Summary: More than 60 mothers from a variety of situations and backgrounds, present inspiring ideas, poignant stories, and practical applications to help mothers find great success and personal growth in the beautiful and challenging work of raising the next generation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Familius 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 306.8 DELWorthington, Alli
Summary: "A guilt-free guide that strips away the myths you've believed about motherhood and offers you a new way to think--about your kids, yourself, and being the mom you've always wanted to be. A recent Barna study stated that 80 percent of mothers are stressed out, 70 percent are tired, and 56 percent are overcommitted. This book is for them: every mom who feels overwhelmed, worried, stressed,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.8 WORReid, Jordan
Summary: In Carrying On, lifestyle blogger Jordan Reid weaves real-world fashion, beauty, home decor, and entertaining advice into a deeply personal, candid account of what pregnancy (and new parenthood) is really like. Fearlessly taking on topics that every mom-to-be wrestles with, including judgment from peers (and total strangers), relationship upheavals, intimacy issues, and the greatest worry of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618 REICho, Catherine
Summary: "The riveting story of a mother who is separated from her newborn son and husband when committed to an involuntary psychiatric ward in New Jersey after a harrowing bout of postpartum psychosis"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHO, CATHERINE CHOCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B Catherine Cho CHONicogossian, Claire
Summary: "A few years ago, Dr. Claire Nicogossian began noticing a trend in her therapy room: Mothers are struggling with the challenging and unexpected emotions that surface during their journey through motherhood. In the confines of a safe, judgment-free space, they share about the heavy guilt they carry from losing control and yelling at their children; the crippling fear that they are failing their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Publishing Co. 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8743 NICCarnes, Natalie
Summary: "This is a woman's answer to Augustine's Confessions. The narrator gives birth to her daughter and finds she has given birth to a new self. But this conversion to the new life of motherhood demands other conversions, further births, newer selves. As she struggles with the thorny issues of modern parenthood-raising a white child in a world of racism, a daughter in a world of patriarchy, and a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Belief Christ CarnesMartin, Jamie C
Summary: Introverted mothers face unique challenges. Jamie C. Martin lifts the false burdens and negative stereotypes off your shoulders, letting you know you're not alone. Martin shares vulnerable stories from her own life as well as thoughts from other kindred-spirit moms. Her practical suggestions and creative inspiration, combined with quotes and insights from four well-known introverted writers,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 MARMasony, Meredith
Summary: "Meredith Masony founded That's Inappropriate in 2014 as an innocent and humorous way to chronicle her chaotic days as a working mom, child wrangler, and busy wife. It soon evolved into a massive, dynamic community of parents-now nearly three million strong-brought together by their shared belief that parenthood and marriage don't have to be perfect. Now, in 18 to Life, Meredith shares her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 MASCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Parents MasonyMillwood, Molly
Summary: A clinical psychologist's exploration of the modern dilemmas women face in the wake of new motherhood. - provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperWave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 MILOlmo, Irene
Summary: "A recollection, in graphic novel format, of the author's ambivalent feelings regarding motherhood while growing up, and an exploration of the imposition of motherhood on women as both an expectation and a path toward fulfillment"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Mundi 2023
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Summary: "Keiler Roberts mines the passing moments of family life to deliver an affecting and funny account of what it means to simultaneously exist as a mother, daughter, wife, and artist. Drawn in an unassuming yet charming staccato that mimics the awkward rhythm of life, no one's foibles are left unspared, most often the author's own....Roberts can get lost in the rewarding melodrama of playing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ROBSchrock, Leslie
Summary: Tech investor and new mom Leslie Schrock offers a thoroughly modern guide to pregnancy-from the preparations of "trimester zero" to the challenges of the newborn months. In the last thirty years, the process of starting a family has drastically changed. Not only are there many more options for getting pregnant, but there are a dizzying array of variables from start to finish. Genetic test or no...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiller Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.2 SCHThompson, Becky (Rebecca F.)
