Overwhelmed Mothers Books | Summaries & Audio

Releasing the Mother Load

by Erica Djossa • 2024

The mental load of motherhood is invisible and exhausting. How to share it and reclaim yourself.

3.92

312

👻 Invisible Labor 🧠 Maternal Mental Health 🔍 Intensive Mothering 🤝 Partner Load-Sharing 🔥 Burnout Recovery

Releasing the Mother Load 90%

The mental load of motherhood is invisible and exhausting. How to share it and reclaim yourself.

by Erica Djossa 2024

3.92

312 ratings

👻 Invisible Labor 🧠 Maternal Mental Health 🔍 Intensive Mothering 🤝 Partner Load-Sharing 🔥 Burnout Recovery

What No One Tells You

by Alexandra Sacks • 2019

New motherhood is a second adolescence: your emotional chaos is a feature, not a flaw.

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1k+

🍼 New Motherhood 🧠 Maternal Mental Health 😕 Maternal Ambivalence 👍 Good Enough Parenting 🧳 Mental Load

What No One Tells You 89%

New motherhood is a second adolescence: your emotional chaos is a feature, not a flaw.

by Alexandra Sacks 2019

4.00

1k+ ratings

🍼 New Motherhood 🧠 Maternal Mental Health 😕 Maternal Ambivalence 👍 Good Enough Parenting 🧳 Mental Load

The Highly Sensitive Parent

by Elaine N. Aron • 2020

For sensitive parents who absorb everything: how to thrive on your wiring instead of fighting it.

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🧠 High Sensitivity 🔇 Overstimulation 💚 Emotional Regulation 🤔 Decision Fatigue 🧸 Attachment Parenting

The Highly Sensitive Parent 89%

For sensitive parents who absorb everything: how to thrive on your wiring instead of fighting it.

by Elaine N. Aron 2020

3.50

2k+ ratings

🧠 High Sensitivity 🔇 Overstimulation 💚 Emotional Regulation 🤔 Decision Fatigue 🧸 Attachment Parenting

Grumpy Mom Takes a Holiday

by Valerie Woerner • 2019

Grace over guilt, rest over exhaustion: a Christian mother's way back to joy.

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2k+

🕊️ Christian Motherhood 🙏 Grace-Based Parenting 😔 Mom Guilt 💆‍♀️ Self-Care For Mothers 💑 Marriage After Kids

Grumpy Mom Takes a Holiday 89%

Grace over guilt, rest over exhaustion: a Christian mother's way back to joy.

by Valerie Woerner 2019

4.26

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Motherhood 🙏 Grace-Based Parenting 😔 Mom Guilt 💆‍♀️ Self-Care For Mothers 💑 Marriage After Kids

Good Enough Is the New Perfect

by Becky Beaupre Gillespie • 2011

Good enough beats perfect: a working mom's guide to dropping the guilt and keeping the career.

3.40

191

👩‍💼 Working Mothers 😔 Mom Guilt ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🛠️ Perfectionism Recovery 💖 Self-Compassion

Good Enough Is the New Perfect 88%

Good enough beats perfect: a working mom's guide to dropping the guilt and keeping the career.

by Becky Beaupre Gillespie 2011

3.40

191 ratings

👩‍💼 Working Mothers 😔 Mom Guilt ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🛠️ Perfectionism Recovery 💖 Self-Compassion

Strong As a Mother

by Kate Rope • 2018

Your baby has enough books. Here's the one about you, from pregnancy through postpartum.

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1k+

🧠 Maternal Mental Health 👶 New Motherhood 🤝 Co-Parenting 😔 Mom Guilt 🛀 Self-Care For Parents

Strong As a Mother 88%

Your baby has enough books. Here's the one about you, from pregnancy through postpartum.

by Kate Rope 2018

4.03

1k+ ratings

🧠 Maternal Mental Health 👶 New Motherhood 🤝 Co-Parenting 😔 Mom Guilt 🛀 Self-Care For Parents

Touched Out

by Amanda Montei • 2023

From consent to care work: how motherhood traps women in a system that owns their bodies.

