How To Navigate Being The Best Parent Possible | Genevieve Padalecki

“Hi! I’m Genevieve—but you can call me Gen. I’m a daughter, sister, mother, and wife. I’m also a book nerd, nature lover, traveler, adventure seeker, activist, actress, and aspiring urban homesteader. Ready for the Cliff’s Notes version? I was born and raised in the Bay Area until a family vacation turned into a life-changing move to the mountains of Montana, followed by a sunny valley in Idaho—which I now consider my hometown. I left the wild west to study acting at NYU, then made a pit stop in Los Angeles before landing in Albuquerque after I was cast in my first TV show called Wildfire on ABC Family. A few more moves and TV shows later, I found a home in Austin, Texas where I now live with my husband, three kids, 2 dogs, 14 chickens, and a hive of honeybees. I try to live curiously and love to share cool things I discover and the inspiring people I meet along the way. Sometimes it’s a dry shampoo that’s good on a hiking trip (like that time we hiked Machu Picchu), a good book that’s helpful for parenti