Mentor First
Mentor First is for parents of neurodivergent children, teens and young adults. Parent with confidence.
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How this community works
- Pricing
- $27 a monthWell above the personal development median of $15.
- Size
- 208 membersBigger than 38% of the personal development communities indexed here.
- Revenue ceiling
- $5,616 a monthIf every member paid the listed price. Free tiers, discounts and churn are not visible from outside.
- Format
- 2 paid tiers
- Platform
- Circle
- Category
- Personal Development
- Last verified
- 27 October 2026
Steal this
- 2 paid tiers: one price for access, another for proximity. Worth copying once you know which members want more of you.
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About Mentor First
Mentor First is for parents of neurodivergent children, teens and young adults. Parent with confidence.
Why you should join: A Parent to Mentor mini-course, live workshops on emotional regulation and resilience, Ask a Therapist streams and open coaching sessions. Membership is $27 a month or $270 a year.
Tiers and products
Monthly membership
From $27 / monthlyAnnual membership
From $270 / yearly
Notes
Teardown notes
The one-liner
A Circle community teaching parents a neuroscience-based mentoring approach for neurodivergent kids.
What they actually sell
Mentor First, run by Debbie Grygla, lives on Circle. Its public pitch: "Confidently parent your neurodivergent child, teen, or young adult without feeling overwhelmed." Membership costs $27 a month or $270 a year. Debbie Grygla teaches Neuro-Developmental Mentoring, a neuroscience-based, trauma-informed approach. Members start with the Parent to Mentor mini-course, then join live workshops on regulation, motivation and resilience, Ask a Therapist streams and open coaching for real-life problems, all in respectful private discussion spaces.
Who pays and why
Parents, grandparents and professionals raising or supporting neurodivergent children, teens and young adults. The pain is feeling overwhelmed and alone in managing behaviour. They pay for a starter mini-course, live workshops, Ask a Therapist streams and open coaching.
Where the members come from
Public Circle discovery copy and Debbie Grygla's listing appear to be the front door. Linked social proof on the page is thin, so growth reads as brand-and-listing led rather than a giant media funnel. Exact audience sizes beyond the member count on the card stay off the lander.
What's holding it back
The approach is a named method, so parents new to it may need more proof before paying. The page does not show how often live workshops run, so parents cannot judge how much support they will get.
Steal this
Start every member with a short foundation course, so everyone shares the same language.
Would this work in another niche?
Yes for any parenting method with a framework. Weak where parents want quick tips.
Written 27 October 2026
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