Corporate Talks & Workshops | Parenting in the Debugger

Why Companies Book This

Some of your most senior people are also new parents — and parenting stress doesn't stay home. It shows up as distraction, short fuses, and quiet burnout. Generic wellness webinars don't land with systems thinkers. This one does, because it's built from a model they already trust.

Your best engineers are running on no sleep — and burning out at home in ways no standup will surface
Parental leave ends, but the hardest debugging of their life is just starting — and nobody handed them a runbook
"Work-life balance" perks don't help with the 6pm meltdown — the gap is skills, not benefits
New-parent attrition is expensive — and it's usually a capacity problem, not a culture-fit one
Platitudes bounce off technical teams — "just be present" is not a framework

Three Ways to Bring It In

Same core idea — pause, inspect your internal state, respond on purpose — scaled to the format that fits your event.

The Talk

~60 minutes

A single high-energy session that introduces the framework and the Breakpoint Protocol. Perfect for a lunch-and-learn, a parents ERG, or a benefits and wellness slot.

Lunch-and-learn, ERG, or wellness session
In person or remote over Zoom
Recording included for async viewing

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The Workshop

Half day

A hands-on half-day where your team doesn't just hear the framework — they practice it. We work the Breakpoint Protocol (SET → INSPECT → STEP) against real scenarios and build a shared vocabulary that outlasts the session.

Interactive and exercise-driven
The Breakpoint Protocol, applied
Shared language that sticks

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The Keynote

Keynote

A keynote built for your stage — an engineering all-hands, an offsite, or a conference. The same idea, scaled up and tailored to your audience, your theme, and your culture.

All-hands, offsite, or conference
Tailored to your audience and theme
Memorable, quotable, on-brand for eng

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What Your People Walk Away With

A practical way to pause before they react — at the dinner table and in the 1:1
Language for the patterns they inherited — and permission to refactor them
Emotional regulation framed as a skill — something you build, not a personality trait you're stuck with
The realization that kids learn from your runtime — not your stated values (and so do reports)
A framework they'll actually remember — because it's built from a mental model they already use all day

Bonus: It Works on Teams, Too

The same framework maps cleanly onto leadership. Your team inherits your mental software the way your kids do — they learn from how you actually show up under stress, not the values on the wall.

Most groups book this for their working parents and walk away with a sharper vocabulary for management as a side effect.

About Justin

Justin Moore, speaker, software architect, and dad coach

Hi, I'm Justin — software architect, dad of three, and the guy who built Parenting in the Debugger because the parenting advice out there never spoke my language.

I've spent 20+ years in tech building and explaining complex systems. This talk started as an internal session for fellow parents at a big tech company — and it landed harder than anything I expected, because engineers don't want platitudes. They want a model.

I bring that same systems-first, honest, slightly-irreverent energy to every room. No clip-art slides. No "just be present." Just a framework that respects how your people think — and gives them something they can use that night.

Frequently Asked Questions

In person or remote?

Either. The talk and keynote work great over Zoom and in person. The workshop is best in person so people can do the exercises, but it can be adapted for remote teams.

Can we record it?

Yes. Recording the talk so employees can watch async is encouraged and included — a lot of the audience is parents who can't always make a live slot.

How big can the audience be?

Talks and keynotes scale to any size. Workshops are best capped around 30 so everyone can participate and actually practice the protocol.

Do attendees need to be engineers?

No. The framework leads with an engineering metaphor because it lands fast with technical teams, but the parenting work underneath is universal. Mixed and non-technical audiences are welcome.

How much lead time do you need?

A few weeks is ideal so I can tailor the content to your audience, your event, and any themes you're building around.

What does it cost?

Every engagement is scoped and quoted individually based on format, audience size, and travel. Reach out and we'll figure out the right fit.

Bring Parenting in the Debugger to Your Team

Why Companies Book This

Three Ways to Bring It In

The Talk

The Workshop

The Keynote

What Your People Walk Away With

Bonus: It Works on Teams, Too

About Justin

Frequently Asked Questions

Bring It to Your Team