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As a Type-A Mom Trying to ‘Have It All,’ I Suffered a Breakdown. These 5 Tips Helped Me Regain Control and Prioritize Self-Care on a Daily Basis.

By Jessica Milicevic — 2021

Self-care in its most basic form are things you do to take care of yourself. As working moms, we’ve become conditioned to do everything for others, so the idea that we should do something for ourselves can seem entirely selfish and foreign.

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The Motherhood Complex: The Story of Our Changing Selves

Enriched with discoveries from biology, psychology and social science, The Motherhood Complex is a journey to the heart of what it means to become a mother.

Melissa Hogenboom

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The Natural Remedy Book for Women

Provides an alternative to traditional medical care for minor health problems, discussing the use of holistic healing methods including vitamins, acupressure, minerals, herbs, and naturopathy.

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Daughters and Mothers: Making it Work

The mother/daughter relationship is one of the most intense relationships a woman will ever experience-it is strong and primary. This first and essential relationship has a powerful, though often subtle, effect on an adult woman's interactions with her mate, children, friends-and herself.

Julie Firman, Dorothy Firman

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A New Way to Think About the Transition to Motherhood | Alexandra Sacks

When a baby is born, so is a mother—but the natural (and sometimes unsteady) process of transition to motherhood is often silenced by shame or misdiagnosed as postpartum depression.

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Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution

Adrienne Rich’s influential and landmark investigation concerns both the experience and the institution of motherhood. The experience is her own―as a woman, a poet, a feminist, and a mother―but it is an experience determined by the institution, imposed on all women everywhere.

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Ordinary Insanity: Fear and the Silent Crisis of Motherhood in America

A groundbreaking exposé and diagnosis of the silent epidemic of fear afflicting new mothers, and a candid, feminist deep dive into the culture, science, history, and psychology of contemporary motherhood. Anxiety among mothers is a growing but largely unrecognized crisis.

Sarah Menkedick

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Mamaste: Discover a More Authentic, Balanced, and Joyful Motherhood from Within

A holistic guide to becoming a more balanced, authentic, and joyful mother: Celebrity doula, pregnancy, women’s wellness, and empowerment coach Lori Bregman introduces the “five expressions of motherhood”: Action Mama, Flow Mama, Rebel Mama, Vulnerable Mama, and Free Mama.

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To Have and to Hold: Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma

A clinical psychologist’s exploration of the modern dilemmas women face in the wake of new motherhood. When Molly Millwood became a mother, she was fully prepared for what she would gain: an adorable baby boy; hard-won mothering skills; and a messy, chaotic, beautiful life.

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Mindful Motherhood: Practical Tools for Staying Sane in Pregnancy and Your Child’s First Year

From hormones to stretch marks, labor pains to diaper changes, motherhood is an adventure like none other. The rapid changes in your body, your lifestyle, and your very identity call for a certain mental agility.

Cassandra Vieten

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Regretting Motherhood: A Study

Women who opt not to be mothers are frequently warned that they will regret their decision later in life, yet we rarely talk about the possibility that the opposite might also be true—that women who have children might regret it.

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