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Nov 12 2015

Book Excerpt: Chapter 11 “Taking the Lead: How I Helped Others by Helping Myself”

by Marilyn McKenna

From pages 180 – 181 of Eat Like It Matters: Raise your hand if you have an uncomplicated relationship with your mother. So nobody, right? Yeah, me either. This is one of the most complex human relationships there is. For those of us who are lucky enough to have our mothers in our lives, we may still […]

Filed Under: Healthy Families, Weight Loss Tagged With: Book Excerpt, Eat Like It Matters, Mom, Weight Loss, Weight Loss Motivation

Mar 16 2015

What every mom knows

by Marilyn McKenna

Just over twenty-seven years ago, when I launched myself into parenthood, I had only a vague idea of what it meant to be a mom. I was working full-time at a public accounting firm in Chicago, supporting myself and my husband, who was a law student at the University of Chicago. When we found out […]

Filed Under: Close to Home, Healthy Families Tagged With: Mom, What every mom knows

Oct 30 2014

Thanks, mom!

by Marilyn McKenna

I’m so grateful I had (still have!) THAT kind of mom. The kind of mom who made our Halloween costumes every year. (That’s me and my brother, circa 1965. I’m the flower. My brother was a monarch butterfly.) The kind of mom who threw elaborate-themed birthday parties. The kind of mom who tried desperately to […]

Filed Under: Healthy Families, Style + Substance Tagged With: Halloween, Mom

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