Motherhood

A mother of four sons herself, Maggie Dent draws on her personal experience - and over four decades work as a teacher, counsellor and now author and speaker - to help build understanding, empathy and compassion for our boys....

Did you know there are things that you can do to help your baby cry and fuss less? Did you know that many parents experience unnecessary disruptions to their sleep at night? Are you longing for a less exhausting, deeper connection with your little one?

Expert hypnobirthing teacher and founder of The Positive Birth Company, Siobhan Miller has made it her mission to change the way women around the world approach and experience birth....

“A comprehensive road map for parents who want to raise securely attached, emotionally healthy children. A parenting must-read.” —Alyssa Blask Campbell, M.Ed., author of Tiny Humans, Big Emotions ______ Learn how to create a lifetime of connection, trust, and open communication with your...

What the award-winning, best-selling Boundaries has done for adult relationships, Boundaries with Kids will do for you and your children....

Often, the grown children of emotionally absent mothers can't quite put a finger on what's missing from their lives....

Is it supposed to be this hard? It's a question all new mothers ask. The moment after birthing your baby, you enter postpartum. It's the blurriest of transitions – there's joy and awe but also intense physical recovery, fluctuating hormones, a brain that can't find the right words, and more.

Modern motherhood is insane. We’re expected to parent perfectly, bounce back, enjoy every moment, forge ahead at work and keep smiling through all the endless expectations – all whilst forgetting about ourselves....

Baby or child-free? Which will it be? Is this decision keeping you up at night? Do you feel terrified you will regret your decision? Are you paralyzed by this high-stakes choice? Now, you can get off the fence and get on with your life....

In her trademark gentle, supportive and reassuring style, best-selling author Sarah Ockwell-Smith shows that while we all lose it at times, everyone can become a calmer parent....

An intimately honest memoir about motherhood, The Motherload dares to ask, what happens when “what to expect when you’re expecting” turns out to be months of rage, anguish, brain fog, and a total surrender of sex, career, and identity.

The scars inflicted on childhood by a parent with narcissistic tendencies are lasting - but they don't have to define your future. My Parent the Peacock is a compassionate, insightful and clear-eyed guide to recovery.

As we continue to navigate complex mealtimes, picky eating, emotions and tantrums as well as puberty, diet culture, body image and eating disorders - now more than ever, we need to change the way we communicate about food to our children and ourselves.

It is not necessary for childbirth to be a terribly painful experience. In this audiobook, HypnoBirthing founder Marie Mongan shows women how the Mongan Method works and how parents can take control of the greatest and most important event of their lives....

Including 25 healing recipes, Awakening Fertility is a source of connection, nourishment, and guidance to those desiring to become mothers. As opposed to the countless other books on "trying to conceive," it looks at this time before motherhood as a chance for discovery and growth....

Drawing on her work as a psychotherapist, alongside her own experiences as a mother, Anna shows that caring with our children begins with caring for ourselves, and it's time to replace exhaustion with empowerment....

In Your Baby's Bottle-feeding Aversion, Rowena describes the various reasons babies display aversive feeding behavior, explains how the listener can identify the cause and describes effective solutions.

A clinical psychologist’s exploration of the modern dilemmas women face in the wake of new motherhood....

Neha Ruch provides a paradigm-shifting guide to career breaks after kids that rebrands stay-at-home parenthood for a new generation of women and families.

We can not raise a happy child if we are constantly screaming threats at them. No parent sets out to hurt their child, but this type of parenting does just that. To raise a happy child that wants to behave, you need to retrain yourself first....

Practicing GP, mother of two and Instagram’s popular doctor Preeya Alexander is a refreshing new voice in the parenting space. Her hands-on, inclusive and down-to-earth advice, combined with a big dose of fun, is the ultimate survival guide for the first two years of parenting....

Get rid of mom guilt, regain your sanity, and prevent burnout. Loving your kids isn’t supposed to mean you completely disappear or get swallowed up by the demands of motherhood. You want to be a great mother.

Amy understands firsthand the overwhelm and complex range of emotions that mothers face. Amy’s background as a journalist set her on the path to uncover all that she could about the latest research on matrescence, the transition a woman undergoes when she becomes a mother....

In her authentic and down-to-earth voice, Amelia will guide new mums through this time of great physical and emotional change.

Like many women, Clare Pooley found the juggle of a stressful career and family life a struggle, so she left her successful career to look after her family....

Il tempo ha un suono diverso quando sai che sta per finire. Una mamma lo sa, lo sente. Gli ultimi mesi sono volati, scanditi da visite mediche, nuove sfide e momenti preziosi: Cesare ascolta in loop le sue canzoni preferite, esprime desideri. Vuole andare al parco, fare un giro in moto, poi in barca a vela. E mentre Valentina cerca un modo per restare aggrappata all’amore, ai ricordi di ogni risata, il suo Cece si sta spegnendo.

Almost 10 years after learning that her son is autistic, Julie Green was also diagnosed, shedding light on a lifetime of feeling othered and misunderstood. Motherness traces Julie's journey from childhood to early motherhood, when she must advocate for her son while navigating her own struggles. With more girls and women being diagnosed in the last decade—many of them later in life—the face of autism is changing. Motherness provides a rich, intensely personal account of what it is like to be autistic through the lens of both a mother and child.

