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New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Talks about Being a New Mom and World Leader | TODAY

2018

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, 38, is not only the youngest female head of state in the world. She’s also the first woman in nearly 30 years to give birth while in office. After welcoming her baby girl in June, the prime minister sits down with TODAY to talk about her life and career. See more...

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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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Adrienne Rich
1995
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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.

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Sarah Menkedick
2020
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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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Lori Bregman
2019
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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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Molly Millwood
2019
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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.

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Cassandra Vieten
2009
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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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Orna Donath
2017
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Ask Me What’s for Dinner One More Time: Inappropriate Thoughts on Motherhood

From the founder of That’s Inappropriate—one of the most popular parenting blogs on the web—comes a hilarious, genuine, and relatable essay collection on the ups and downs of motherhood.

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Meredith Masony
2020
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What Moms Get in Return: The Unexpected Enlightenment of Parenting While Female

What if our own crucible of self-sacrifice can teach us more about enlightenment than male mystics ever could?

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Danya Ruttenberg
2016
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Inner Peace for Busy Women

This is a book about getting real. It tells the truth about busyness and peace in a way that can help us women change our lives. Until quite recently, it was politically incorrect to mention that balancing work and family, while having any time left to nurture our spirit, was a tall order.

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Joan Z. Borysenko
2003
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