“ There’s so much finger-pointing going on and that has to do with the guilt and the self-justification of the choices they make,’ says Rachel Hamman, author of the 2006 book Bye-Bye Boardroom, about the choice to stay home. ‘Working moms are trying to stand their ground, as are stay-at-home moms. Sacrifices are made at both ends,’ she says. “Working in the home or outside the home, there are things you give up.’”

—USA TODAY, July 12, 2007

“A common theme in Bye -Bye Boardroom is enjoying motherhood, but not at the expense of personhood. Having a family see you become who you want to be sets a great example.” Hamman says. “Even if your business card used to read “CEO” you have a blank slate and that’s scary because there is nothing written on it-yet it’s also exciting because you can create whatever you want.”

—Southern Living, June 2007

“‘It’s a huge shift,’ admits Rachel Hamman, author of Bye-Bye Boardroom. A former executive at Merrill Lynch and Golden Rule Foundation, Hamman retired two years ago to stay home with her children, now 15 and 8. ‘Staying home means having to reinvent who we are. And that’s scary…I’ve learned more about myself in the two year I have been home with my children than in the two decades I spent working.’”

—American Baby, March 2007

“…chronicles the personal stories of twenty-eight professional women who chose motherhood…Hamman closes with a Top Ten List of lessons learning including the comforting #1, “I Am Not Alone,” and #6, “There Is an I in Family.”

—Foreword Magazine, September 2007

“A few years ago, Maitland resident Rachel Hamman was a high-powered working professional. After her two children came along, however, she made the decision to put her career on hold to be a stay-at-home mother. What she didn’t count on was how challenging the transition would be. Feeling isolated, she sought the company of other full-time mothers who inspired her to write her first book, ‘Bye-Bye Boardroom: Confessions from A New Breed of Stay-at-Home Moms.’…’Bye-Bye Boardroom,’ written in a diary format . . .”

—Orlando Leisure, June/ July 2006

“There are plenty of myths and assumptions attached to the idea of stay-at-home moms — like the luxury of making your own schedule, escaping the working world for the comforts of home and never needing to set the alarm for early wake-ups again. Reality can be a lot different but just as rewarding, according to Bye-Bye Board Room: Confessions From a New Breed of Stay-At-Home Moms, a new book by Rachel Hamman.”
––Orlando Sentinel, June 2006