Many of you responded to my “redshirting” post and I thank you for your responses. I would like to clarify a few things because I think that, in the interest in writing a concise post, many points were missed.

First,…

I have been thinking and writing a great deal about mothers and sons lately and I need your input, faithful readers. 

Would you be willing to share your stories with me?

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Habit of Happy Mothers #9:

Let go of Fear.

I’ll be the first to admit it: I am a recovering, albeit slowly recovering, obsessive worrier.  When we moms have nothing to worry about, we sometimes make stuff up.  I…

Some of the feedback I’m hearing from Moms about lesson #6 (Make time for solitude) is that it’s impossible.  You name it, I’ve heard it. From “Maybe when my kids are older,” to “Sorry, alone time is a luxury for…

We talked a little about solitude last week, but I think it’s important to answer a question that I know is in the back of your minds, moms:

Is Solitude selfish?

Once we feel criticism, gossip, or agitation at another welling up, waiting to erupt, we must tell ourselves that we will not compete.  We need to say it out loud to ourselves, or at least own up to it in our…

Over the next few weeks I  will be discussing my new book, The Ten Habits of Happy Mothers. It is meant to be an introduction to a way of creating new, healthy emotional habits that will vastly improve women’s lives through: Value,…

I really enjoyed this discussion with Deb on my book The Ten Habits of Happy Mothers, Reclaiming Our Passion, Purpose and Sanity!

What is your passion?

Blog Talk Radio with Deb Scott

The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers: Reclaiming Our Passion, Purpose, and Sanity Meg Meeker, Ballantine, $25 (240p) ISBN 978-0-345-51806-4

Arguing that many moms have gone overboard in their quest for perfection, the Michigan-based pediatrician and mother of four…

About THE TEN HABITS OF HAPPY MOTHERS:

The biggest book yet from Dr. Meg Meeker, the author of the paperback hit Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters, focuses on Dr. Meeker’s years of expertise with mothers, and what she’s learned about creating…