4.18

425

👩‍👧 Modern Motherhood ✊ Feminist Critique 🫂 Care Work ✋ Bodily Autonomy 🛑 Consent And Boundaries

Touched Out 88%

From consent to care work: how motherhood traps women in a system that owns their bodies.

by Amanda Montei 2023

4.18

425 ratings

👩‍👧 Modern Motherhood ✊ Feminist Critique 🫂 Care Work ✋ Bodily Autonomy 🛑 Consent And Boundaries

Screaming on the Inside

by Jessica Grose • 2022

Centuries of impossible ideals set the trap. The pandemic sprang it, and the exit is ambivalence.

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5k+

🧩 Modern Motherhood 😶 Maternal Ambivalence 📱 Momfluencer Culture 💼 Motherhood Penalty 📜 History Of Motherhood

Screaming on the Inside 88%

Centuries of impossible ideals set the trap. The pandemic sprang it, and the exit is ambivalence.

by Jessica Grose 2022

3.47

5k+ ratings

🧩 Modern Motherhood 😶 Maternal Ambivalence 📱 Momfluencer Culture 💼 Motherhood Penalty 📜 History Of Motherhood

Grace, Not Perfection

by Emily Ley • 2016

Motherhood was never a performance. Systems and faith for the woman ready to stop striving.

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7k+

🕊️ Christian Motherhood 💛 Anti-Perfectionism 🏠 Decluttering 🙏 Gratitude Practice 📋 Daily Routines

Grace, Not Perfection 88%

Motherhood was never a performance. Systems and faith for the woman ready to stop striving.

by Emily Ley 2016

4.00

7k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Motherhood 💛 Anti-Perfectionism 🏠 Decluttering 🙏 Gratitude Practice 📋 Daily Routines

The Birth Of A Mother

by Daniel N. Stern • 1998

Motherhood rewires your mind, not just your body. It begins in pregnancy and never ends.

3.83

426

👤 Maternal Identity 🍼 Postpartum Psychology 🔗 Attachment Theory 💭 Psychoanalytic Thought 🧠 Maternal Mental Health

The Birth Of A Mother 88%

Motherhood rewires your mind, not just your body. It begins in pregnancy and never ends.

by Daniel N. Stern 1998

3.83

426 ratings

👤 Maternal Identity 🍼 Postpartum Psychology 🔗 Attachment Theory 💭 Psychoanalytic Thought 🧠 Maternal Mental Health

Ambitious Like a Mother

by Lara Bazelon • 2022

Mothers are told their ambition hurts their kids. The evidence shows it helps them.

3.58

164

👩‍💼 Working Motherhood 💪 Female Ambition 🍼 Intensive Mothering ⚖️ Gender Double Standards 💰 Financial Independence

Ambitious Like a Mother 88%

Mothers are told their ambition hurts their kids. The evidence shows it helps them.

by Lara Bazelon 2022

3.58

164 ratings

👩‍💼 Working Motherhood 💪 Female Ambition 🍼 Intensive Mothering ⚖️ Gender Double Standards 💰 Financial Independence

It Never Ends

by Nan Gefen • 2017

Mothering grown daughters: why silence hurts and how to reconnect without overstepping.

4.75

👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Relationships 🧓 Aging Parents 🔄 Role Reversal 😔 Caregiver Guilt 🫠 Emotional Labor

It Never Ends 88%

Mothering grown daughters: why silence hurts and how to reconnect without overstepping.

by Nan Gefen 2017

4.75

4 ratings

👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Relationships 🧓 Aging Parents 🔄 Role Reversal 😔 Caregiver Guilt 🫠 Emotional Labor

Being There

by Erica Komisar • 2026

The critical window for emotional health is the first three years. Only a mother fills it.

3.90

🧠 Early Childhood Development 🔗 Attachment Theory 💼 Working Mothers 👶 New Mothers 🧬 Brain Development

Being There 88%

The critical window for emotional health is the first three years. Only a mother fills it.

by Erica Komisar 2026

3.90

51 ratings

🧠 Early Childhood Development 🔗 Attachment Theory 💼 Working Mothers 👶 New Mothers 🧬 Brain Development

Mommy Burnout

by Sheryl Ziegler • 2018

A recovery plan for the exhaustion no one named: find your people before you fall apart.