Everyone told Sinead that having a newborn was a beautiful kind of delirium - a hazy blur of broken sleep and exhaustion, wrapped in euphoria. A life-changing love. Sinead spent every day of her traumatic pregnancy clinging to that sliver of light in the dark. But when Vivie arrived, there was no euphoria, no life-altering love. And nine days after giving birth, Sinead was admitted to the Mother & Baby Unit at Starship Hospital in the grips of severe postnatal depression.

Destrozada por la muerte de su madre y, al mismo tiempo, desconcertada y "más que un poco avergonzada" por la intensidad de su reacción, Arundhati Roy comenzó a escribir estas memorias en un intento de comprender sus sentimientos hacia la madre de la que huyó a los dieciocho años, "no porque no la amara, sino para poder seguir amándola". Así empieza esta historia asombrosa, que Roy lleva "escribiendo toda la vida", un texto radicalmente honesto, divertido y profundamente conmovedor. .

Auf unser Bauchgefühl zu hören, kann einfach sein, wenn wir uns trauen. Um dieses Vertrauen geht es in diesem Buch. Du lernst, wie du als Frau und Mutter deine Intuition spüren und auch ganz praktisch umsetzen kannst — egal, ob du gerade schwanger oder schon Mama von größeren Kindern bist. Du erfährst, was alles wirklich wirklich möglich ist, wenn du deinem Bauchgefühl selbstverständlich und mutig vertraust.

Are you a busy mom yearning to explore the world without sacrificing your family or career? Wanderlust's Secret Diary is your ultimate guide to making travel an integral part of your life. Don't let another year go by putting your travel dreams on hold. Wanderlust's Secret Diary will give you the tools and inspiration to create a life filled with adventure, growth, and unforgettable experiences.

Are you a mom who feels pressured into being home when you enjoy going to work? Why is having a job important for many women, including yourself? Do you struggle with making time for yourself, your home, your spouse and your kids because you hold a job? If you answered yes to any of these questions then this book is for you... 50 Things To Know About Being Working Mom by Summer Anderson offers tips and insight into balancing life as a working mom. Many mothers struggle with going back to work after giving birth, even if they love the job they have waiting for them upon their return.

Helping Your Child Find the Right College is a quick, easy listen for anyone new to the college process or anyone overwhelmed or unsure where to begin. This mother’s guide gets right to the point with a bit of sarcasm and humor thrown in to keep it light. Get helpful advice, lessons learned and many points of consideration to help you navigate the process and maybe even make some memories along the way.

What if the very things that made you feel different in your career were actually your greatest strengths? STEM Moms is a career navigation guide for professionals who want more than survival—they want clarity, resilience, and the confidence to thrive. Drawing from real stories, practical exercises, and lived experiences, this audiobook reframes challenges as opportunities and equips you with strategies to build a career that truly fits. This isn’t just a book about career development. It’s about designing a life that reflects your truest self—and showing others it’s possible too.

Author of Strong As a Mother Kate Rope brings grace and humor in a new, non-judgmental guide to tackling the most important topics in the modern lives of elementary-age girls. Strong as a Girl is a compassionate, expertly-sourced guide for parents and caregivers on how to build a strong foundation in the early years and to truly see and support your girl for who she is and wants to be.

Wie gelingt es, Kinder achtsam zu begleiten, ohne sich selbst zu verlieren? Wie können wir Konflikte als Chancen nutzen und Beziehungen gestalten, die auf Vertrauen, Respekt und echter Verbindung beruhen? Mit berührenden Beispielen, praktischen Übungen und tiefem Einfühlungsvermögen zeigt sie Wege, wie wir unsere eigenen Bedürfnisse erkennen, alte Muster liebevoll hinterfragen und Kindern ein sicherer Hafen sein können – auch in stürmischen Zeiten.

Raising Owen: An Extra-ordinary Memoir of Motherhood is the story of a first time mother coming to terms with her oldest son's surprise diagnosis of Down syndrome shortly after his birth. Like any first time mother, Suzanne Lezotte assumed having her first baby would come with all the usual pleasures and trials of motherhood, except one-an unexpected diagnosis of Down syndrome when her son Owen was seven days old. Her every expectation of parenthood was derailed.

This book is a Compass for couples, a Ritual in words, a Soulful map for navigating the shift into parenthood—TOGETHER. What you truly need is connection. What your relationship needs is care. And what your family deserves is a beginning rooted in presence, love, and intention. At the heart of this guide is the SAFE CIRCLE, a framework of 10 Keys that walk beside you from fertility dreams to postpartum dawns, through emotional shifts, shared fatigue, and rediscovered intimacy.

A Mother’s Love Is Forever is a 90-day journey of encouragement and empowerment, created to lift her up daily with words that speak straight to the heart. Whether she’s celebrating a birthday, Mother’s Day, a holiday, or simply needs a boost of daily love, this book is a gift that keeps giving long after the flowers fade or the wrapping paper is gone. Every second feels like a warm embrace—a reminder that she matters, she’s cherished, and she is more than enough.

As a leadership coach, I empower women leaders every day, but nothing quite prepared me for the ultimate leadership challenge: motherhood. My daughter is my beloved child and my toughest client yet! She’s turned every day into an impromptu masterclass in communication, patience, and humor. Dive into Hot Tub Mommy, where you won’t find dry parenting advice. Instead, it’s a lively collection of stories and musings from my own wild ride as a mom.