Mary Van Geffen

Mary Van Geffen

Mary Van Geffen is an international parenting coach for Moms of Spicy Ones as well as a Spicy One herself. She combines her Simplicity Parenting Counselor and Professional Co-Active Coach training with hard-earned personal experience raising her own strong-willed child and their sibling. Through her popular eight-week course, coaching practice, and Instagram community of more than 400K followers, Mary helps parents practice the spiritual discipline of staying calm, kind, and firm with their spirited kids--especially when they don't deserve it. Her greatest achievement is cultivating a connected relationship with her now-adult Spicy One.


Books by Mary Van Geffen

  1. Parenting a Spicy One
    Hardcover

    Parenting a Spicy One

    Feb 2026