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What Happy Working Mothers Know: How New Findings in Positive Psychology Can Lead to a Healthy and Happy Work/Life Balance

ISBN: 978-0-470-48819-5
Hardcover
256 pages
September 2009
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Foreword xv
Carol Evans

Preface xvii

Acknowledgments xix

Introduction xxi

Chapter 1. Happiness is Not a Luxury; It’s a Necessity 1

Chapter 2. The Science of Happiness 27

Chapter 3. How to Put the H.A.P.P.Y. in Happy Working Mother 47

Chapter 4. Guilt—What is It Good For? 71

Chapter 5. When Mom’s Not Happy, No One is Happy! 91

Chapter 6. What about the Kids? 121

Chapter 7. When the Going Gets Tough, Get Support 147

Chapter 8. Pulling It All Together 167

Chapter 9. Happily Ever After—Your Story 183

Moms Corps Survey Analysis 195

Ten Tips to Your Happiness 201

Notes 203

Additional Resources 207

About the Authors 213

Index 217

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