Jul 11, 2022
In Today’s Kickass Boomers we are joined by Kathryne Savage
Imabayashi. Kathy is an educator, parent, and coach, residing in
Fukuoka, Japan. During a rich career in education spanning four
decades, she has been dedicated to empowering children, parents and
teachers to be their best and do their best. Having experienced a
variety of countries and cultures, both as a teacher and a school
leader, her perspective of the critical role parents play in the
life of a child has deeply impacted her mission.
Since retiring, she has been able to pursue her passion full
time. In less than two years she has created a business
(sonhoodcoaching.com),
published two on-line courses (The Blueprint:How to Intentionally
Parent Your Son & The 7 SuperPowers Parents of Boys Need ),
published a book and co-authoring another, and has used
social media to share her knowledge of boys (Instagram,
Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube).
[00:26 – 09:26] Kathy’s Successful Reverse-Her-Vows
Journey
- Kathy is a Canadian nomad who has lived in Japan for 26 years
in total.
- She has 45 years of experience working with children in a
variety of countries and cultures.
- She decided to relocate to Japan after reading James
Clavell’s book, Shogun, and feeling a deep calling to
move there
- During her last year in Japan before moving back to Canada,
everything went wrong – her applications for university were lost,
deadlines missed, payments not received.
[09:26 – 18:35] Easygoing Woman finds her
dream
- Kathy chose to marry her partner and try to rewrite history and
create the possibility to have a child.
- Once Kathy was able to try and get pregnant, once that door was
opened, her son came into their world very quickly.
- Once again she had evidence of everything falling into place,
just as it was meant to be.
- Her decision-making process has been guided by
her experiences, which have included being an early
years/elementary teacher in Canada, Japan and Lebanon and an
administrator in Thailand, Georgia, Qatar and Japan.
[18:35 – 27:42] Resilience Prevails in Difficult
Times
- The years in administrative positions were very challenging,
but from it she learned a lot about herself and about how to
overcome challenges
- Her last position in Hiroshima was a return to working in
schools that were not for profit. She later retired to Itoshima,
Japan.
- She is grateful for all the negative experiences in her life
because they have taught her lessons that she can use in her
current situation
[27:42 – 35:00] This woman is sharing her wisdom on
how to be a great parent even after you die.
- Kathy published a book of advice for her son, to be read when
he is on his own, for those times when he wonders, 'What would mom
say? think?'
- She felt that it was her responsibility as a parent to share
this information with him.
- Kathy has been busy creating content for social media and
online courses to spread the word about her work.
- The author feels that if she can keep putting out the light of
her message, it will eventually fall on someone who needs it.
[35:00 – 48:39] Closing Segment
- Connect with Kathy!
- Links below
- Final words
Visit Kathy’s Website http://sonhoodcoaching.com/ or
email her through kathy@sonhoodcoaching.com
Grab the FREE mini-course: The 3 Day Challenge For Parents of
Boys
Tweetable Quotes
“You really have to trust your instincts and you have to
reach out and learn more. You have to understand what’s out
there and the more you educate yourself, the more aware you
become.” – Kathryne Imabayashi