About Nina
One Smart Mother is a national initiative dedicated to supporting women through the transition to motherhood. Nina Sutton MA CGE began working with professional women in 1986 as the director of one of the first contemporary US nanny placement services in CT. It was during those years that she worked with hundreds of families, and mothers in particular, to help them through the process of making choices regarding career and parenthood. She eventualIy made her own choice to become a stay-at-home mother with her two daughters.
credentials
After several years of community volunteering, Nina went back to school and attained her Masters Degree in Psychology and Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research focused on the subject of the transition to motherhood.
Since 2005, she has served as a facilitator for support groups as part of the Parents Exchange Parenting Program, sponsored by Greenwich Community Health, part of the Yale-New Haven Health System.
Nina holds certifications in Mind/Body Medicine and Calm Mother/Happy Child training from Benson-Henry Mind/Body Medical Institute at Harvard Medical School. In May 2008, she became the first certified Gottman Educator in Connecticut and Westchester County, NY trained to offer the nationally recognized Gottman Bringing Baby Home Program.
specialties / work
Nina’s passion remains with women as they make the initial decision to become a parent and all along the journey of motherhood. Through consultation, she helps women and couples come to terms with the many issues that must be addressed along the path of parenthood/career, including:
- Personal/professional identity and goals
- Fertility
- Career choices
- Child care
- Pregnancy planning
- Marital/spousal roles
Nina writes on topics of importance to women and their families, such as her recent article“Motherhood and the Curse of Perfectionism” for the Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership.
