Amy E. Willard

On today's episode of the Encouraging Health Series, I will be talking with Christine Cook of truebluematch.com.Christine's professional life has always been about supporting and educatingparents and children. She currently presents workshops throughout NH for parents through PTOs andco-hosts a day-long parent retreat three times a year.Deciding it was time to return to the workforce full time in the fall of2009 Christine became discouraged with the lack of opportunities due to thefailing economy. The idea of a matching website for parents had beengrowing since some lonely days as a new parent with her first son. Shedecided to follow that idea and make it a reality.Truebluematch.com, a friendship matching service for parents was launched inNovember of 2010. It provides opportunities for moms to meet moms and dadsto meet other dads that share similar interests, parenting styles andpersonalities.The site has resonated with parents. Many parents who have lost their jobsin the recession have also lost some f