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Truth-Telling. Cycle-Breaking. Life-Changing.

​Whether you're a school, community group, podcast, or conference — if you're ready to have real conversations about raising functional adults, I’m your speaker.

I don’t sugarcoat. I don’t shame.
I speak to the messy middle, and I give people the tools they need to move forward.

Perfect For:

  • Parent nights at schools (K–12 and post-secondary)

  • Teacher + staff development sessions

  • Parenting groups and community organizations

  • Podcasts + panels on parenting, ADHD, resilience, and real-life growth

  • Keynotes for family wellness events or women’s leadership summits

Speaking Topics

  • How to Raise a Functional Adult by 18

  • Parenting Teens Without Losing Your Mind

  • Parenting When You Weren’t Given Good Models

  • Life Skills vs. School Skills: What Actually Prepares Them

  • Boundaries, Scripts, and Consequences That Actually Work

  • The Invisible Load: What Parents Carry (and How to Share It)

  • Why We’re All Re-Parenting Ourselves — and Why That Matters

All talks are grounded in real experience, coaching psychology, and messy truth.
Each one can be tailored to your audience.

About Melissa

Melissa Clemmensen is the founder of Parenting Dirty and author of The Parenting Playbook for Raising a Functional Adult.

She’s a coach, cycle-breaker, and radically honest voice in the parenting world, known for blending warmth with straight-up truth.

Let's Talk

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