Update on the release of Matters of the Heart: A guide to living and loving your teen years

How did this all start, you may wonder? Last January, I decided that it was time to re-enter the work force, and I accepted a job starting on February 19th. A few days before starting, I felt nervous and unsure. I thought it was normal, but a part of me knew that deep down inside I was meant to do something else. The day I was scheduled to start working, I literally sat on my bed and prayed for guidance. I said, “G-d, please guide me. I know I am meant to do something, but I have no idea what…” Instinctively, I was led to my old journals, journals that I have kept since I was nine years old. I spent the next three days just reading these journals. I laughed a lot, and I also cried. I wondered why I felt so confused and unsure, and why I had so many questions that were left unanswered. I decided that I wanted to do everything I could to help my three daughters feel differently about their pre-teen and teen years, and before I knew it I began writing a book for them. A week or so into my writing, I realized that this book would not only be of benefit to my three girls but to every single teen girl! I was literally consumed by my writing – I hardly slept, hardly ate, and certainly hardly saw any of my family or friends, but I loved every single moment of it. I felt that this creative flow was a gift and I wanted to make the most of it, not knowing how long it would last…