Parenting often requires balancing hope, resilience, and perseverance through both everyday challenges and life’s most difficult moments. Elizabeth Wilberg joins Hans and Cristina on the Parent Confidence Lab podcast to share her journey as a mother, nonprofit leader, and advocate for children and families. As Executive Director of Episcopal Community Services in San Diego, Elizabeth oversees programs that support early childhood education, children’s mental health, homelessness prevention, substance use recovery, and family stability.

Elizabeth discusses how her own path to motherhood through adoption and IVF shaped her perspective on parenting, leadership, and community service. She explains why supporting children early in life can change the trajectory of entire families and how compassion, connection, and belonging are at the heart of effective family support programs. The conversation also explores grief, infertility, resilience, optimism, and the importance of showing up for people during life’s hardest seasons.

• Why early childhood intervention can create lifelong positive outcomes
• How strong family support helps children thrive
• The role compassion plays in effective social services
• Why optimism and an abundance mindset can strengthen resilience
• How adoption and IVF shaped Elizabeth’s parenting journey
• The importance of supporting parents alongside their children
• Why showing up matters when loved ones are experiencing grief or loss
• How Head Start programs help children develop academically and emotionally
• The value of inclusion, belonging, and community in child development
• Why trusting your instincts is one of the most important parenting skills

Elizabeth Wilberg is a nonprofit executive, writer, mother, and community advocate. She serves as Executive Director of Episcopal Community Services in San Diego, where she leads programs that support thousands of children, adults, and families each year. Through her work and writing, Elizabeth focuses on creating opportunities for families to build stability, resilience, and brighter futures.

• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/elizabethwilberg
• Blog: https://substack.com/@elizabethwilberg

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