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Motherhood doesn't have to mean losing yourself. Most moms are grateful they make the choice to be a stay-at-home mom (SAHM), but after a couple of years, they may feel like they're losing their mind. The alternative is going back to work, but that doesn't seem right either. Flex Mom is for mothers who want a third model of motherhood, somewhere between stay-at-home mom and working mom. This third way is to be the primary caregiver for their children while deliberately creating a path that fuels their passions - leaving them fulfilled and confident.

You can reduce stress and enjoy your life! Homemaker, career woman, wife, supermom—sometimes the roles you have to fill all at once can get to be too much. Internationally known psychologist Dr. Kevin Leman has seen scores of women who are overcome by stress. With humor, insight, and practical solutions, this best-selling author helps you manage the six stress points in your life: kids, career, husband, housework, money, and crammed schedules.

When Rain Hurts is the story of one mother’s quest to find a magical path of healing and forgiveness for her son, a boy so damaged by the double whammy of prenatal alcohol abuse and the stark rigors of Russian orphanage life that he was feral by the time of his adoption at age three. Bizarre behaviors, irrational thoughts, and dangerous preoccupations were the norm - no amount of love, it turns out, can untangle the effects of fetal alcohol syndrome.

Tiny Leaps, Big Changes explores the reality behind personal development - that all big changes come from the small decisions we make every day. Using scientific and psychological research, Gregg Clunis shows you what hidden factors drive our behavior and gives you the tools to form helpful daily habits to accomplish your goals.

A stepmother constantly sees to others' needs - those of her spouse, her kids, his kids, their kids. She also has to work so hard to maintain her marriage or deal with the emotional turmoil that can follow divorce and marrying again, that she may neglect her own needs. It's no wonder, then, that stepmothers often ask: Who's taking care of me? This is where Sue Patton Thoele steps in, offering practical advice and emotional support in a new edition of her book, The Courage to Be a Stepmom.

Domenica Ruta grew up in a working-class, unforgiving Italian town north of Boston where in the seventeenth century women were hanged as witches. Her mother, Kathi, a notorious figure in this hardscrabble place, was a drug addict and sometime dealer whose life swung between welfare and riches, whose highbrow taste was at odds with her base appetites.

Sam and Jo are parents who are passionate about learning, unlearning, and relearning whatever will help them become the best parents to their kids. They are dedicated to raising their children to become adults who enjoy a beautiful life. They have implemented lots of ideas and strategies gleaned from books, podcasts, and even social media. Still, one term has become a hard nut to crack, and they are confident that if they get it right, it can positively impact their kid's life forever.

Once a baby is born, so much of the focus and energy turns toward them. It’s natural for all the books and chatter to be about the baby. But, Mama, this audiobook is all about you. You matter, too, and these words are my love letter to you. I want you to know: Hard is normal (but that doesn’t mean it’s any less hard), perfection is a myth (and it’s a dangerous one), you matter (big time), and you are not alone (we’re all in the same boat).

Homeschooling isn't always easy. There are hiccups and bumps, and there will be plenty of times that we doubt if we are really capable of teaching our kids well. In More than Enough, unexpected homeschooler of 12 years Kara Stephenson Anderson shares with warmth and honesty about real-life homeschooling. Written for any parent - those brand new to homeschooling and those who have been at this for years, More than Enough is a guide for putting connection ahead of perfection, letting go of standards and expectations, and living a life of learning and love together.

In this audiobook, I’ll guide you on what you can expect from your little baby in the first month, including the hospital process following birth, in-depth instructions on breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, changing diapers, possible complications, and many tips.

A much-needed antidote to our modern, assembly-line approach to childbirth, this new book is designed as a guide for all who wish to participate in the wondrous process of bringing new life into the world. Its ideas derive from two sources: the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda, with its emphasis on body, mind, and spirit, and the latest Western scientific prenatal research.

「親のために努力し続けて、しんどい――そんな自分に気づき、涙が止まりません」「共感できることがありすぎて、すべてのページにマーカーを引きたい」

Are you feeling overwhelmed by the rollercoaster of motherhood? Have you ever whispered to yourself, "Am I really cut out for this?" or laughed despite the mess and absolute chaos, wondering, "Am I the worst mom, or what?" If these thoughts resound amidst the joy and juggling of parenting, You Are Not the Worst Mom: Parenting Unapologetically, Shamelessly, Guiltlessly, and Lovingly While Empowering Every Parent Through the Struggles We All Have is your heartfelt invitation to embrace motherhood like never before.

This small but powerful narration of a new mother’s journey gives voice to a topic that is very taboo: loving the kids but not loving the job of parenting. This issue, and this audiobook, is not just about postpartum depression. It is about learning to love yourself and your life again despite the daily struggles of caring for a new baby.

From the cradle to college, tell your daughters the truth about life before they believe the culture's lies. For mothers with girls newborn to eighteen, Five Conversations You Must Have with Your Daughter is simply a must-have audiobook. Youth culture expert Vicki Courtney helps moms pinpoint and prepare the discussions that should be ongoing in the formative years.

With four young daughters and a miserably failed marriage, Debra Gwartney moves halfway across the country, to Eugene, Oregon, for a new job and what she hopes will be a new life for herself and her daughters. The two oldest, Amanda, 14, and Stephanie, 13, have a symbiotic relationship so intense they barely know where one begins and the other leaves off. They

Written with a blend of wit, snark, and raw intimacy, Belabored is an impassioned and irreverent defense of the autonomy, rights, and dignity of pregnant people.

Your first pregnancy is an exciting time in life! It can also be a bit terrifying. You have many questions and you don’t know what to expect. Questions like, how do you choose the right OB-GYN? What foods can you eat? What if I go into labor earlier? Every new parent goes through this. Some parents tuck these thoughts away but there’s a better way to get rid of the anxiety. You get informed. You make the choice to educate yourself about what you don’t know. It takes time and effort but it’s worth it. And that’s what this book will help you do.

"Congratulations on the resurrection of your life", a colleague wrote to Emily Rapp Black when she announced the birth of her second child. The line made Rapp Black pause. Her first child, a boy named Ronan, had died from Tay-Sachs disease before he turned three years old, an experience she wrote about in her second book, The Still Point of the Turning World. Since that time, her life had changed utterly.

You might be just a few days out of the hospital or months into your sleep-deprived postpartum journey when the realization hits you: life as you know it—your whole identity—will never be the same. Mom Your Way will guide you through this fundamental shift into new motherhood. With a healthy dose of humor and comforting best-friend energy, Yasmin Kaderali shares judgment-free wisdom for navigating your postpartum life.