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1k+

🧠 Maternal Mental Health 👩‍👧 Modern Motherhood 🔋 Burnout Recovery 🎯 Perfectionism 📱 Social Comparison

Mommy Burnout 88%

A recovery plan for the exhaustion no one named: find your people before you fall apart.

by Sheryl Ziegler 2018

3.81

1k+ ratings

🧠 Maternal Mental Health 👩‍👧 Modern Motherhood 🔋 Burnout Recovery 🎯 Perfectionism 📱 Social Comparison

Overwhelmed

by Brigid Schulte • 2014

The overwhelmed life is a structural trap, not a personal failure: three myths keep you frantic.

3.83

8k+

🧘 Work-Life Balance 👩‍👧 Working Mothers 🌿 Leisure And Rest ⏰ Overwork Culture 🍼 Intensive Parenting

Overwhelmed 88%

The overwhelmed life is a structural trap, not a personal failure: three myths keep you frantic.

by Brigid Schulte 2014

3.83

8k+ ratings

🧘 Work-Life Balance 👩‍👧 Working Mothers 🌿 Leisure And Rest ⏰ Overwork Culture 🍼 Intensive Parenting

Drop the Ball

by Tiffany Dufu • 2017

A shared home spreadsheet, a real partner, and the surprising career gains of doing less.

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4k+

👩‍💼 Working Mothers 🏠 Household Labor Division 🎈 Letting Go Of Perfection 🤝 Delegation And Outsourcing 💑 Spousal Partnership

Drop the Ball 88%

A shared home spreadsheet, a real partner, and the surprising career gains of doing less.

by Tiffany Dufu 2017

3.83

4k+ ratings

👩‍💼 Working Mothers 🏠 Household Labor Division 🎈 Letting Go Of Perfection 🤝 Delegation And Outsourcing 💑 Spousal Partnership

Pay Up

by Reshma Saujani • 2022

The workplace broke mothers, and the pandemic proved it. Nine fixes employers refuse to make.

3.59

970

👩‍💼 Working Mothers ⚖️ Workplace Equity 💰 Unpaid Labor 🍼 Intensive Parenting 🔥 Burnout Culture

Pay Up 88%

The workplace broke mothers, and the pandemic proved it. Nine fixes employers refuse to make.

by Reshma Saujani 2022

3.59

970 ratings

👩‍💼 Working Mothers ⚖️ Workplace Equity 💰 Unpaid Labor 🍼 Intensive Parenting 🔥 Burnout Culture

A Mouthful of Air

by Amy Koppelman • 2022

She stopped her medication to breastfeed. The silence that followed was fatal.

3.37

🤱 Postpartum Depression 🧠 Maternal Mental Health 🔗 Generational Trauma 🎭 Maternal Expectations 🤫 Societal Stigma

A Mouthful of Air 87%

She stopped her medication to breastfeed. The silence that followed was fatal.

by Amy Koppelman 2022

3.37

41 ratings

🤱 Postpartum Depression 🧠 Maternal Mental Health 🔗 Generational Trauma 🎭 Maternal Expectations 🤫 Societal Stigma

Fair Play

by Eve Rodsky • 2019

End resentment from invisible labor: a card-based system that makes domestic work fair.

3.58

26k+

🏠 Domestic Labor 🧠 Mental Load 🃏 Gamification 👶 Co-Parenting ⚧ Gender Roles

Fair Play 87%

End resentment from invisible labor: a card-based system that makes domestic work fair.

by Eve Rodsky 2019

3.58

26k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Labor 🧠 Mental Load 🃏 Gamification 👶 Co-Parenting ⚧ Gender Roles

The Mission Of Motherhood

by Sally Clarkson • 2003

How a mother's daily routines become the architecture of her children's faith.

4.37

3k+

🕊️ Christian Parenting 🎯 Intentional Motherhood 📖 Child Discipleship ✝️ Biblical Womanhood 🏡 Homemaking

The Mission Of Motherhood 87%

How a mother's daily routines become the architecture of her children's faith.

by Sally Clarkson 2003

4.37

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Parenting 🎯 Intentional Motherhood 📖 Child Discipleship ✝️ Biblical Womanhood 🏡 Homemaking

Strong Mothers, Strong Sons

by Meg Meeker • 2014

Your son will eventually fight you. How to survive the battle and raise a man you admire.

