Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Brown Bag Book Review
11:45 am
Alexander Mansion
From Mom to Me Again: How I Survived My First Empty-Nest Year and
Reinvented the Rest of My Life
byMelissa Shultz
2016
(Available in Kindle and paperback)
Desserts and water will be provided.
This is a free event, but to arrange seating,
please RSVP by calling Janis – 214.207.7822
(You can come even if you don’t RSVP!)
“Named as one of 3 Inspiring Reads by Parade Magazine: “New orsoon-to-be empty nesters will appreciate the candid andhard-won wisdom in this self-help guide to navigating lifeafter the kids leave home.” –Parade
“A funny, honest, and moving love letter to mothers with everything we need to know to prepare not just for our children’s futures, but our own. I love this book!” –Jill Smokler, New York Times bestselling author of Confessions of a Scary Mommy and founder of top parenting website scarymommy.com “The kids left, the dog died, and I hadn’t spent a moment preparing myself.From Mom to Me Againis the guide I wish I’d had.” –Carol Fishman Cohen, CEO of iRelaunch and co-author of Back on the Career Track “‘I was so busy taking care of the kids that I forgot to take care of myself,’ says every mother on the planet. Ms. Shultz (gently )shows us why this iscolossallymisguided logic, and hands us theindispensabletoolswe need to become non-neurotic parents of adult kids.” –David and Veronica James, authors of Going Gypsy: One Couple’s Adventure from Empty Nest to No Nest at All “This solid, and eloquently written book is a one-stop shop for any parent who is also on the precipice. While sharing honest feelings and details of her own life from before, during, and after her kids leave home, the author collects wise commentary from others who have been there before. ” –BetterAfter50
Local author: Melissa T. Shultz has written about health and parenting for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Dallas Morning News, Newsweek, Readers’ Digest, The Huffington Post, Next Avenue, Scary Mommy, Babble, and other publications and blogs. She is also an acquisitions editor for Jim Donovan Literary. A native of Washington, D.C., and mother of two sons, she lives in the Dallas area with her husband.