Welcome to PAUSE People Coaching
Where we hit the PAUSE button on reactivity and create more helpful family patterns—together.
Join our vibrant community and expert coaches Dan Leibowitz & Yulia Rafailova for this light-hearted, incredibly effective practice that will help you transform everyday moments into powerful opportunities for growth. Through the practice of the PAUSE, you’ll learn to reduce reactivity, support self-regulation, and build executive function skills that serve the whole family.
New Cohort Forming Now!
(Limited to 10 parents or parent pairs)
Join coaches Dan Leibowitz and Yulia Rafailova for a 4-session small-group coaching cohort that’s actionable, light-hearted, and deeply effective.
Dates: Thursdays 10/9, 10/23, 11/6, 11/20
Time: 10am - 12:30pm Pacific time
Self-regulation begins at home, well before it’s labeled executive function in the classroom. When most people hear “executive function,” they think of planners, checklists, and something kids learn for school, often from a "coach." This is simplistic and inaccurate. Why? At its heart, executive function is simply self-regulation; the ability to manage impulses, emotions, routines, and daily demands.
PAUSE People get it: self-regulation begins at home with parents and guardians—early and often.
Course Overview:
Session 1: Foundations of Self Regulation/ EF Skills
Introduction to Executive Function building blocks
Disrupt recurring problems and patterns
Shift from reactive to proactive parenting
Session 2: Strengthen Relationships
Authoritative parenting: balancing love, limits, and boundaries
Communicate clear expectations and routines for daily activities
Rupture and repair: handling challenges effectively
Session 3: Create an EF Smart Home
Routines: less improv and more planning
Scaffolds that promote independence and self-regulation
Anticipate and mitigate predictable conflict vs. reacting
Session 4: Action and Accountability
Assign roles and set actionable steps
Evaluate progress and identify strengths and growth areas
Celebrate achievements and plan for ongoing accountability
Parent Testimonials
Meet your coaches: Dan Leibowitz & Yulia Rafailova
Dan Leibowitz
With 30 years of experience in schools, educational consulting, and as a father of two teens, Dan brings extensive expertise to PAUSE People's parent coaching process. Holding advanced degrees in General and Special Education, and a Certificate in Educational Therapy, Dan's personalized methods assist parents in creating more supportive home environments, while enabling routines that foster self-reliance, cooperation, and co-regulation. Dan offers a uniquely integrative approach that improves family functioning and quality of life via new, more helpful patterns and ripple effects in the home.
Yulia Rafailova
Yulia is a seasoned coach and speaker who loves helping people discover their own awareness and design personalized solutions to common executive function challenges. She founded Mindfull Education in 2017, after a decade of academic consulting with over a thousand students and their families. Her coaching focuses on guiding teens and their parents through collaborative problem-solving and mindfulness. Yulia also serves on the Board of Directors for the award-winning Greater Los Angeles CHADD, where she hosts workshops and facilitates weekly peer support groups. Growing up with undiagnosed ADHD and anxiety, Yulia relates deeply to the community she serves.
