Terri

O'Neale

44

Female

Married

Terri O’Neale is the mother of six ranging in age from three to twenty-two. She has at various times been a stay-at-home mom, working mother and for five years a single one. Her motto is…I don’t raise children; I raise functioning, contributing members of society. After a decade long career in fundraising, she is now proud to say that she is a full-time mother and author and a part-time doula/childbirth educator.<br>Terri’s writings include on-line articles on pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and parenting; including “VBAC Vs Elective Caesarean - What is Right For Me?” She has in less than a year become one of Ezine’s most prolific and re-published authors in the Parenting, Pregnancy and Motherhood categories. Her story of recovering from birth trauma was published in June 2008 by the popular UK magazine Pregnancy, Baby and You. Her latest endeavour is the Frugal Family blog series that offers ideas and insights into how families can spend more time together, save money, be more environmentally friendly and live healthier. In addition to these non-fiction works, she also writes romantic and erotic fiction.<br>For information and inspiration, Terri draws upon not only her twenty plus years as a mother, but also her BS in health education and her environmental management studies at the post-graduate level. She also holds certifications as birth and post-partum doula and is working on a further in childbirth education. Terri has also trained as a breastfeeding peer counsellor with two major organisations. Terri currently lives in London, England with her best friend, soul-mate and second husband Paul.<br><br>