✦ Birch & Light Membership

    For the nights that fall apart, and the parent holding it together.

    LightMap logs the hard moment in seconds and finds the pattern underneath. LightMap answers your questions with insight drawn from your own child's logged moments — the kind no other chatbot could see.

    Free to start. Membership is $12.99 a month or $99 a year.

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    Create a free account, put LightMap on your phone, and add your child. No card to start. Ready to join now? Use Join now below, and if it is not helping, email me within 30 days for a full refund.

    LightMap home screen: what we are noticing about Sam, a tip to try, and the Log a moment button
    LightMap Talk screen: a parent asks about rough school mornings and LightMap answers from Sam's own log
    The tool
    The voice

    How it fits together

    One Method. Two ways in.

    Birch & Light is built around one repeatable process: understand what is underneath, connect before correcting, and apply what you learn in daily life.

    Understand

    See what is underneath.

    Connect

    Build shared language.

    Apply

    Carry it into daily life.

    Path 1 · Planned story work

    Begin with a story. The grown-up understands first, the family connects through the story and companion pages, then LightMap helps carry what surfaced into daily life.

    Path 2 · A hard moment happens

    Begin in LightMap. Log what happened, see the pattern, and talk it through with LightMap. Use a relevant story or other resource later when it would help.

    The resources

    Use what fits your family right now.

    These resources support the Method. They are not extra steps — reach for the ones that help in the season you are in.

    Always free

    • Illustrated stories in the browser
    • Songs
    • Deep Dive podcasts
    • Parent articles

    No account or membership needed.

    Included with membership

    • LightMap, Talk, patterns, and reports
    • Complete Story Experience companions: parent guides, conversation cards, reflection pages, coloring pages, and printable bundles
    • Foundations: The Birch & Light Course
    • Toolkit workbooks and premium downloads

    Included during your 7 free days and with paid membership.

    Available individually

    • Toolkit workbooks and standalone downloads in the Shop
    • Selected Story Experience bundles on Gumroad

    Prefer one resource instead of membership? Selected workbooks and Story Experience bundles can be purchased separately in the Shop.

    Membership puts the complete support system in one place.

    Membership does not replace the Method. It gives you the full set of tools for using it: LightMap for real-life patterns, complete Story Experiences for planned work, Foundations for learning the approach, and the Toolkit for focused practice.

    Included with membership · in detail

    The Birch & Light Method course

    Eight short video lessons that turn the whole approach into calm, confident skills — a real training, included.

    Every Story Experience

    Parent guides, conversation cards, printables, and coloring — for every book.

    A Deep Dive for every story

    Calm conversations that unpack what's underneath the behavior.

    Songs for kids & grown-ups

    Original music, often told from the characters’ point of view, that gives children and parents another way into the feelings and ideas behind each story.

    A report you can bring to your child's care team

    Share a warm, read-only summary — or a printable PDF — with a therapist, teacher, or co-parent. Built from the moments you've already logged, so months of history show up in one place.

    What's Underneath field guide coverMy Big Feelings and My Fast Brain coverMy Plan and My Fast Brain cover

    And every workbook in the Toolkit, on the house. The full Fast Brain series plus What's Underneath — $30 of downloads, yours at no extra cost.

    Some full Story Experiences are also available as standalone downloadable bundles for families who prefer one-time purchases. The Boy at the Edge is available now, with more coming soon.

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    $99/year· about 27¢ a day

    Save 36% compared to monthly ($56.88 less than monthly)

    Less than a single doctor’s appointment.

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    Stories, songs, and podcasts stay free without a membership.

    For your child's care team

    Walk into your next appointment with the whole picture — not just the last hard day.

    Every moment you capture in LightMap quietly builds a shared picture you can hand to a therapist, teacher, pediatrician, or co-parent. No screenshots, no scrambling to remember what happened three weeks ago. Just the calm, organized view that used to take hours to pull together.

    Weekly Report (PDF)

    This week vs. last week, designed for a quick therapist or co-parent check-in.

    Full Report (PDF)

    The complete picture for a date range you choose — patterns, time-of-day, what helped, context notes, and a chronological log.

    Read-only share link

    Send a secure, revocable link a provider can open in any browser. You choose whether your private notes are included.

    You control what's shared — and can revoke access anytime.Works for therapists, teachers, pediatricians, and co-parents.

    LightMap is a parent tool, not a clinical record. It's designed to complement the work your child's care team is already doing — never replace it.

    See a sample report

    Questions parents ask

    What's included with the Birch & Light Membership?+
    The full LightMap parent toolkit (logging, insights, and Talk), every story's complete Story Experience — including printable PDFs, parent guides, conversation cards, reflection pages, and coloring pages — plus your LightMap history, notes, insights, reports and future premium tools we add. Stories, songs, and podcasts remain free for everyone.
    How does it work if I start free?+
    You can start free with no card: create an account, put LightMap on your phone, and add your child. When you want everything, join for $12.99/month or $99/year and you are charged today. You can manage or cancel it in your account.
    Can I cancel anytime?+
    Yes — one tap in your account opens the Stripe billing portal. Cancel any time and keep access until the end of your billing period.
    What if I already bought a Story Experience or subscribed to LightMap?+
    If you bought a Story Experience bundle directly from Birch and Light before those moved to Gumroad, or you subscribed to LightMap, or you are a LightMap founding member, you already have the full membership. Your access continues at no additional cost, just sign in and everything is unlocked. One note: Story Experiences are now sold individually on Gumroad, and those Gumroad purchases do not include membership.
    How much does Birch & Light cost?+
    Birch & Light Membership unlocks the complete experience.

    For families who want personalized support, membership is $12.99/month or $99/year, and you can start free with no card. Join any time and you are charged today. Cancel anytime in Settings.

    Membership includes LightMap™, personalized insights, Talk, every Story Experience companion, printable PDFs, parent guides, conversation cards, reflection pages, coloring packs, and all future premium tools we add.

    Stories, songs, and podcasts can always be enjoyed for free. Membership unlocks the personalized tools, guidance, and support designed to help families go deeper.