About Sara Lewis Hartley | ADHD Parenting Expert, Author & Speaker

Sara Lewis Hartley is a children’s author and parenting educator specializing in ADHD, neurodivergence, and emotional regulation. She has been featured on leading parenting and mental health podcasts discussing strengths-based parenting, the ALIGN Method™, and practical tools for raising resilient children.

Through these conversations, Sara shares actionable strategies for parents navigating sensory challenges, big emotions, executive functioning struggles, and confidence-building in neurodivergent kids.

ABOUT SARA LEWIS HARTLEY

Sara Lewis Hartley is a healthcare executive, children’s book author, speaker, and ADHD/neurodiversity advocate whose work lives at the intersection of emotional regulation, purpose-driven parenting, and resilient leadership.

As the founder of SLH Creative Group and creator of the ALIGN Parenting Method™, Sara helps parents move from reactivity to regulation using practical, compassionate tools designed for real-life moments—not perfection.

Her work is rooted in both professional expertise and lived experience. As a mom of two neurodivergent children—and someone with ADHD herself—Sara understands the complexity of raising emotionally sensitive, differently-wired kids in a world that often misunderstands them.

The ALIGN Parenting Method™

Sara is best known for developing the ALIGN Parenting Method™, a simple, trauma-informed, neuro-affirming framework that helps parents:

• Pause before reacting
• Ground themselves during emotionally charged moments
• Respond with clarity instead of control
• Build connection over compliance
• Teach regulation before behavior correction

Her approach emphasizes regulation over punishment, connection over control, and understanding over labels.

The Purposefully Me Book Series

Sara is the author and creator of the Purposefully Me children’s book series—a 14-book collection focused on emotional resilience, self-worth, neurodiversity, and courage.

Through gentle rhyme and relatable characters, her stories help children:

• Understand their emotions
• Celebrate their differences
• Build confidence
• Develop empathy
• See their challenges as part of their purpose

The series addresses topics such as ADHD, anxiety, sensory processing, bullying, dyslexia, grief, giftedness, and resilience—affirming neurodivergent and emotionally sensitive children in homes, classrooms, and therapy offices.

Speaker & Advocate

Sara speaks on topics including:

• Parenting neurodivergent children without shame or burnout
• Why regulation must come before behavior change
• ADHD in women and girls
• Emotional self-leadership
• Breaking generational cycles through conscious parenting

Her community includes growth-minded women, moms, educators, and professionals across the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Australia who are seeking tools for calm, clarity, and confidence.

Her Mission

Sara believes that when children understand who they are, how they feel, and why they matter, they grow into adults who lead with resilience and purpose.

Through storytelling, strategy, and practical tools, she is helping families build emotional health from the inside out.