Being All Things: How to Be a Wife, Lover, Boss, and Mother (and Still Be Yourself)

Being All Things: How to Be a Wife, Lover, Boss, and Mother (and Still Be Yourself) is a book whose time is absolutely now. Thanks to the hard work and sacrifices of those who broke the barriers, women have won the right to work at whatever they choose, and have proven their ability through success. More and more women today are deciding that careers alone are not enough and they want to raise families as well. Striking a balance has never been easy -- some would say it's impossible. But many women have tried and re-tried and have happily succeeded. Now their experiences have been collected and distilled by Jeanne Stanton. Based on hundreds of interviews with women who have been working to bring the worlds of work and family together, this refreshingly candid and invaluable book helps every woman faced with the same dilemma to focus on her priorities and build a framework in which she can make considered and thought-through decisions, to see her life in manageable stages, to anticipate what lies ahead and investigate what options and variations might be available. Being All Things helps women look clearly at issues ranging from where to work and at what, to how to work around a husband's changing (or unchanging!) attitude; from preparing for the emotional and physical changes surrounding motherhood, to knowing what support systems are available regarding child care, household help, schooling, dealing with emergencies, and much, much more. These words of wisdom and encouragement, augmented by Jeanne Stanton's own research and insight, speak to all women today -- those just entering the workplace, those who mid-career are thinking of redesigning their lives, as well as those who want to reenter the working world. The pressures of raising a family and nurturing a career can be overwhelming. But Being All Things shows how women can have it all -- just not all at once!