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A Balancing Act: Ann Pleshette Murphy

Millions of women tune in to Ann Pleshette Murphy's topical parenting segments on ABC's Good Morning America. Yet what they might not realize is that as a mother of two teenagers, an author, TV personality, and former Editor-in-Chief of Parents Magazine, Ann is a story unto her own. As an interviewer, she is always the one asking the questions. I had a rare chance to turn the tables on Ann, asking her about balancing work

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Samantha:How did you balance being editor-in-chief of a magazine with raising your two kids for so many years?

Ann: Who says my life was balanced?! There were many, many days when I felt I wasn't doing anything very well and I experienced the guilt that every mother feels. But I also recognized how critical it is to put our needs first not all the time, but a lot more than most mothers do. There were a lot of people who were there for me if I simply opened my mouth and cried, "Help!" My problem -- again, shared by countless moms is that I saw asking for help as an admission of failure. Which was and is ridiculous.

S: Did you ever feel like it was easier to go to work every day because you were working for a parenting magazine, hence thinking about kids all day anyway?

A: Absolutely. It's very difficult for moms who work in a high-testosterone environment to share their feelings about their kids or their conflicts or their guilt. It's wonderful to work with a team of people most of them mothers who understand, support, and validate the choices you've made.

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