Rage Against the Minivan is a popular mommy blog with a large and growing audience. Author Kristen Howerton is a marriage and family therapist and mother of four. She has developed a loyal following through her ability to capture the raw emotions of motherhood, while maintaining some levity and a willingness to laugh at herself. Her experience as a family therapist allows her to speak into parenting issues, as well as helping her to draw readers in by encouraging sharing and reflection in comments. Kristen can be sarcastic and weave a funny story, but she can also write poignantly and move parents to greater self-discovery in the same post. Her blog is about authenticity – and readers return because of this relationship. Most recently, Rage Against the Minivan was named #17 on Disney/Babble's Top 100 Mom Blogs of 2011.
Reach
In addition to writing at Rage Against the Minivan, Kristen also contributes at several other high-profile sites. She is the managing editor at the popular blogging news magazine SHEPOSTS. She is also a regular contributor at the pop culture website MAMAPOP and at the lifestyle site CURVY GIRL GUIDE. She founded and edits the collaborate parenting blog MAMA MANIFESTO, and writes about faith at CONVERSANTLIFE. She is a weekly contributor to two popular Orange County publications, blogging about motherhood at OCFAMILY and writing a weekly advice column at the ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER. Kristen has also had essays published at MSNBC, ANTI-RACIST PARENT, DIVINE CAROLINE, THE STIR, and BLOGHER.
Readership
Kristen’s blog Rage Against the Minivan is widely read, with an average of 170,000+ page views each month.
Influence
In addition to delivering fresh content at several online media outlets, Kristen also has a loyal following in other social media outlets, including Facebook and Twitter. Kristen has 1223 friends on her personal facebook page, with an additional 1221 fans at the Rage Against the Minivan fan page. With approximately 4000 followers on Twitter, Kristen is on 300+ “lists” and has a Klout score of 66 – a great measure of her online influence.
Press
Kristen has had her work in print at THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, THE MODESTO BEE, THE WITCHITA EAGLE, and THE BELLEVUE NEWS DEMOCRAT. Her blog was featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES. She has also done numerous television appearances, including being interviewed on THE VIEW, CNN, MSNBC, GOOD DAY LA, and most recently THE TODAY SHOW.
Awards
Kristen has emerged as one of the top bloggers in the adoption niche, but her universal observations on motherhood have also earned her recognition in the broader blogosphere as well. In 2010, she was chosen as a Blogher Voice of the Year Finalist, and she was also recognized by SocialLuxe lounge as one of the top five funniest blogs of the year. In 2011, she was named one of the top bloggers in Adoptive Families Magazine, and was also chosen for About.com Reader’s Choice Award and Circle of Mom's Top 25 Funniest Mom Blogs. Most recently, Kristen was awarded the #17 spot on the coveted Babble (Disney) Top Mom Blogs of 2011 list.
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