THE
PARENT PODCAST
Relieving the Pressure on Our Kids
and Ourselves
with Ipek Gray
Key Points
From This Episode:
01:57 - A New Roadmap for Parenting with Less Pressure
10:17 - Patterns, Timing, and Permission to Let Go
21:18 - Belonging, SEL, and Building Well Villages
Resources from
this episode:
Show Notes
In this episode of the Warrior Parent Podcast, Marci and Debbie sit down with Ipek Gray, founder of the Born Method—a modern self-understanding and decision-making system that blends data, math, and ancient wisdom using a patented 20-digit code from your birth date. They explore how this tool compares to the Enneagram, helps parents decode relationship dynamics, navigate burnout, and time major life shifts using nine-year cycles. Ipek shares real-world examples for moms, families, and teams, plus how to work with her through workshops and one-on-one sessions.
A New Roadmap for Parenting with Less Pressure
Marci and Debbie sit down with Ipek Gray, founder of the Born Method, to explore how data, math, and ancient wisdom can give parents a practical roadmap for life, relationships, and decision-making. Rooted in a patented 20-digit code based on your birth date, the method offers clear, personalized insights into life patterns, timing, and purpose—without the pressure to be perfect. The conversation compares the Born Method to tools like the Enneagram, highlighting how systems like these can reduce conflict, build connection, and help families move through chaotic seasons with more ease and compassion.
From ACEs to SDQs: Strengths-Based, Scalable Support
Ipek shares how the Born Method helps mothers (and increasingly, fathers) name natural strengths, shift careers with intention, and decode seasons of burnout. She explains four nine-year life cycles and the “neutralizing year” that often shows up for moms when kids hit ages 3–10—a cue to pause, reflect, and explore rather than push big decisions. Real-life examples bring it home: one mom with “fire” numbers felt constantly at odds with her “air” son until she reframed him as a teacher of spontaneity and loosened rigid routines in favor of exploration. Another client leveraged her innate communication pattern to expand her career network beyond the familiar. The takeaway: awareness leads to aligned action, and sometimes the most powerful move is releasing what you “should” do.
Work with Ipek
Ipek offers one-on-one virtual sessions (typically under an hour) focused on what matters most right now, plus in-person workshops (Miami, Northeast, and West Coast) and upcoming Zoom options. Check the show notes resources for her signup link. Stay to the end for a Cour mental health break and a simple affirmation: “I am worthy.” Follow, share, and review to help build the village our kids—and we—deserve.
Thank you so much for listening to this episode! This podcast is dedicated to supporting families through the ups and downs of parenting and mental wellness. We know how tough it can be to raise kids in today’s world, but you don’t have to do it alone. Join us and let’s lift each other up.
With love,
Marci & Debbie
THE
PARENT PODCAST
Relieving the Pressure on Our Kids and Ourselves
with Ipek Gray
Show Notes
In this episode of the Warrior Parent Podcast, Marci and Debbie sit down with Ipek Gray, founder of the Born Method—a modern self-understanding and decision-making system that blends data, math, and ancient wisdom using a patented 20-digit code from your birth date. They explore how this tool compares to the Enneagram, helps parents decode relationship dynamics, navigate burnout, and time major life shifts using nine-year cycles. Ipek shares real-world examples for moms, families, and teams, plus how to work with her through workshops and one-on-one sessions.
Key Points
From This Episode:
01:57 - A New Roadmap for Parenting with Less Pressure
10:17 - Patterns, Timing, and Permission to Let Go
21:18 - Work with Ipek
A New Roadmap for Parenting with Less Pressure
Marci and Debbie sit down with Ipek Gray, founder of the Born Method, to explore how data, math, and ancient wisdom can give parents a practical roadmap for life, relationships, and decision-making. Rooted in a patented 20-digit code based on your birth date, the method offers clear, personalized insights into life patterns, timing, and purpose—without the pressure to be perfect. The conversation compares the Born Method to tools like the Enneagram, highlighting how systems like these can reduce conflict, build connection, and help families move through chaotic seasons with more ease and compassion.
Patterns, Timing, and Permission to Let Go
Ipek shares how the Born Method helps mothers (and increasingly, fathers) name natural strengths, shift careers with intention, and decode seasons of burnout. She explains four nine-year life cycles and the “neutralizing year” that often shows up for moms when kids hit ages 3–10—a cue to pause, reflect, and explore rather than push big decisions. Real-life examples bring it home: one mom with “fire” numbers felt constantly at odds with her “air” son until she reframed him as a teacher of spontaneity and loosened rigid routines in favor of exploration. Another client leveraged her innate communication pattern to expand her career network beyond the familiar. The takeaway: awareness leads to aligned action, and sometimes the most powerful move is releasing what you “should” do.
Work with Ipek
Ipek offers one-on-one virtual sessions (typically under an hour) focused on what matters most right now, plus in-person workshops (Miami, Northeast, and West Coast) and upcoming Zoom options. Check the show notes resources for her signup link. Stay to the end for a Cour mental health break and a simple affirmation: “I am worthy.” Follow, share, and review to help build the village our kids—and we—deserve.
Thank you so much for listening to this episode! This podcast is dedicated to supporting families through the ups and downs of parenting and mental wellness. We know how tough it can be to raise kids in today’s world, but you don’t have to do it alone. Join us and let’s lift each other up.
With love,
Marci & Debbie
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We're on a mission to educate, inspire and transform lives, ages 4-104 using basic scientifically proven methods and tools to decrease stress, anxiety and to increase resiliency and overall well-being.
2882 Prospect Park Dr. Suite 100,
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
(916) 340-5252
© 2019 Cour Experience Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Non-Profit 501c3 EIN: 84-3383699