A longtime magazine journalist and editor, I wrote the “Momfidence” column in Woman’s Day from 2001 to 2010. I've contributed dozens of features to such national media outlets as Newsweek, Health, USA Weekend, Reader's Digest, Family Life, Parents, Glamour, Kiwi, Caring.com, BabyCenter.com, ParentCenter.com, iVillage.com, msn.com. Also a longtime contributing editor to Parenting and Babytalk magazines.

My work has received honors from the American Speech Language Hearing Association, the Arthritis Foundation, the Western Publisher’s Association, and the National Women’s Political Caucus.