Life After 'I Do!': Awakening from my dreams ... Learning to love the reality of marriage and family

by Rachel Egan

Life After "I Do!" will have you pounding the table with agreement and sighing with relief. "It´s not just me, or my marriage, or my kids, this happens to lots of people!" Egan guides you through the inevitable ups and downs of individual separate lives blending into one family. Each chapter addresses a different topic, topics few people expect or are prepared being at wit's end with your spouse, troublesome in-laws, keeping up with the Joneses, being stripped of self-confidence, and lots more.  More importantly, Life after "I Do!" delivers dozens of fresh action oriented ideas and loving common sense insights to transform your marriage and family life. There´s even a solution for getting your kids to help you without fighting!

92 pages, Paperback

First published March 4, 2004

About the author

Rachel Egan, a certified Life Coach, specializes in helping new, veteran, and adoptive moms learn how to integrate motherhood into their existing lives. As President of Maternity Transitions®, Rachel launched a 3-part coaching curriculum - the New Parent Transition Program - at Harvard University in 2005. This ground-breaking program spread nationally to other leading institutions such as Yale University, Spirit Airlines, Allegro, Chicago Institute of Art, Tufts Health Care...

Rachel teaches skills and strategies she gained from all areas of her life: her coaching practice, 29 years of marriage, her 4 children (4 babies born in less than 4 years!), world travel and a master's degree in business administration. From your pregnancy and throughout your early years of motherhood, she shows you how to stay connected to yourself as well as design a unique roadmap for you to become more competent, decisive and empowered during this life-changing transition.