This Is Motherhood: A Motherly Collection of Reflections + Practices
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This Is Motherhood: A Motherly Collection of Reflections + Practices
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Overview
With This Is Motherhood, the cofounders and contributors of the Motherly online community present a collection of essays and practices to celebrate motherhood in all its complexity.
Here you’ll find reflections on each phase of "the wild ride of motherhood," including the soaring highs of meeting your new baby, the ground-shaking lows that make you doubt everything you’ve ever known, and all the beauty and pain in between. Each chapter closes with practices from Motherly’s team of wellness experts to help you define, clarify, process, and celebrate your journey.
This book was created to inspire and guide you through some of the most miraculous and stressful milestones of your life, such as:
• New Mama—get ready for the mysterious, unpredictable, and beautiful start to your new life as a mother
• Firsts—each step is brand new to you and your baby . . . and a chance to discover your way to learn and love
• Mental Load—even with the worries, the to-do lists, the midnight emergencies, you deserve time and attention, too
• Village—how to find the support that’s all around you, because you aren’t meant to do this alone
• Transformation—discover and embrace the powerful, loving, capable woman who’s been molded by motherhood
There are many ways to get motherhood right. It’s not your mother’s path or your sister’s path or that seemingly-perfect mom from your kid’s preschool’s path. It’s yours. You get to define—and redefine along the way—your experience of motherhood.
And you are not alone.
Each essay in This Is Motherhood is a letter to you, from one mama to another, to remind you that your feelings are normal. That you’re doing an amazing job. That you’re stronger than you even realize.
Most of all: You’ve got this, mama.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781683642657 |
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| Publisher: | Sounds True, Incorporated |
| Publication date: | 03/12/2019 |
| Pages: | 304 |
| Sales rank: | 1,083,133 |
| Product dimensions: | 7.20(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.90(d) |
About the Author
JILL KOZIOL is the CEO and cofounder of Motherly. She resides in California. For more, visit mother.ly.
Liz Tenety
LIZ TENETY is the Chief Digital Officer and cofounder of Motherly. She resides just outside of New York City. For more, visit mother.ly.
Table of Contents
Welcome xi
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Introduction Liz Tenety 2
This Magic Moment Cait Thrasher 5
Birth Is just the Beginning Jessica Wimer 7
This Too Shall Pass Rasha Rushdy 9
From Surviving to Thriving with Twins Tanika White Davis 12
You Are Doing It, Mama Colleen Temple 16
The Chosen Ones Maria Confer 19
Love Carries On Liz Tenety 22
You Were Made for This Judie Harvey 24
Practice: Write a Letter to Your Baby Diana Spalding 27
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Introduction Jill Koziol 32
First Glimpse Into a World Without Me Anne-Marie Gambelin 34
My First Day Back Liz Tenety 37
Our First Trip to the ER Jacqueline Munro Tapp 40
The First Time My Baby Hurt My Feelings Liz Tenety 42
Our First Day Alone Together Karell Roxas 45
The First Time Seeing Him as "Dad" Colleen Temple 48
The First Day of Kindergarten Liz Tenety 51
Practice: Mindfulness in Daily Life Rachel Gorton 53
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Introduction Liz Tenety 58
The Beauty and Purpose of Monotony Colleen Temple 60
No, You're Not Doing It Wrong Diana Spalding 63
What Is Balance Anyway? Jessica Johnston 66
A Mama's Job Is Never Done Emily Glover 69
The Emotional Load of Motherhood Catherine Dietrich 71
The Bedtime Dance Ashley Wasilenko 74
I Vow to Take Care of Myself Diana Spalding 77
The Gift of Attention Courtney Rochowicz 80
Practice: Wellness Checklist Erin Leyba 83
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Introduction Liz Tenety 88
This Is Us Alicia Keswani 90
The Small Things Are the Big Things Emily Glover 93
Raising Our Kids Together, Separately Sara Goldstein 95
Choosing Each Other Again and Again Colleen Temple 98
Let's Talk About Sex (After Baby) Raschael Ash 100
Love Is Love and It Prevails Amber Leventry 103
Let's Not Wait to Make Time for Us Colleen Temple 106
Practice: Family Manifesto Rebecca Eanes 109
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Introduction Jill Koziol 114
Be That Mom You Wish to See In the World Anne-Marie Gambelin 116
Mom-You Made It Look Easy Emily Glover 118
Thank Goodness for Grandparents Colleen Temple 120
Thank You for Being Our Best Friend Justine Lorelle LoMonaco 123
They Just Get It Emily Glover 125
My Virtual Village Is Real Juli Williams 128
Our Caregivers Are Love Givers Jacqueline Munro Tapp 130
When There Is No Village Beth Berry 132
Practice: Building Your Village Beth Berry 135
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Introduction Liz Tenety 140
Metamorphosis of a Mother Diana Spalding 142
This Body Is Beauty Emily Glover 144
When You Have to Leave for Work Alicia Keswani 147
The Stay-at-Home Mom I Always Wanted to Be Jessica Johnston 150
When You Want It All Colleen Temple 153
My Sons Transformed My View of Men Liz Tenety 156
My Daughters Made Me Confident Colleen Temple 159
Stepping Into Stepmom Rachel Gorton 162
Now and Then Liz Tenety 164
Practice: Affirmations for Mamas Allic Casazza 167
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Introduction Jill Koziol 172
Mama Said There'd Be Days Like This Colleen Temple 174
Mama Is Human Too Brianna Mobilian 176
When Anger Is All Too Real Megan O'Neill 178
When You See a Tantrum Diana Spalding 181
Will It All Be Fine? Anne-Marie Gambelin 183
Raising My Children In a Black and White World Erica L. Green 185
A Love Letter to the Baby I Lost to Miscarriage AzizahRowen 188
The Autism Roller Coaster Jamie Henderson 191
Motherhood Is the Great Surrender Kelly May 194
Practice: Forgiveness and Self-Compassion Carolyn Wagner 197
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Introduction Jill Koziol 202
What If Hustling Isn't the Goal? Denaye Barahona 204
The Season for "No" Jill Koziol 207
Easy Like Sunday Morning Catherine Dietrich 210
Mama, Stop "Shoulding" All Over Yourself Jill Koziol 213
Mothering Without Apology Emily Glover 215
Getting Rid of Stuff Saved My Motherhood Allie Casazza 218
See Yourself the Way Your Child Sees You Rasha Rushdy 221
Practice: Letting Go Rachel Gorton 225
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Introduction Liz Tenety 230
All Birth Is Beautiful Diana Spalding 232
The Days Are Long, and the Years Are Short Colleen Temple 235
As Strong as a Mother Kayla Craig 238
I Am a Survivor, I Am a NICU Mama Azizah Rowen 241
Preparing Your Heart for Baby Number Two Erica DeSpain 243
The Strength of a Single Mom Sydney Hutt 246
After Infertility, I Am Free Jenn Press Arata 248
We Still Show Up Rachel Gorton 250
Practice: Creating a Vision Board Erin Leyba 252
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Introduction Jill Koziol 258
Don't Let Me Forget Their Littleness Rasha Rushdy 260
Watching My Kids Love Each Other Diana Spalding 263
The Rawness of Motherhood Colleen Temple 266
My Breastfeeding Miracle Judie Harvey 268
This Life Is a Privilege Colleen Temple 270
To the Person Who Falls In Love with My Son Diana Spalding 272
The World Changed When I Became a Mother Karell Roxas 274
Practice: Finding the Magic Moments of Motherhood Rachel Gorton 277
Conclusion: The Superpower of Mothers-Getting It Done Colleen Temple 280
Authors + Contributors 283