From Mom to Me Again Lib/E: How I Survived My First Empty-Nest Year and Reinvented the Rest of My Life

Product Description

When her children left for college, Melissa Shultz was certain that she had prepared them well for their new lives--but her own life was a different matter entirely. Her house was empty, her purpose unclear. If her life was no longer dominated by the day-to-day demands of being Mom, then who exactly was she? And how would she ever move forward? From Mom to Me Again is the story of one woman's reinvention. Shultz's struggle with the empty nest and the transformation of her marriage, friendships, career, and ultimately herself, is part memoir and part self-help guide. Funny, poignant, and practical, this book tells Shultz's personal story and provides valuable advice for listeners preparing to send their children off into the world. She shows women that while they'll always be mothers, it's time for them to take center stage in their own lives once again.

Review

"[A] wise and encouraging guide for mothers of adult children."-- "Publishers Weekly"

Wendy Tremont King's narration was perfect. Listening to From Mom to Me Again seemed almost as though I was sitting with a friend, getting advice.-- "Unconventional Bookworms"

About the 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, DC, and mother of two sons, she lives in the Dallas area with her husband.

Wendy Tremont King, a classically trained narrator and stage actor, got her start in audiobook narration as a volunteer for the Lighthouse for the Blind. She is an accomplished puppeteer and puppetry director, as well as a member of the SAG Foundation BookPals program for children's literacy.