This group of expert moms represents all areas of a mom’s busy life: mind, body and spirit.  They also represent a woman’s view of living, working, and managing her life. They should know – they’re all moms.

> Vicki Abrams
> Mimi Doe – Advisory Board Chair
> Laura Berman Fortgang
> Emily Miles Terry
> Liz Weiss
> Dr. Christine Wood

Vicki Abrams

Vicki Abrams CCE, IBCLC is a Childbirth Educator, international board certified lactation consultant, doula, prenatal yoga instructor and the Director of the Childbirth Education Program at the Chopra Center for Well Being in La Costa, California. She is co-author (with Deepak Chopra, M.D. and David Simon M.D.) of Magical Beginnings, Enchanted Lives; a Holistic Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth, a 2007 Nautilis Book Award winner. A mother of five, Vicki has over 20 years experience supporting women through pregnancy, birth and parenthood. Vicki regularly teaches Magical Beginnings, Enchanted Lives childbirth classes and prenatal yoga classes in San Diego California.

Mimi Doe, Advisory Board Chair

Mimi Doe is the award-winning author of 5 books for parents, including Busy but Balanced (St. Martin's Press) and the founder of the website SpiritualParenting.com. Ladies Home Journal has called her a parenting guru and she has appeared on Oprah. Mimi received her Master's Degree in Education from Harvard and is the mother of two teenage daughters.

Laura Berman Fortgang

Laura Berman Fortgang, MCC, is recognized internationally as a pioneer in the life coaching field. She is the author of Now What? 90 Days to a New Life Direction, Living Your Best Life; and Take Yourself to the Top as well as being a perennial media presence on such shows as Oprah, Today, CBS Morning Show, Good Morning America and others. Laura is a contributing editor at REDBOOK Magazine and the owner of Now What? Coaching. She is also a wife, a mom to a singleton and a set of twins, and an Interfaith minister.

Emily Miles Terry

Emily is the co-author of the best-selling Chicks series, Nesting: It's a Chick Thing and appears often on QVC. She is the co-founder of www.ChickStyle.com. She nests with her husband and two children in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Liz Weiss

Liz Weiss is a dietitian, mother of two, and co-author of The Moms' Guide to Meal Makeovers: Improving the Way Your Family Eats, One Meal at a Time. She is also the co-founder of www.MealMakeoverMoms.com. She is a former producer and reporter for CNN and PBS and the co-host of Recipe Rescue, a 30-minute PBS cooking special which aired nationwide in late 2006. Liz lives in Massachusetts with her husband and two active boys, who, by the way, eat their vegetables without complaint!

Dr. Christine Wood

Dr. Christine Wood is a practicing pediatrician in San Diego with special interests in preventive nutrition for children, the childhood obesity issue, and pediatric environmental health. She is the author of the book, How to Get Kids to Eat Great & Love It. Dr. Wood serves as the Chairperson for the Education and Outreach committee for the Coalition on Children and Weight San Diego, which addresses the childhood obesity efforts in the community of San Diego. She is mom to a 14 year old son.