dynamics
✔ Working with schools and professionals
I tailor every coaching plan to your unique family, because there is no one-size-fits-all in raising real children in real homes.
