I have 2 kids - a 3 and 1 year old. Although I always dreamt about being a mom, I had no idea how…read morelife changing it would be. While trying to successfully navigate my career, be a doting wife and mother who's caring/loving/nurturing, I completely lost myself. Although I had everything I wanted, I didn't feel whole -- I felt broken, angry, tired, frustrated, resentful and down right depressed. This is when I hit rock bottom and decided I needed help. It was then that I reached out to a friend who recommended me to Stephanie. I was skeptical at first as I had never worked with a life coach. During my initial consultation with Stephanie, I felt heard, understood, and more importantly I felt comfortable being my authentic self -- without any judgment. After the consultation, I felt a bit more at ease and for the first time, I felt hopeful. After meeting once a week over a few months, I am proud to say that I've learned how to happily live and thrive in my new life -- without giving up things that bring me joy. With Stephanie's help and insight I was able to understand and accept my current situation while gaining a clear vision of where I wanted to be. I highly recommend Stephanie to any new mom or struggling mom. I no longer feel lost, alone and depressed. Rather, I am living the life I always dreamt of without losing myself and the things that bring me joy! Thank you Stephanie, you are the best!

I have had the great pleasure of knowing Stephanie for many years now. Our paths have crossed in…read moreseveral different capacities but more recently, I had the opportunity to work with Stephanie one-on-one through my very first coaching experience. With our time together, Stephanie helped me to better navigate life challenges, especially in my role as a first time mom. She is a careful and mindful listener who guides you to create personalized tools and strategies to help you achieve your goals. She is genuinely caring and it truly comes across in her role as a coach.

TCF was an amazing resource and community when I moved here with my first child when she was only a…read morefew months old. At first I was attracted to the early socialization of my daughter with other children and quickly found great value in Laureen's parenting classes each week. Her depth of knowledge on a wide range of topics was appreciated as well as her openness to whatever questions were rising up. I also loved that my child had a chance to learn to socialize without me in a safe environment where I was still in the building and it was a welcomed relief to get out of the house especially in winter. Most of all on top of all this was the introduction and nurturing of a connected and caring community that are invested in raising healthy kids in a healthy home environment and accepting all the messiness of how it looks like on a day to day basis. If you can't tell already, I LOVE TCF! And I am so glad my second child is now enjoying the community and services as well.

TCF is wonderful. The staff is caring, responsive and responsible. It continues to be my favorite…read moreresource for everything under the sun in raising my two year old twins. We have been TCF members since the twins were just two months old. TCF is a place where my kids play, learn, and interact with other children as well as a place for me to ask any parenting question to knowledgable staff. If you have children 0-5 in the Tahoe area (even if you are just visiting and need a place for your little one to get some wiggles out) this is the place to go!

I cannot recommend Floyd and PACE enough. Their ability to remain completely neutral while guiding…read moreus through difficult conversations was exactly what we needed. I truly appreciated that the sessions were structured and solution-focused; there was no room for blame or emotional venting, just practical strategies to improve our parenting plan. It's clear that their priority is the well-being of the child. While this objective style may not suit everyone, especially those looking to air grievances, I found it incredibly effective. If you are serious about moving forward peacefully, this is the professional to see.

It was difficult dealing with Mr. Sanders, during a text exchange he asked to comply several times,…read morebut instead of waiting for an answer, he continued to bully me during the exchange. And then, with warning he cancelled the appointment. Whats worse, he failed to do his homework and actually read the order he was provided! The next day, he acted like nothing happened. Its bad news when your therapist displays signs of a personality disorder, and you are trusting him to provide a decent service. Steer clear of Mr. Sanders, there are better options out there.

