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Author Jennifer Maggio's first book, Overwhelmed, has reached critical-acclaim as she details her own journey thru years of severe abuse, homelessness, and multiple teen pregnancies, but ultimately ends up as a high-paid executive in Corporate America. It is hope, help, and encouragement to not only the 17 million single parents in the country, but to us all!
At 17 years old, I had already walked through a lifetime of hurt and disappointment. My mother had been killed. My alcoholic father married six times. I had been the victim of molestation for 9 years with multiple perpetrators. I was forced to steal and forced to view pornography. I was beaten and malnourished. I became sexually active at thirteen years old. Now, here I was. Sitting in the local free health unit, hearing the news that I was pregnant --- again!
Upon hearing the news, my father kicked me out of the family home. I had no one. I had nothing. As a homeless, unwed, teen mom, I often wondered if anyone could hear me. Did anyone hear me cry at night? Did anyone hear the screams? Did anyone understand my struggles? Was the pain on the outside of me as loud as it was on the inside? Would we eat tonight or go hungry - again?
Overwhelmed: The Life of a Single Mom was birthed through those very questions. With more than 17 million single moms in the United States, divorce rates sky-rocketing, and more babies born outside of marriage than in, Overwhelmed is a must-read! Statistics support that children from single parent homes are five times more likely to commit suicide and ten times more likely to drop out of high school. Twenty-four percent of single parent homes live in poverty. They are twice as likely as a two-parent home to have some form of abuse. Teen pregnancy is now a pop culture phenomena and single mothers across the country are drowning. Where do they turn for help?
Overwhelmed begins as a page-turning drama of my journey through years of sexual abuse, domestic violence, homelessness, and teen pregnancy. It is written with raw, gut-wrenching detail that surely pulls at the reader's heart strings, as I detail my struggle with sexual promiscuity, poverty, and emotional and spiritual brokenness. However, the story doesn't end there. This book is the ultimate, redemptive story of hope, where I eventually find financial peace (becoming a successful executive with a large Fortune 500 company), freedom, hope, and love.
Overwhelmed enlightens the single mother in four main areas: parenting alone, finances, emotional stability, and spiritual growth. It looks very openly and genuinely at what works and the practical steps involved to find success in all those areas. It is complete with a 12-part group study, ideal for small group settings. Overwhelmed has sold out on Amazon multiple times since its release and is selling out in bookstores nationwide. It is being heralded the “....real, raw version of the single parent journey.” It has been featured on a number of radio and television programs, as well as newspapers, magazines, and websites, including Power Women, CBN.com, Family Life, At the Center, Inspired Life, Not Just Talkin' the Talk, ParentLife and coutnless others.
Jennifer Maggio is a nationally-recognized author and speaker, that has been dubbed one of the nation's leading authorities on women's issues and single parenting. She is a featured columnist with Halo Magazine and Single Parents Town. Maggio has personally counseled hundreds of single moms, runs the nation's largest single moms support group, and has helped to launch more than 50 similar groups across the country. She has been featured on countless radio and television programs. For more information, visit http://www.thelifeofasinglemom.com.
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