I’ll be sharing tips and advice as part of Your GPS for Parenting Success, a free 12-week teleseminar designed to give parents the tools to help their families thrive, not just survive. The series is produced Jacqueline Green, a sought after parenting educator who is working to put the top parenting experts [...]

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I attended my third BlogHer conference this weekend (my first as a mom with new mommy mush brain, so I’m proud to have simply made it through three days without breaking out into baby talk or serenading fellow conference goers with my rousing rendition of “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”). Let me tell you, it’s [...]

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I’ve been invited to take part in The Body Image Revolution Telesummit, which brings together some pretty kick ass body image experts and activists including Wendy Shanker (author of The Fat Girl’s Guide to Life and the forthcoming Are You My Guru?), Nancy Gruver (founder of New Moon magazine and its web community for [...]

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I’ll be reading from Does This Pregnancy Make Me Look Fat? this Thursday evening and moderating a panel discussion about body image, pregnancy, and motherhood. The event is hosted by Momasphere and Bump. In addition to the stimulating conversation, all attendees get free gift bags and are eligible for some pretty sweet raffle prizes. Spread [...]

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It’s been mighty busy with the book launch! In case you missed any of the action, here’s a quick roundup:
Win a copy of Does This Pregnancy Make Me Look Fat?
There are two book giveaways running right now. Go throw your name in the hat!
1. Singlemommyhood says: “Every woman deserves to feel good about herself — [...]

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Just a few hours until departure time. The list of things to do and see at BlogHer is fantastically overwhelming, so let’s just say I’m a bit commitment-phobic at this point. However, there are a few places where you can definitely find me–and I hope you will!
Friday, July 24th 1:15-2:30: I’ll be on the “Blogs [...]

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May 4-8, 2009 is Girls Inc. Girls’ Rights Week! It is time to celebrate your rights:

Girls have the right to be themselves and to resist gender stereotypes.
Girls have the [...]

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I’ll be at Girls Inc. of Sarasota tonight giving a talk on how to give up the quest to be a supergirl and start celebrating what makes you an amazing girl. If you’re in the area, the event is open to the public and begins at 7 p.m. All the details are here. Hope to [...]

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I went over to The Grove today to leave a copy of my book in a public spot for Operation Teen Book Drop. I found the perfect bench–right in between Anthropologie and Forever 21.
I did a little stakeout in my hat and dark sunglasses (okay, maybe just the dark sunglasses–but it WAS really sunny) and [...]

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I will be dropping copies of my book around LA for Operation Teen Book Drop. Can’t wait!
Any other other authors or teen readers who want to participate? Get more info here. See you at the after party.

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