Friendly helpful kind a great resource for our community and as the offer a lot of help we need to…read moredonate as well if possible

I went to this non-profit center and food bank Wednesday, April 3, 2019. This building is located…read morenext to a school. They have small parking a lot (no handicapped spaces, by the way), which was full because one car was not parked correctly and took up two spaces. I saw someone else access the place by pulling by the center using the school parking, but there is a sign it is only for school personnel during the day, so I was weary of that. Instead, I parked on the street, which was a little difficult, since there are like literally 10 feet piles of snow still in South Lake Tahoe, even though it was April! WTF? I used to live in the snow-belt of upstate New York, and by April there was only a little bit of snow. When I went in, the office was empty, as they were having a meeting in the backroom. A lower-ranking worker, who was outside bringing in the pallets of food, was nice, telling me to go to the back room, and also apologizing for blocking the entry way. He also sneaked me extra bread at the end. The other employee who came out of the meeting was super friendly, and showed me what to do. It is very informal there. There was no line. You just walk in and you can take one pre-made bag of commodities, and whatever bread and other items they have on the shelf by the kitchen. There are no forms or verifications required. Their website said they only had USDA commodities (food) beginning on the second Friday of the month until they run out, but I guess they must have changed that. In the office there were all kinds of brochures about other services offered in the community. This location also offers English language classes, parenting classes, and a clothing bank, and runs a used book store called The Bookworks, at the mall in South Lake Tahoe. My review of the book store is here: https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-bookworks-south-lake-tahoe?hrid=h23ePkYKh3Yz-GQmJnytEg&utm_campaign=www_review_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct). I will give them four stars, only due to the parking situation.

4 months into my son's attendance here, the behavior of Conecta's owner, Abbie, and Codirector,…read moreSimone, towards us was abhorrent. I would give the actual teachers here (Alicia, Dora, & James) 5 stars... Sadly, I don't expect them to last very long due to the seriously flawed management issues & treatment of kids & their families. Below is as close to an objective description of what we experienced - & the many potentially lawsuit-related red flags raised - as I can provide: My child (two-year-old boy) started in Sept 2021 (3 days/week, from 9:30am-4:15pm). B/c we had to move twice in 2021, he had previously attended 2 other schools, and not only had 0 issues there, but his teachers were very upset when he left b/c they loved him. Also note that these schools had many more students - but the same # of teachers - as Conecta. 1st red flag, during enrollment: The several page long document of very, very specific items the school insists the kids attend with - Bento lunch boxes only - specific brands for raingear, like Tuffo, etc. Child has to provide ALL of their everyday supplies - pencils, coloring, Band-Aids, etc. - in addition to paying tuition. Strange. Still, I go along with all of it b/c we have very few schools in the area & you sit on a waitlist until you can get in. 2nd red flag, first few weeks - COVID policy: Owner of school announces that, if a child exhibits any symptoms, such as a runny nose, County is requiring negative PCR tests (only) and several weeks of quarantine before kids can return to school. I check with the county...this is untrue. So why lie? Just say that's the school's policy - you don't need it to come from the County. Owner either misunderstood the County or doesn't understand what's legally advisable in terms of policies & communication with families. Still, so that my son can continue to attend a school, I hope that it's the former & try not to raise a fuss. Sept - Jan: Reports that I receive from my son's teacher, Alicia, as well as the Codirector, Simone, indicate that he is doing really well re: developing social skills, talking, playing with other kids, singing, engaging in imaginary play, self-entertaining, etc. He & his teacher appear to really like each other. My son seems to love it there - runs in with excitement to play, etc. Mid-Jan: School owner Abbie informs me that a full-time spot has opened up & would my son like to take it & start attending full-time. Truth was evidently that she needed to switch everyone to a full-time-basis only, I assume for financial reasons (but, again, why lie?). While I would love for him to attend full-time, we cannot afford it. This is when our trouble (& the harassment) begins... Abbie and Simone begin to send send me constant messages on a daily basis indicating that they cannot have any of the children opting out of nap time (note: from what I can tell, every school has a number of kids giving up naps around his age & they just provide them with another "restful activity" during that time), so they force my son to nap. He is described as very upset by this - "inconsolable," in fact - and can I come pick him up? I get there... he's asleep. Suspicious. They talk about going so far as to consult a school psychologist about the situation (really?!). They demand sleep consultant intervention. They tell me that he is too attached to his teacher, so they need to work on that - they appear to institute a policy of separating he & his teacher when he seeks out her attention. He reportedly gets upset by this & that's a problem. They ask if, instead, he can start attending 5 days/week from morning until 1pm (vs part-time status, 3 full days/week), then, less than one month later, they inform me that that's no longer an option b/c they took in more students in the meantime & so his only option is to attend three days/week until 1pm...but I'll actually need to pay the full-time tuition rate. Hmm... Turns out all of this was because - although they did not directly inform me of it until much later - owner decided to switch school to a full-time-attendance-only policy (I assume for financial reasons). Evidence came in the form of an email from the owner one month after we withdrew from the school: "Conecta does not have half days anymore. Each spot is worth an amount. We offered a full-time spot and it was not taken by you, so it was filled... His spot, which was full day, had to be paid as full day." I also assume that, b/c I'm an attorney, they thought I might try to sue if they were honest about this, so, instead, they appeared to go for a 'means-to-an-end approach' & make things as difficult as possible for us until we had no choice but to withdraw. This is simply cruel towards kids and reflects very poor management policies. I have no idea if my child was actually ever truly problematic for them or if this was just an excuse to get us to withdraw so that they could fill his spot with someone who paid more $$$$ each month. Terrible.

