← Front page

So Money with Farnoosh Torabi · Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Therapist's Journey: From Law to Middle School Parenting

Bridget Cormoris, a guest on So Money, shared her career transition from a high-powered attorney to a relationship therapist specializing in middle school parenting. Her personal experience as a mother of seven, and recognizing a need for focused guidance in this age group, led her to develop the "Steady and Connected" parenting framework.

personBridget CormorispersonFarnoush Torabi

The tape

3 quotes
I went to Stanford and then clerked for a judge on the Ninth Circuit and had this high-powered type career as lawyer, like just working a lot.
Bridget Cormoris
And so, yeah, I went back to school for marriage and family therapy. Like that just became my deep interest.
Bridget Cormoris
And so I kind of realized, I'm kind of what, I know at least as the only, you know, solely middle school focused parent coach.
Bridget Cormoris
Heard on So Money with Farnoosh Torabi — “2003: Investing in Your Tween: Navigating Phones, Friendships and Big Feelings, published Wednesday, July 1, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
Transcribed via Gemini audio transcription · $0.05
Therapist's Journey: From Law to Middle School Parenting — Heardvine