The Heartwood/Story Tree Invitation

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an invitation to

Story Tree

Grow Your Family Reading Joy

& Create Reading Connections To Cherish

The Reading Reality Most Moms Face

Reading time should be about connection,

but often it feels like:

  • Another chore on your endless list

  • A source of frustration or resistance

  • Something you "should" enjoy but often don't

  • A battle of wills instead of a moment of connection

Most moms want to raise readers who love books, but the path from intention to reality is often filled with challenges.

What if reading could be different?

this is a circle to

Grow Your Story Tree

A 4 week journey, looking at the clues beneath the resistance.

Resetting the story we tell ourselves about reading and returning to the natural rhythm of your family.

Through this experience, you'll discover how to:

Understand Your Reading Roots:

Transform patterns that keep reading feeling like a chore into moments of genuine connection.

Build Connection:

Through activities that honor both parent and child.

Bring Back the Joy:

With playful approaches that make reading time something both parent and child look forward to instead of dread.

Create Lasting Connections:

With personalized practices that strengthen your family bond and make reading a treasured tradition, rather than a task.

This isn't another reading program.

It's a journey that evolves reading from a chore into a cherished family tradition, from a skill to be mastered into a story to be shared.

The Story Tree Journey

Week 1: Root Awareness

Discover Your Reading Roots

Exploring your own relationship with stories and understanding where your family's reading journey begins

Week 2: Heartwood Connection

Artful Reading

Building parent-child connections through reading and art

Week 3: Branch Joy

Bring Back the Story Magic

Discover playful approaches that make reading time something both of you look forward to instead of dread.

Week 4: Fruit Harvest

Your Reading Story

Creating your personalized reading map and planting seeds for future growth

Who This Is For:

This experience is for moms who:

  • Loves her child deeply but feels the relationship with reading is strained.

  • Trusts her gut but has been doubting it because the "experts" said to push harder.

  • Is exhausted by the daily power struggle around reading.

  • Knows, in her gut, that there is a better way.

  • Is ready to stop "fixing" and start "understanding."

This is NOT for you if:

  • You want a rigid curriculum to drill your child.

  • You believe resistance is a behavior problem to be corrected with charts and timers.

  • You are not ready to let go of control and trust the process.

Since Story Tree is New

Love From Fellow Parents

from a previous reading program

parent of two

~ Melissa

program: Story Adventures

"My son says he loves reading again."

parent of two

~ Guerdy

program: Story Adventures

"My kids, seeing them awaken their creative abilities to story tell."

Hi, I'm Mariah

Mom. Educational Specialist. Pattern Reader.

Children learn to love reading the same way they learn everything that lasts. Through rhythm, relationship, and a home that makes space for it.

Are your kids resistant, distracted, or just not clicking with books the way you expected?

I've been there. And I also know what's possible.

My own kids? They read daily. Voluntarily. Would read all day if left to their own devices.

We have to ask our kids to put their books down to eat dinner as a family.

That's what I help other moms discover: how to turn reading resistance into reading presence.

Why This Works

A Real Mom Who Gets It

I'm a mom who's been in the trenches.

This is real support from someone who understands the daily reality of parenting & reading.

We Focus on Connection

We help you build that foundation first.

So reading becomes something your child wants, not something they have to do.

We Keep It Simple

Focused guidance, real support, and practical techniques that actually work.

Story Tree Invitation

The reading resistance will fade as connection grows between you & your child. An activity to look forward to.

Your family will develop a rhythm that works for you. Creating a foundation for love & connection through books.

With understanding the roots, build bonds with your children, bring back joy & ease with reading.

You have been invited to consider joining the Story Tree Circle.

Answers to Your Questions

How much time will this require each week?

The weekly live calls are 60 minutes. The rest is integrated naturally into your family routine.

What if I miss a live call?

All calls are recorded and available in the hub.

How is this different from other reading programs?

This focuses on the parent-child connection to reading rather than just skill development.

What if I'm not artistic? Will the art section work for me?

Absolutely! Art is about connection, not technical skill.

We provide simple, accessible exercises that anyone can do.

Your Family's Story Tree Awaits

Don't let another day go by with reading that feels like struggle, instead of joy.

Start weaving your family's story today.