About Sheila
I've been writing books for over 22 years. All ten of my books are still in print and I've sold over a million copies. Everything I've ever written was created to inspire mothers to love and be themselves. Along my path I've faced challenges; divorce, getting six kids through high schools (and all the stages before that), a special needs child, a blended family, financial struggle-to name just a few. But I've also had amazing success. It is the struggle that teaches us, the questioning, the wanting to learn and grow that leads us from feeling overwhelmed to being empowered to live our lives. We need information, support and encouragement along the way, which is what this website is all about for me. My goal is to inspire and empower you to know, love, and enjoy yourself. I know that this journey towards yourself is possible. I know that you can design exactly the life you want. I know that within you is a wealth of untapped interests, talent, desires and strengths that are waiting to burst forth. I hope that you will invite me into your life so that I can watch it happen and celebrate your journey!
My Bio 
Some of you may want to see a full bio. It's important when you're choosing a guide to be sure that the person you pick knows the way! I promise I do, but here's the evidence anyway.
SHEILA ELLISON is the bestselling author of ten books and nationally recognized speaker on successful parenting, women's growth and development, relationships and family fun. Her advice has been helping over a million parents creatively feed, play with and raise their children. Equipped with a B.A. in psychology from the University of Southern California and inspired by her children, she created and co-authored the '365' series of parenting books, including, 365 Games Babies Play, 365 Games Toddlers Play, 365 Days of Creative Play, 365 Afterschool Activities, 365 Foods Kids Love To Eat, and 365 Ways to Raise Confident Kids.
She is the author of The Courage to be a single Mother, Becoming Whole Again after Divorce, The Courage to Love Again, Relationships After Divorce, How Does She Do It? 101 Life lessons from One Mother to Another and she's the editor of If Women Ruled the World. Sheila has appeared on Oprah, the Later Today Show and CBS Early Show.
Her books and articles have been featured in O Magazine, Parenting, Family Circle, Glamour, Complete Woman, New York Daily News, San Francisco Chronicle, Oakland Tribune and I've appeared as an expert on hundreds of radio shows across the country. She's the founder of SingleMomsConnect.com and CompleteMom.com–both are website communities that focus on supporting moms through every stage of their lives. She has two weekly podcasts; Ask Women Who Dare and Single MomsTalk. She continues to write, teach, coach and live in Northern California with her four children ages 23, 22, 19 and 17, her husband and two step children ages 23 and 19.
Contact Me
Please feel free to contact me with topic ideas, areas of interest, places where you'd like to learn and grow in your life so that I can search for and write materials that will truly help you. Sheila
