Jeff Matascik

About Me

My professional path is anything but a straight line. I started out in construction and ended up as a professional chef for 15 years. (How does that happen?!) Opportunities appeared and they just felt right. I stepped out, purely on Faith, when someone at church encouraged and paid for me to become a mediator. Everything shifted.

For over 20 years, my work-life has centered around child abuse prevention, domestic violence intervention, youth development, coaching educators, and family support.

As a mediator, I practiced in Core, Domestic Relations, and Parent/Adolescent dispute resolution privately and for Kansas Courts. At that time, I also worked in social justice and violence prevention through the American Friends Service Committee.

A few years later, I became a licensed Religious Science Practitioner. I gained valuable experience supporting others’ spiritual growth and healing. To promote peaceful principles and practices, I also chaired the Kansas City Task Force for A Season for Nonviolence for several years.

Then, I worked to reduce relationship violence as a prevention education specialist and developed One Homeless Night, a program addressing youth homelessness.

In 2009, I became an ACT Raising Safe Kids Master Trainer. ACT is an American Psychological Association positive parenting program. As a Master Trainer, I have facilitated hundreds of workshops for thousands of parents and certified more than 100 ACT Facilitators nationwide.

I must admit, at times, I didn’t know where I was going or how I was getting there. I faced personal and professional difficulties along the way. Even in those times I found learning and growth, and, in the end, I realized I was exactly where and who I was meant to be at every moment.

When I learned about the Parent Coaching Institute, I knew instantly it was the next step along my path. PCI helped me dig deep to explore practices of self-care, where and how to find flow, the dreams we have for our amazing families, and a bottomless well of resources and practices to become better parents and people. I don’t pretend to have all the answers, but I do know some good questions to ask.