the person behind it
Hi, I’m Jess.
Mom of three, environmental philosopher and founder of ReGrounded.
ReGrounded helps parents raise kids who love noticing, exploring and caring about nature, through tiny shifts in what we say, point out, tell and repeat.
A few things about me
Mom of 3
So this comes from actual family life.
PhD in Environmental Ethics
Years spent asking how humans relate to the natural world.
Founder of ReGrounded
Turning big ideas into small things families can use.
Chronic overthinker
Constantly wondering how to raise good humans.
how it started
The questions followed me home
Before ReGrounded, I spent years as an academic philosopher in Environmental Ethics. I published and presented internationally on how humans relate to the natural world, and earned my PhD in it.
I became a parent along the way, and those questions started following me home. How do we grow care and love for nature in our kids, from the inside out?
I came to see how much power lives in the words, stories and things we point out to our children. These small acts shape what kids learn to notice, value and care about. That’s what I focus on now.
And for the record: we have screen-time battles, low-energy days and zero fairy-house-building afternoons. ReGrounded is built for that reality.
with you in the messy middle
why I do this
I help parents raise kids who genuinely notice and care about nature.
Actions are the leaves. Our kids’ values and motivation are the roots.
ReGrounded works at the roots.
what makes it different
It works within the time you already spend
Most eco-parenting advice starts with actions. Most nature-parenting advice starts with activities. ReGrounded looks at the small things happening in and around those experiences: what children notice, the words they hear, the stories they absorb and the little things families repeat.
Already outdoors a lot?
Those shifts can make nature time richer, and help it carry home afterwards.
Wish your kids were more interested?
For a child who barely notices the beetle or bird beside them, the same shifts can make the living world interesting in the first place.
the newsletter
Small ideas for ordinary days
Word-swaps, noticing prompts and tiny family rituals you can try this week.
