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  A Conversation About Medical Marijuana & Parenting with Meredith G.     Today I have a special guest: Meredith G. Meredith has a YouTube Channel called Surviving as Mom Meredith is a stay at home Mom of 4 boys, living in NY. She has an autoimmune disease called Sjogren’s Syndrome, Dysautonomia, and more. She is a Youtube mom vlogger, where she shares my experiences as a mom with a chronic illness. Many of her followers also suffer from chronic illness, so they’ve formed a wonderful, understanding community. She offers experience, support and inspiration to her viewers. The thing I love about talking to MeredithRead More →

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Living in a world of super-moms when you’ve got chronic health problems isn’t easy.  Join me, Jen Hardy, as I talk about why it’s important to start opening up an honest dialogue about what life is really like for those of us living this life. In this episode I discuss: Young Carers Dealing with the guilt The myth of super-mom The Importance of building a community My Chronically Positive Moms support group The importance of community Finding a friend to share the work with and more… You can find out more about me at jenhardy.net     I’d love to hear what you think about thisRead More →

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Today I have a very special guest: Nikki Brown of www.coachnikkib.com.         Nikki believes in “Doing Life Differently,” and you’re going to love listening to her! She is an amazing woman who inspires me, and I can’t wait for you to hear her story! Nikki wears many hats including those of wife, mother, retired homeschool teacher, personal coach and dog lady. She enjoys helping writers become heroes of their own journey so they can share their creative work, inspire their readers and make the world a better place. . Nikki was born legally blind and lost the remainder of her functional eyesightRead More →

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Are you a Mom who’s stopped having fun?  Do you have a disability, chronic illness, and/or chronic pain?  Or do you work all day, coming home with only enough energy to have dinner and crash?  This Book is for YOU! Inside you’ll find: 100 Fun things to do with the kids (even when you’re exhausted) 25 things to do during “me time” 25 things to do with the love of your life 25 things to do with your friends Ways to ditch the fun stealing guilt And much more…     This book is a love letter to all Moms who are sick and tiredRead More →

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Have we got the book for you!   Your life is about to get a lot more FUN!   All moms go through periods of exhaustion.  Between caring for the kiddos, working (at an office or in the house all day) cooking, cleaning, and running around, there are some days that it’s just hard to get moving.  Add a chronic health issue, depression, or anxiety to the mix and even thinking about coming up with fun things to do seems like another chore.  Not any more!   You really can live a joyful, fun life, no matter what’s happening around you!   The Sick Mom’sRead More →

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Will you join me in my quest to help moms with chronic health issues? We can get the word out, both about “The Sick Mom’s Guide to Having Fun Again,” so moms can learn to enjoy their lives, and let the world know that there are millions of moms with chronic illnesses that need their support and understanding. Who: YOU! What: Thunderclap Campaign: http://thndr.me/DyvWXV When: Now Where: Right there, on your computer, wherever you are.  Just click here: http://thndr.me/DyvWXV Why: to help chronically ill mamas What is Thunderclap?  According to their website: “If a tweet falls in the forest… Social media is an easy way to sayRead More →

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The Sick Mom's Guide Paperback edition is HERE!

I have the paperback edition of “The Sick Mom’s Guide to Having Fun Again” in my hand!  This is such an exciting day!  We are taking pre-orders for the e-book on Amazon here: and the paperback will be there with it on publication day, June 23, 2017!   Thank you for your support and encouragement, and I can’t wait to have you read the book & have some FUN!Read More →

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What is Createspace? Createspace.com is place for a self-published author to upload a manuscript so that it can be printed by major book publishers.  Amazon (who now sells 70% of books), Barnes & Noble and others all will have access to “The Sick Mom’s Guide®” on our publication date! Getting it done isn’t as easy as it sounds though!  The book was beautiful!  Once uploaded though, it took on a life of its own!  Six new pages magically appeared, distorting the images and formatting that had been done.  Lesson to remember: you can upload a Word doc, but don’t!  Uploading a PDF saves hours of work, trustRead More →

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What is Bowker, you ask?  It is the only place for independent publishers to buy ISBNs in the United States.  Yes, here we must purchase our ISBNs, and they can be quite costly.  $199. for one or $299. for ten.  You need a different number for each type of book, such as paperback, e-book, and audiobook.  Since “The Sick Mom’s Guide®” is going to be sold in each of those three types, I purchased ten.  That way, I’m also prepared for Book 2 in the series, which is already halfway written, and will be released in 2018. Each version of the book must be meticulouslyRead More →

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Things are going at breakneck speed over here at The Sick Mom’s Guide®!  This week, Jen’s been a guest on two podcasts, and went live in a summit on Facebook.  The book, in its entirety, will be sent to the launch team this weekend, and in the Kindle store awaiting its approval for pre-order too! It’s such a whirlwind.  Did you know that after a book is written, it needs to be in totally different format, and order for the e-book and the paperback?  We won’t even start talking audiobook yet, the recording doesn’t start until June. Speaking of June, have you heard what’s coming?  TheRead More →