You Are a F*cking Awesome Mom: So Embrace the Chaos, Get Over the Guilt, and Be True to You *[ePub]
A much-needed voice of encouragement for every woman who had a baby and lost her mind Sometimes, motherhood feels never-ending. A child is born, chaos ensues, and it seems like life will never return to normal. In You Are a F*cking Awesome Mom, award-winning journalist and Instagram star Leslie Anne Bruce acknowledges that, yes, motherhood is a total mind f*ck—but then she offers the self-empowerment lessons new mothers need to get through the psychic upheaval and emerge stronger than ever. After childbirth, a woman's body, her relationships, and her very sense of self are tested like never before. Bruce encourages readers to look past the sugarcoated truisms about the miracles of child-rearing in order to embrace the real joys of motherhood, spit-up stains and all. Loaded with unfettered support from a mom who has been through it all, You Are a F*cking Awesome Mom offers a lifeline of encouragement, inspiration, and community for the new mama who got a baby, lost her mind, and desperately wants to find herself again. Read more
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Why Must Read You Are a F*cking Awesome Mom: So Embrace the Chaos, Get Over the Guilt, and Be True to You?
I was going to write this review about how I wished this book had been written before my two munchkins (ages 5 and 1) were born. It's true that I would have been so much better equipped to manage the "crippling" loss of identity, the heartbreak of leaving my baby for the first time upon returning to work, and the all-encompassing nature of breastfeeding. However, after finishing the book, I will tell you that this book is for ALL MOMS! It doesn't matter if you're pregnant, in the 4th trimester, or well into the toddler years. This book will touch a nerve, make you laugh, make you cry, and have you cheering until the very last page. One of my very favorite take-aways is the reminder that I'm allowed to be my own woman AND a mom. Another of my favorite "ah-ha" moments is that you're allowed to have two conflicting feelings, and one does not beget the other. I'll be gifting this book to all of my amazing mom friends this holiday season!
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