 Maxine
Schnall
Maxine Schnall is the author
of six books and co-author of one and a nationally
known self-help expert who has appeared frequently
on television and radio, including six appearances
on Oprah. Her 1981 book Limits: A Search for New
Values (Clarkson Potter), was nominated for a Pulitzer
Prize. Her other books include Every Woman Can be
Adored (Coward-McCann, 1984), a guidebook for single
women. Her recent book, What Doesn’t Kill You
Makes You Stronger (Perseus, 2002; Da Capo Press,
2003), tells how to find the hidden benefits in any
misfortune and make a new beginning in life (www.MakesYouStronger.com).
Foreign editions of the book were published in the
United Kingdom , Australia , Korea , Taiwan , the
Arab world, and Spain .
Schnall has been a contributing editor for Woman’s
Day and was a popular host of her own longtime radio
show in Philadelphia and New York . In 1974, she
founded Wives Self Help Foundation, Inc., the first
marital hotline in America, now a full-scale professional
counseling agency, and has served as its executive
director ever since. She has been acknowledged by
the Gallup Poll as a “leading authority” in
her field and by In Touch Weekly as an “established
self-help guru.”
Hundreds of women have learned strategies for success
in their personal and work lives by attending nationwide
workshops conducted by Schnall, including her lively
and very funny B.I.T.C.H. (Being In Total Control
of Herself) seminars. She is based in Florida . |
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 Leslie
Levin
Leslie Levin has a degree
in interior design from Drexel University . From
Suckermother to Smart Mom is her first book.
Her contributions of text and illustrations are based
on her personal experience as the recovering suckermother
of three great kids. Every day she draws upon her
mommy mojo to fight her über-mom inner demons
and continue enjoying a full, productive life as
a smart mom. A former neighbor of Maxine Schnall’s,
she is based in Pennsylvania .
Suggested
Interview Questions
1. How do you define a suckermother as
opposed to a smart mom?
2. Can fathers be suckermothers, too?
3. What is “extreme parenting,” and
why is it harmful to both parents and children?
4. Are “lactation Nazis” misleading
new moms about breastfeeding?
5. What is a “momster,” and
how should you react to her?
6. What is “mommy mojo,” and
how does it help a mother deal with difficult
children?
7. What are the six dumbest things that
moms do?
8. What is the optimum number of after-school
activities for your child?
9. Is promising sex to get your husband
to help with the kids and the housework prostituting
yourself?
10. Why are more kids flunking out of preschool
than out of primary school?
11. What is the Big “B,” and
why should every mom strive to have it?
12. Why do moms need a National Be Kind
to Yourself Day, and how does it differ from
Mother’s Day? |
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