Biography of Stephanie Marston

The “go to” expert for those who seek to create quality-driven lives, Stephanie Marston is a licensed marriage, family, and child counselor with more than 25 years of experience specializing in women's issues and parenting.

One of the most sought-after experts in the country, Marston works with people to improve the quality of their lives, work, and relationships. She speaks to career women who struggle to balance the demands of work and family, midlife women trying to navigate this challenging transition, and frustrated parents who want to create greater harmony in their homes.

Marston is the author of several books, including If Not Now, When? Reclaiming Ourselves at Midlife; The Magic of Encouragement: Nurturing Your Child's Self-Esteem; The Divorced Parent: Success Strategies for Raising Your Children After Separation; Raising Amazing Kids; and Chicken Soup for the Soul's Life Coaching for Parents: Six Weeks to Sanity. Her most recent book is Chicken Soup to Inspire a Woman's Soul: Stories Celebrating the Wisdom, Fun and Freedom of Midlife, co-authored by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen.

Marston has conducted seminars for more than 100,000 women, parents, and mental health professionals internationally, delivering keynote addresses, seminars, and workshops to women's organizations, hospitals, corporations, professional conferences, parenting groups, and the general public. She has appeared on numerous radio and television programs, including “CNN Headline News,” "Oprah," "The Early Show," and "Woman to Woman." Marston also contributes regularly to publications such as Family Circle, Ladies' Home Journal, Reader's Digest, Better Homes & Gardens, PTA’s Our Children, and Working Mother.