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Mother Shock!
Best-selling author, Andi Buchanan, aptly coined this term for the state in which many new parents exist during those first confusing, chaotic, and often comical years of parenting. “It is the clash between expectation and result, theory and reality; a twilight zone of 24-hour-a-day living where life is no longer neatly divided into day and night. It is the stress of trying to acclimate quickly to the immediacy of mothering; of formulating a new conception of oneself, one’s role in the family and in the world; of shouldering a fearful new level of responsibility and a new delegation of domestic duties.”
We’ll explore Mother Shock: Loving Every (Other) Minute of It, an absolute life-saver during my postpartum days. Then we’ll dive into her brilliant new book, my oldest girls’ favorite,The Double-Daring Book for Girls! Send an email anytime to mommymuselive@gmail.com. Then join us for a special episode of The Mommy-Muse Is In tomorrow, Tuesday, April 7th at Noon Pacific / 3 PM Eastern Time on the VoiceAmerica.com Health and Wellness Network.
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Mommy-Muse.com Favorites: This Week's PPD Blog Posts Drum roll please..... Here are my top picks for excellent articles on postpartum depression and other postpartum mood disorders: Postpartum Depression Screening Saved My Life by Marcie Ramirez - Postpartum Depression Screening saved my life. Period. There can be no argument or debate. If I hadn’t been screened by my...... -
Truth Telling: Discover The Secret Lives of Moms with Oprah Guest Vicki Glembocki! Do you feel alone, like you're one of the only moms not making it? Do you crave a potent dose of honesty, a tell-all, inside look at the secret life of moms? Wonder if the truth of your life behind the scenes is normal or crazy? Award-winning author of The Second Nine...... -
Harmonizing Science and Mystical Phenomena with Martha Beck On last week's interview with Martha Beck on The Mommy-Muse Is In: Empowering Your Journey into Motherhood, I asked an important question: How can somebody who has been extremely skeptical about religion and superstition, who believes there is a scientific explanation for everything, speak openly about her mystical experiences? Here...... -
Workable Solutions to the Mommy Madness! Are you often plagued with guilt and worry? Do you wish you could opt out of the "Perfect Parent Olympics" and connect, rather than compete, with other moms? What in the world is a good mother, anyway? I am delighted to be bringing you the author of Even...... -
The Belly Dance Prescription: Shake Your Hips and Depression! I invite you to join me and three remarkable women as we share the magic of belly dance for well-being and launch my newest e-book, The Belly Dance Prescription: Shake Your Hips and Depression. On The Mommy-Muse Is In: Empowering Your Journey into Motherhood, I will be hosting special guests,......
