We all deserve to live authentically and create a lifestyle with ease and flow. In this episode, the “Good Mom Coach” and founder of Village Academy for Families, LLC, Anita Prendergast shares why she decided to write a book and how her writing process was. She also discloses the challenges she faced when doing her first book and how she overcame them. Anita touches on how she struggled with getting started as she worried about whether anyone would read it or if it was worth publishing. Let's dig into it!

Anita is a Certified Relationship Coach and Licensed Massage Therapist. Her mission is to help enhance family well-being by incorporating therapeutic touch into their everyday life. She does this by providing education and resources to help build and maintain healthy relationships using positive touch. Through her online courses and live seminars, she shows moms how to parent with more ease and flow to prevent overwhelm and burnout.

Key Highlights:

[00:01 - 08:26] 5 Truths I Told That Are Actually Lies 

• Anita's background and work

• The founder of Village Academy for Families

• Check out Confessions of "The Good Mom"

[08:27 - 16:14] Writing and Publishing a Successful Book

• Anita shares her process for writing the book

• The most challenging part of writing a book

• Why Anita has been doing Facebook live sessions and networking events

[16:15 - 24:25] Navigate the Work-Life Balance

• Anita's outlook on receiving feedback

• What the mom coaching program is about

• How to help busy mothers navigate through stress

[24:25 - 25:49] Wrapping Up!

• Anita shares the books that she like the most

Key Quotes:

"Doing something for the first time is going to be great. It's gonna be wonderful and beneficial, but you are always going to look back and say, I could have done something different." - Anita Prendergast

Do you have a book idea in your head, but you haven’t put it to paper because you don’t know where to start? 

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Connect with Jennifer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferwrightexecuwright/ 

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