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      • Trainer “To Go”
        • Speaker Intro
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      • 49 Classic Clips: Parenting Articles
        • Movies with a Message
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    When I decided to “broaden my platform” from parenting to other sorts of writing I thought it would be simple — and hoped readers of my parenting book and posts would come along. While some of my more business-y friends called it a re-brand, I simply no longer wanted to focus my writing exclusively on kids and parents. A dear friend and successful author who had studied online identities offered to help me make gradual changes so that I could move forward without abandoning the past.…

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