My 3-4 year old started @ Conecta on 4/2020 and stayed until 8/2021. This was a pretty challenging…read moreand abnormal time during Covid. One teacher call out from Conecta was Teacher Joe, who stood by the school when it went through a major turmoil where 3 other teachers along with almost all students left around April time. He helped rebuild the program and the new team while the owner was dealing with her own issues. My daughter learned, matured over the course of the year there with teacher Joe. She learned to be independent, and picked herself up when she fell. She played hard and really thrived there under teacher Joe. Overall, I give all the credit to Mr. Joe for this, reason being there has been enough evidence that I think I should share with the public about the lack of support, leadership, presence of the actual owner of the school, which created a lot of negativity for parents, teachers (some left). I think the one negative aspect of the school was that during Covid, the owner put a lot of parents in a bind by forcing whole year contract agreements, and did it in a way that left a lot of parents with a sour taste. Unlike other schools, you would pay no matter what for the whole year. She didn't prorate her charges and didn't let people off their contracts when they needed it. I'm not sure if the school will continue to be a great place given the issues at the management / owner level, but I will say I was lucky to have met some nice teachers along the way that really tried.

The Milan Institute in Reno is a great place to receive quality beauty treatments without the high…read moreprice tag. Since services are performed by students, patience is important--but the results are worth it, and the instructors are always nearby to guide them. They offer military and senior discounts, which is a wonderful bonus. Booking online is quick and convenient, making it easy to fit an appointment into your schedule. Overall, a fantastic option for affordable self‑care.

Beautiful miss Jessica was pulled from another class to complete my lashes... while it took a while…read moreto get started (they took roughly 30 minutes finding a student to complete my appointment,I guess the specific person I booked with was out sick with a doc note. So I spent time waiting while they were asking other technicians in front of me.. definitely made me uneasy...) however in the end it was definitely 10/10 service and I can't wait to come for a fill on my lashes!! {I don't blame her at all.} She was able to accommodate me when I needed to use the restroom during our appointment. She also managed not to stab me in the eye when I woke up panicked, after falling asleep during the appointment ! Very grateful for her fast reflexes the lashes are everything I wanted and more! They help me in the morning getting ready so much!! Very relaxing and excited to have a new lady to start booking with/also to see her growth in her esthetician journey!!

Rick is a really good teacher, he is patient and has a good work ethic, always on time and making…read moresure he is giving advice throughout the hour and a half driving lessons. The prices are reasonable, and he so offers to drive you to the test, lending his car. Great guy and helped me sharpen my driving skills, would recommend him to anyone looking for a good driving instructor. Also, he will answer calls even late into the evenings as well.