Do you ever feel like you're hanging on the edge of parenthood's cliff with nothing but a partnerless sock to cling to? Well, you are not alone. We are all in this together—each one of us a work in progress.
Shannon Day is co-author of Martinis & Motherhood: Tales of Wonder, Woe & WTF?! This mom of three is surviving and (dare she say, without jinxing herself) ever-so-occasionally thriving. Her secret to this loosely defined version of parenting success? Laughter. Lots of laughs. But most importantly, breaks. This includes literal breaks that involve a couch and a freshly re-warmed coffee from the microwave along with emotional breaks, like the ones you give yourself when the parenting-ball gets dropped.
Shannon has a BA in Communications/English from the University of Ottawa, a Secondary Teaching Certification from D'Youville College in Buffalo, New York, and a CELTA certificate from MC Academy in Manchester, UK.
She is presently working toward a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Yorkville University in Canada.
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