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Chicken Soup to Inspire a Woman's Soul: Stories Celebrating the Wisdom, Fun and Freedom of Midlife
This inspiring collection is for the 50 million American women who are finding renewed joy, passion and meaning in their lives.
- GenresNonfiction
400 pages, Paperback
First published August 17, 2004
About the author
Jack Canfield
1,309 books1,769 followersJack Canfield is an American motivational speaker and author. He is best known as the co-creator of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book series, which currently has over 124 titles and 100 million copies in print in over 47 languages. According to USA Today, Canfield and his writing partner, Mark Victor Hansen, were the top-selling authors in the United States in 1997.
Canfield received a BA in Chinese History from Harvard University and a Masters from University of Massachusetts. He has worked as a teacher, a workshop facilitator, and a psychotherapist.
Canfield is the founder of "Self Esteem Seminars" in Santa Barbara, and "The Foundation for Self Esteem" in Culver City, California. The stated mission of Self Esteem Seminars is to train entrepreneurs, educators, corporate leaders and employees to achieve their personal and professional goals. The focus of The Foundation for Self Esteem is to train social workers, welfare recipients and human resource professionals.
In 1990,he shared with author Mark Victor Hansen his idea for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. After three years, the two had compiled sixty-eight stories.
Canfield has appeared on numerous television shows, including Good Morning America, 20/20, Eye to Eye, CNN's Talk Back Live, PBS, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Montel Williams Show, Larry King Live and the BBC.
Canfield's most recent book, The Success Principles (2005), shares 64 principles that he claims can make people more successful. In 2006, he appeared in the DVD, "The Secret," and shared his insights on the Law of Attraction and tips for achieving success in personal and professional life.
Jack Canfield was born on August 19, 1944, in Fort Worth, TX. He is the son of Elmer and Ellen (a homemaker; maiden name, Taylor). He attended high school at Linsly Military Institute, Wheeling, WV, 1962. He went to college at Harvard University, B.A., 1966; University of Massachusetts at Amherst, M.Ed., 1973. Canfield married Judith Ohlbaum in 1971 (divorced, November 1976); he married Georgia Lee Noble on September 9, 1978 (divorced, December 1999); he married Inga Marie Mahoney on July 4, 2001; children: (first marriage) Oran, David, Kyle, Dania; (second marriage) Christopher Noble. He is a Democrat and a Christian, and his hobbies include tennis, travel, skiing, running, billiards, reading, and guitar.
Canfield received a BA in Chinese History from Harvard University and a Masters from University of Massachusetts. He has worked as a teacher, a workshop facilitator, and a psychotherapist.
Canfield is the founder of "Self Esteem Seminars" in Santa Barbara, and "The Foundation for Self Esteem" in Culver City, California. The stated mission of Self Esteem Seminars is to train entrepreneurs, educators, corporate leaders and employees to achieve their personal and professional goals. The focus of The Foundation for Self Esteem is to train social workers, welfare recipients and human resource professionals.
In 1990,he shared with author Mark Victor Hansen his idea for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. After three years, the two had compiled sixty-eight stories.
Canfield has appeared on numerous television shows, including Good Morning America, 20/20, Eye to Eye, CNN's Talk Back Live, PBS, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Montel Williams Show, Larry King Live and the BBC.
Canfield's most recent book, The Success Principles (2005), shares 64 principles that he claims can make people more successful. In 2006, he appeared in the DVD, "The Secret," and shared his insights on the Law of Attraction and tips for achieving success in personal and professional life.
Jack Canfield was born on August 19, 1944, in Fort Worth, TX. He is the son of Elmer and Ellen (a homemaker; maiden name, Taylor). He attended high school at Linsly Military Institute, Wheeling, WV, 1962. He went to college at Harvard University, B.A., 1966; University of Massachusetts at Amherst, M.Ed., 1973. Canfield married Judith Ohlbaum in 1971 (divorced, November 1976); he married Georgia Lee Noble on September 9, 1978 (divorced, December 1999); he married Inga Marie Mahoney on July 4, 2001; children: (first marriage) Oran, David, Kyle, Dania; (second marriage) Christopher Noble. He is a Democrat and a Christian, and his hobbies include tennis, travel, skiing, running, billiards, reading, and guitar.
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July 21, 2011
I've always got Chicken Soup on my reading pile. Sometimes it takes me forever to finish one but I'd feel lost without that sip of soup when I'm in the mood.
Chicken Soup to Inspire a Woman's Soul was good. Like others that I've read, there are stories that will make you laugh, cry, and feel inspired.
There's always a few stories that I'll remember. One such in this helping was Taking it in Stride in the chapter "Letting Go". Cappy Tosetti tells of her tight schedule, arriving just thirty minutes beofre she was to attend her first session at a business conference. She later discovers she's been making the rounds with a pair of purple undies hanging off her notebook. It might not have been so bad but there's more to the story but you'll have to find it for yourself. Ms. Tosetti takes it in stride and laughs along with everyone else. She handled this embarrassing situation with ultimate grace and style. My kind of woman!
Chicken Soup to Inspire a Woman's Soul was good. Like others that I've read, there are stories that will make you laugh, cry, and feel inspired.
There's always a few stories that I'll remember. One such in this helping was Taking it in Stride in the chapter "Letting Go". Cappy Tosetti tells of her tight schedule, arriving just thirty minutes beofre she was to attend her first session at a business conference. She later discovers she's been making the rounds with a pair of purple undies hanging off her notebook. It might not have been so bad but there's more to the story but you'll have to find it for yourself. Ms. Tosetti takes it in stride and laughs along with everyone else. She handled this embarrassing situation with ultimate grace and style. My kind of woman!
February 5, 2018
Kyaaaaa <3 I love this book so much, but I have to give it to my cousin. So, the story will inspire her, and hopefully impact to her life. Amen <3
July 6, 2019
Great stories to inspire all of us.
October 7, 2023
I normally love chicken soup books but in this one I only related to a few stories.
August 6, 2026
I enjoyed the stories, some made me laugh, some made me cry. For woman who have lived into later life.
August 29, 2011
INSPIRING!
Really, I have to use capslock just to express on how inspiring this book is! Even when you are just a teenager or a young adult still lost in the vast world, trying to find your missing soul, this amazing book is a must read to get you back on track! Lesson learnt, age does not matter in anything you do. Just believe in yourself, that is!
Really, I have to use capslock just to express on how inspiring this book is! Even when you are just a teenager or a young adult still lost in the vast world, trying to find your missing soul, this amazing book is a must read to get you back on track! Lesson learnt, age does not matter in anything you do. Just believe in yourself, that is!
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February 28, 2013When I received my complimentary copy of this book, I was dismayed by the sub-title and the words, "mid-life." I was only in my thirties when I submitted, Circle of Love: http://kellysalasin.com/2009/09/03/ci...
August 9, 2016
Chicken Soup to Inspire a Woman's Soul does. Written by many women and edited by Canfield et al, the book is cause for thought. it warms the heart. it underlines the human abilities to connect and the need for connection in order to survive.
March 7, 2008
The Chicken Soup series are great when you are feeling a bit down and want some inspiration. They definitely give you the momentum to keep moving forward in your life.
December 6, 2012
the good one
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March 10, 2013Loved it! I keep reading it for inspiraton! Wonderful stories!
April 9, 2013
it made me appreciate and respect my mother more
June 1, 2013
I love these stories of inspiration. Great collection of stories and poem...and cartoons.
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February 13, 20159
this book is good
this book is good
April 22, 2015
Took me months to get back to this on and off because of all the depression of death and illness and sadness in the book
October 1, 2009
Love to read all these books
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