Barbara Machen is a mother of twins. Growing up outside San Francisco, she was raised by a single mother on government assistance and was one of only seven students in a class of 500 to receive a full scholarship to a major university. By twenty-five, she owned her own marketing company, but after becoming a mother, she quickly learned how it felt to go from being a confident woman to being a scared and insecure mother. "Mom Life" was created to help women who don't necessarily have the love and support of family and friends and are venturing into motherhood alone. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and children.