On Tuesday November 3rd, I was thrilled to have parenting expert extraordinaire Alyson Schafer speak to the wonderful group of women in the program I’m facilitating.
Alyson is a psychotherapist and author of the best-selling books “Breaking the Good Mom Myth” and “Honey I Wrecked the Kids”. Her popular call-in television show, The Parenting Show, is now in its fourth season.
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Alyson talked about the expectations versus the reality of motherhood and the so-called “SuperMom complex” that most of us know all too well.
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Alyson talked about the expectations versus the reality of motherhood and the so-called “SuperMom complex” that most of us know all too well. Alyson obviously has the guest-speaking thing down to a perfect science with her liveliness and enthusisam, you can’t help but be drawn in. I found myself laughing out loud many times during her talk. Because she’s also a psychotherapist, she touched on some “taboo” subjects… ahem… with such humour and ease, that you felt like telling her not only your life story, but details on your sex life. And that’s what some of the moms did – raised some very personal questions. .JPG)
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I only wish that I had all these resources, information and network of moms when my first son was born.
It was a wonderful session and it was such an honour to have her! Alyson’s website is http://www.alyson.ca/
Managing Expectations is a free six-week program to help new parents cope with the challenges of having a baby, and is offered by Life with a Baby, a project of Healthy Start, Healthy Future, a non-profit organization. The program is running at the Ontario Early Years Centre in Newmarket. For more info, visit http://www.lifewithababy.com/
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Sounds wonderful!
Thanks Loukia!