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WomenComfortWomen.com Petitions To Keep Television Program, Keep Starting Over, On The Air

Upon reading that NBC and Bunim/Murray, producers, are considering cancelling the show,

Sometimes television is for entertainment. Sometimes it feels like it can save a life.

That's how the many fans of NBC's daytime reality drama, Starting Over, view the show which chronicles the daily lives of the women in the Starting Over house. Each of the house guests has a life issue, varying from addictions to depression to childhood traumas, and works with nationally renowned life coaches Rhonda Britten (founder of the Fearless Living Institute) and Iyanla Vanzant (author of "Yesterday I Cried" and "Acts of Faith") to not only resolve their issues but to reaffirm and re-establish new lives. Dr. Stan Katz, consulting psychologist, brings a male perspective to the mix.

The show, called one of "Six TV Shows Not to Overlook," by the November 7, 2005 issue of Time magazine, has an amazing effect on its loyal fan base. A dynamic internet community of fans of the show have created various websites and online message boards in support of not only the reality series, but in support of each other in achieving goals and garnering support from other women.

Womencomfortwomen.com, an interactive website with message boards, daily chats and a rapidly growing membership, is one of the more popular websites for the fans of the show.

Upon reading that NBC and Bunim/Murray, producers, are considering cancelling the show, WomenComforWomen site owner Debbie Cochran began an online petition to save the show.

"Starting Over gives many of our members insight into empowering their lives and strengthening their families," says Cochran, herself mother of her first child. "Our members discuss the show on the message boards and in the chat room, and find that they have much in common with the women on the show. In many ways, this show provides a healthy new outlook on the problems in their lives."

"We're hoping to gain more signatures for the petition to present to NBC and Bunim/Murray," Cochran continues, "Women consumers are big fans of the show, and if the emotional appeal doesn't work, then our next stop is the advertisers."

"This show is a part of our lives and we want to keep it on the air."

To sign the petition, visit http://new.PetitionOnline.com/DC0531/petition.html

Cochran's website: http://www.womencomfortwomen.com