Book Nook - Same Page Parenting: Align with Your Partner to Raise Happy, Confident, and Resilient Kids

Parenting seems to invite advice and unsolicited opinions, but this can. make it hard sometimes to be true to your own values and expectations. I had a chance to review Same Page Parenting: Align with Your Partner to Raise Happy, Confident, and Resilient Kids 

[Ulysses Press; March 2026]. In the book, author and registered clinical counselor Martina Nova helps parents, caregivers, extended family, and co-parents create a shared vision for their unique family unit. It's not necessarily about rejecting advice, it's about figure out what pieces of advice fits with your own families priorities, values, and situation.

It's an excellent read for those who are preparing for parenthood, but it's also appropriate for those who are currently parenting, especially those who may be struggling to find a united from with their partner or with a co-parent. The conversation prompts are helpful and also realistic, providing discussion starters to make sure everyone presents a united front.

The book is also appropriate for the times, touching on digital issues, mental health topics, social consciousness, trauma, neurodivergence, and much more (as a parent of two neurodivergent kids, I definitely appreciated the inclusion of that as a specific topic).

Although I'm at the end of my child parenting journey, there were definitely some things in the book that would have been nice to read when my kids were younger! It's a great resource for prospective and new parents.

About the Author

Martina Nova is a registered clinical counselor, trauma-informed therapist, speaker, and author based in British Columbia, Canada. She specializes in ADHD, attachment wounds, people-pleasing, early trauma, and the emotional realities of motherhood and relationships. Martina is the founder of NovaCare Therapy and regularly speaks at conferences, writes educational material for clinicians and parents, and creates practical, compassionate resources. She is also the author of Supporting Your Partner Postpartum and Therapy Buddy. Originally from Slovakia, Martina immigrated to Canada as a child. She is also a mother of two, blending clinical expertise with lived experience to help people feel seen, supported, and more connected. Find her online at novacaretherapy.ca and on Facebook and Instagram (@novacaretherapy).