In the most difficult but fruitful times, I’ve found a successful parenting journey lies insomething simple—profound, yet simple.And trust me, I need simple!A simple recipe, you could say. The best kind of recipe—the kind you can adapt to yourfamily’s needs and tastes.But like figuring out any other recipe, it’s going to take a few “Holy Shit!” moments.Patti Giuliano, an accomplished Doctor of Chiropractic for forty-two years (she startedpractice at age ten, obviously) and a devoted mother of two thirty-something children, has spentdecades navigating the parenting journey—hers and hundreds of families’ in her practice—withcuriosity, humor, and resilience. Where “Dr. Patti” found practicing chiropractic easy, parentingwas a daunting challenge. How did other parents make it look so easy? Were they simply notsharing the full story?In the hope other moms and moms-to-be will find comfort, insight, and a few well-needed laughs, she candidly shares her parenting stories—the good, the challenging, the not-so-great, and the amazing. Her parenting “recipe,” passed down from her Italian grandmother,Isabella Carola, has ingredients to tantalize anyone’s palate.