From High Heels to Bunny Slippers: Surviving the Transition from Career to Home

by Christine Conners

Psychotherapist, mother, and author Christine Conners never doubts that the decision of a professional woman to stay home with her young children is the right one. In From High Heels to Bunny... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933102144
• ISBN13: 9781933102146
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Capital Books (VA)
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A 'MUST READ' for all moms out there.

This book let me know that I am not alone. I am the type of stay-at-home mom that volunteers because I feel that it is my obligation to society. As I looked at my PDA and there was nothing but kid's functions filling in my days. This book gave me insight to what may really be happening in my brain (scary). I have a renewed perspective on my daily chores and events. If you have any feelings of "What is it all for?" this is the book for you.

A great resource for parents!

An insightful book that details all the issues that parents face in debating whether to stay home and raise your children or place them in childcare. Author Christine Conners discusses and provides solutions for all the issues - finances, household chores, marital happiness and mental health, just to name a few. She provides clear evidence in support of your decision to raise your children full-time. Having children and all of the ups and downs that go along with children can be stressful but this book will provide major support to help you through the difficult times. I think this would be a great book for both mothers and fathers to read - not just the parent that stays home.

This book set me free............THANK YOU!!

As a stay-home mom of 4 boys and former professional (speech-language pathologist), I have often felt lost, alone, bored and guilty for being so ungrateful.........a rather vicious, unrelenting cycle of self-abuse!! Reading this book has set me free so I can better stop this dysfunctional cycle and move forward with acceptance and knowledge that others feel this way too. This freedom propels me into a higher level of appreciation of myself, my family, and the decision to stay home, which continues to be the right decision for OUR family. It provides insight, but also ideas as to how to nurture myself,which ultimately benefits my marriage and family. Thank you, Christine, for being so brave in discussing this issue, researching it, and taking time to write the book.

a must-have for every new mother making the transition from career to home

This morning I walked my son to the school bus stop with a renewed sense of self. I felt better and more positive than I had in a year. Why? Because I spent the past few days reading "From High Heels to Bunny Slippers", authored by Christine Conners. What a wonderful and inspiring book! Although I have been self-employed and my little one came to us through adoption and that meant that I missed the 3 am feedings and dirty diapers I still related to what the author had written. I went from feeling ostracized by my peers and feeling worthless to the realization that I had the most important job in the world. Conners made me laugh, cry and dig deep into my heart. Having a child is a big enough life change but making the decision to jump into the bunny slippers with both feet is a tough one. Christine helps readers get past the stigmas, guilt and other range of feelings that come with this decision. She covers childcare and other issues as well. My only regret is that I did not have this book a year ago when I first entered the career of motherhood.

The Big Question for Our Daughters

As activists in the Women's Liberation Movement, my generation worked very hard to give you, our daughters,choices ... in your work, your life, and your home. Now many of you are struggling to decide what to do--quit your job to rear your children or stay on the job. It's a big decision. In FROM HIGH HEELS TO BUNNY SLIPPERS psychotherapist Christine Conners offers her savvy sane advice to women leaning toward the full-time mother choice -- at least while their children are very young. She also recognizes that the transition is hard for those used to the independence of a career. And she gives some great advice for money, marriage, and outside activities that will make the time at home with children a time of fulfillment, not frustration. I highly recommend this book, and might even be inspired to become a full-time grandmother because of it.