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Six Friends Every Mom Needs in her Momtourage

9/6/10 10:37am by Lian Dolan
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  Forget about raising kids, it takes a village to get Mom from Monday to Friday in one piece.  That’s why every mother needs a Momtourage.  Because without our female friends, there would be a lot more mental health days in Mommy-ville. Here’s a list of key friends that every Mom needs:  Read more >

Are Your Kids in a Race to Nowhere?

9/2/10 1:18pm by Lian Dolan
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 One of the hardest lessons to learn as a parent is to trust your instincts.  You feel something is not right with your child, but you can’t quite put your finger on it.   Is she happy? Is she under too much pressure? Is this the way it’s supposed to be? All questions you might ask yourself when you see something off in your child. But, despite the voice in your head, there is a whole host of people, from school counselors to medical doctors to your closest friends, who will tell you,  “Everything is just fine.  This is normal behavior.”  Read more >

What I learned in Middle School

6/8/09 4:04pm by Lian Dolan
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 My son graduated from Middle School last week and no, I was not asked to be the graduation speaker. So, I wrote my own address speciafically aimed at parents who have kids heading into Middle School. Here's what I learned over the past three years . What did you learn, fellow parents of MS grads?     Read more >

Welcome to the Panini Generation

4/27/09 9:00am by Lian Dolan
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Full Name
Lian Dolan
Member Since
July 2008
About Me: 

 Lian Dolan is a writer, performer, producer and host. Lian is currently writing The Chaos Chronicles about her adventures in motherhood and producing one of the top-rated iTunes podcasts for women called  The Chaos Chronicles.  The Chaos Chronicles is currently being developed for television by Nickelodeon.

She is  the parenting expert for oprah.com, blogging monthly about humorous topics involving relationships and parenting. And, Lian is the Family Expert at makinglifebetter.com, dispensing advice on all sorts of relationships.

 

She and her five sisters hosted the award-winning Satellite Sisters talk show and podcast for women for 10 years. The show has been syndicated on public radio and ABC Radio and has been honored with 8 Gracie Allen Awards. Satellite Sisters is currently one of the most downloaded podcasts for women on iTunes. Lian is the Executive Producer of Satellite Sisters and the Vice-President of the sisters' production company Mudbath Productions. She is also the Executive Editor of the Satellite Sisters website and blog.

Lian's first novel, Helen of Pasadena was published in 2010 by Prospect Park Books. A romantic comedey about a woman who finds herself suddenly widowed, broke and having to re-invent herself, Helen of pasadena is a Los Angeles Times Bestseller and a nominees for Best Fiction by the Southern California Bookseller.

She is is the author of Satellite Sisters UnCommon Senses and has been a regular columnist in O, the Oprah Magazine and Working Mother. Her writing has appeared in other national magazines like Good Housekeeping and books like Chicken Soup for the Sisters Soul. She has appeared on The Today show, the Oprah Winfrey Show and CBS This Morning.

She is married, has two boys, and a large dog named Mia who is ill-behaved. She lives in Southern California but remains a Yankees fan, as is her Connecticut birthrite.

Profession: 
Writer, talker, producer, speaker
Location: 
Pasadena, CA
Location Tags: 

Pasadena, New York City, Jackson Hole,  Connecticut, Portland Oregon, New Orleans

Employers: 

Nike, Dsney, ABC Radio

School Tags: 

Pomona College

About Me Tags: 

news,humor,parenting,entertaining,books,cooking,motherhood,current events

Causes Tags: 

libraries,literacy,human rights for women,education

Favorite Tags: 

music kids,radio,momblogs,sports,writing,talking, podcasting, parenting, women's issues, entertainment, books, novels

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