Summary: Presents a twenty-one day Christian journal for mothers with thoughts that focus their attention on their marriage and the way to integrate their romantic feelings for their husband with the love and feelings of responsibilities they have for their children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WaterBrook 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248 THOCorrigan, Kelly
Summary: "From the New York Times bestselling author of The Middle Place comes a new memoir that examines the bond--sometimes nourishing, sometimes exasperating, occasionally divine--between mothers and daughters. When Kelly Corrigan was in high school, her mother neatly summarized the family dynamic as "Your father's the glitter but I'm the glue." This meant nothing to Kelly, who left childhood sure...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CORRIGAN, KELLY CORCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 994.4 CORDavid-Weill, Cécile
Summary: "Part memoir, part parenting guide, part American and part French, Parents Under the Influence offers a unique view of the challenges of parenting, and fresh perspectives on how to find a beneficial path forward for parents and children alike. How should we raise our children? It should be a simple enough question to answer but in fact it is an intimidating and complex one. We often address it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Other Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 DAVDe Cruz, Hollie
Summary: Motherhood: there is no 'right way', only what is right for you and your baby. In this empowering, thought-provoking book, birth and parenting coach Hollie de Cruz will guide you through the ever-changing landscape of your baby's first year with a big dose of calm and confidence. Filled with mindfulness techniques, affirmations and game-changing exercises to help you feel more capable and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vermilion 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8743 DE CHarvey, Cara
Summary: "Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed, burnt out and like there is no time for you? As a busy mom, it can feel nearly impossible to find time to work on your goals. Between the piles of laundry, dishes in the sink, taking care of your home and the day to day demands, your to-do list can feel never ending. You feel like you barely have time to make dinner, how are you going to find time for your...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Publisher not identified] 2021
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Summary: "A heartfelt, subversively funny memoir and a bold personal manifesto that pushes back against the superficial expectations of motherhood -- and challenges the idea that there's a "right" way to raise kids. With hard-won knowledge gained from having fourkids in four years, Kristen Howerton navigates the emotional and sometimes messy waters of motherhood, sharing valuable lessons from her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Convergent 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 HOWKelly, Mary Louise
Summary: "The time for do-overs is over. Ever since she became a parent, Mary Louise Kelly has said "next year." Next year will be the year she makes it to her son James's soccer games (which are on weekdays at 4 p.m., right when she is on the air on NPR's All Things Considered, talking to millions of listeners). Drive carpool for her son Alexander? Not if she wants to do that story about Ukraine and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KELLY, MARY LOUISE KELCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B KELLY KELKlein, Jessi
Summary: In Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Jessi Klein's second collection, she hilariously explodes the cultural myths and impossible expectations around motherhood and explores the humiliations, poignancies, and possibilities of midlife. Klein explores this stage of life in all its cruel ironies, joyous moments, and bittersweetness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KLEIN, JESSI KLEMeeker, Meg.
Summary: The biggest book yet from Dr. Meg Meeker, the author of the hit Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters, focuses on the author's years of expertise with mothers and what she's learned about creating new, healthy emotional habits that will vastly improve women's lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Media, Inc. 2011
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 646.70085 MEENg, Celeste
Summary: Летом в Шейкер-Хайтс только и говорили о том, что Изабелл, младшенькая Ричардсонов, все-таки спятила и спалила дом… В Шейкер-Хайтс, спокойном и респектабельном городке все тщательно спланировано - от уличных поворотов и цветников у домов до успешных жизней его обитателей. И никто не олицетворяет дух городка больше, чем миссис Ричардсон, идеальная мать и жена. Но однажды в этом царстве...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Phantom Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 491.7 FIC NGRush, Elizabeth A.
Summary: "An astonishing, vital book about Antarctica, climate change, and motherhood from the author of Rising, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 998.9 RUSVieira, Becky
Summary: "Enough already with all those guides solely focused on caring for a screaming, crying, pooping infant! New moms deserve better. Writer Becky Vieira wants to help them unapologetically prioritize self-care, create healthy boundaries, and stay sane in our newborn-obsessed culture. Drawing on her own experiences as well as interviews with both moms and experts, she gets to the bottom of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Union Square & Co. 2023