Jennifer Garner Interview
You may have seen on our site that celebrity Mom Jennifer Garner endorsed our book, Becoming a Mother of Fire: A Guide to Being a Mom Without Losing Yourself. I just read a great interview with her on CNN.com. She really struggles like so many moms with the pull between working and being a mom. That's the pull between doing things that are for your own fulfillment and focusing all your energy on your kids. Kids win out for her - but we know at MOF that you've got to make sure you connect with your own passions too or sooner or later, you will burn out. Keep your flame going moms. Tell us how you do it. Join the forum conversation and share. We want to hear from you.
Great interview
Sometimes it helps to know that this is a struggle that ALL moms go through. It doesn't matter what your job is, how many kids you have, married or not, we all have this internal struggle of wanting to be with our kids AND wanting to do things for our own personal fulfillment. I think acknowledging it and being honest about it goes a long way. It's about finding that place where you can have some of both...
Here is the link to her article
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/09/jennifer.garner.housewife/index.html