An entrepreneur and high-powered marketing executive who felt a void despite her professional success, Cheri Bergeron undertook a grueling mission to become a mother that included foster parenting, fertility treatments, donors, genetic defects, heartbreaking loss, premature birth, and a precedent-setting child custody battle fought in the Texas Family Courts. As a recognized author, speaker, life coach, and founder of the nonprofit Cheri's Choice, Cheri has inspired and empowered scores of women to break free from outdated societal rules and limiting personal beliefs to discover their unique path to motherhood. She lives happily ever after with her beautiful, unconventional, blended family in Austin, Texas.
""With unwavering honesty, deeply felt pain, gimlet-eyed realism, and wry humor, Cheri shares her perilous journey toward motherhood-and the shattering of conventional expectations left in its wake. She winds up poignantly rewriting the traditional narrative to forge her own distinctive path, learning hard truths along the way. Armed with that wisdom, Cheri exhorts women to take charge of their futures and their options, inspiring a dogged sense of determination matched by a strong feeling of empowerment. Read Mission: Motherhood and then plot your own path."" - JillEllyn Riley, co-author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers The Confidence Code for Girls and Living the Confidence Code. ""Cheri's harrowing tale of combating infertility and the legal system has never been more relevant or timely. It's a must-read for women contemplating motherhood and for single mothers alike. Her triumphant journey will leave you with an indelible appreciation for how far a woman will go to become a mother."" - James Evans, Principal, Evans Family Law Group. ""Cheri's story of loss and grief is raw, heartbreaking, and inspirational at the same time. It's an important resource for anyone who has suffered the loss of a child. Cheri's resilience and strength bring hope to those who have experienced the unthinkable and found a way to carry on."" - Worth Kilcrease, LPC, Fellow in Thanatology: Death, Dying, and Bereavement.