3.91

3k+

👩‍👦 Mother-Son Relationship ✝️ Christian Parenting 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🧱 Character Formation 🕊️ Letting Go

Strong Mothers, Strong Sons 87%

Your son will eventually fight you. How to survive the battle and raise a man you admire.

by Meg Meeker 2014

3.91

3k+ ratings

👩‍👦 Mother-Son Relationship ✝️ Christian Parenting 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🧱 Character Formation 🕊️ Letting Go

The Most Important Job In The World

by Gina Rushton • 2022

The hardest question about having children isn't whether you're ready. It's whether the world is.

4.08

988

❓ Choosing Parenthood ⚖️ Reproductive Justice 🌍 Climate Anxiety 💭 Emotional Labor 🧬 Generational Trauma

The Most Important Job In The World Summary

The Most Important Job In The World 87%

The hardest question about having children isn't whether you're ready. It's whether the world is.

by Gina Rushton 2022

4.08

988 ratings

❓ Choosing Parenthood ⚖️ Reproductive Justice 🌍 Climate Anxiety 💭 Emotional Labor 🧬 Generational Trauma

A Mother's Rule of Life

by Holly Pierlot • 2004

Five priorities, one schedule: the daily framework that replaces chaos with peace, even with kids.

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1k+

✝️ Catholic Parenting 🏠 Household Management ⏳ Rule Of Life 😰 Overcoming Overwhelm 🗓️ Daily Rhythms

A Mother's Rule of Life 87%

Five priorities, one schedule: the daily framework that replaces chaos with peace, even with kids.

by Holly Pierlot 2004

4.13

1k+ ratings

✝️ Catholic Parenting 🏠 Household Management ⏳ Rule Of Life 😰 Overcoming Overwhelm 🗓️ Daily Rhythms

I Can Fix This

by Kristina Kuzmic • 2024

Dismantling the lies that keep parents stuck when a child is in crisis.

4.65

2k+

📉 Child Mental Health 👩‍👦 Parenting Memoir 😔 Parental Guilt 🎮 Parental Control 🫶 Self-Care For Parents

I Can Fix This 87%

Dismantling the lies that keep parents stuck when a child is in crisis.

by Kristina Kuzmic 2024

4.65

2k+ ratings

📉 Child Mental Health 👩‍👦 Parenting Memoir 😔 Parental Guilt 🎮 Parental Control 🫶 Self-Care For Parents

Los seres queridos

by Berta Dávila • 2022

An unexpected pregnancy forces a mother to confront the ambivalence she has never spoken aloud.

4.01

871

🖊️ Autofiction 🔀 Fragmented Narrative 🫂 Ambivalent Motherhood 🌑 Postpartum Depression 👵 Intergenerational Women

Los seres queridos 87%

An unexpected pregnancy forces a mother to confront the ambivalence she has never spoken aloud.

by Berta Dávila 2022

4.01

871 ratings

🖊️ Autofiction 🔀 Fragmented Narrative 🫂 Ambivalent Motherhood 🌑 Postpartum Depression 👵 Intergenerational Women

You Are Not a Sh*tty Parent

by Carla Naumburg • 2022

You think you're a bad parent. The real problem is that voice, and self-compassion quiets it.

4.06

356

🫂 Self-Compassion 🧘 Mindful Parenting 😔 Parental Guilt 🧠 Emotional Regulation 🔥 Burnout Recovery

You Are Not a Sh*tty Parent 87%

You think you're a bad parent. The real problem is that voice, and self-compassion quiets it.

by Carla Naumburg 2022

4.06

356 ratings

🫂 Self-Compassion 🧘 Mindful Parenting 😔 Parental Guilt 🧠 Emotional Regulation 🔥 Burnout Recovery

For Her Own Good

by Barbara Ehrenreich • 1976

Male experts sold science and child-rearing advice; the price was women's autonomy.

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3k+

📜 Women's History 💊 Medicalization 🏠 Domestic Ideology 👶 Child-Rearing Advice 😰 Motherhood And Anxiety

For Her Own Good 87%

Male experts sold science and child-rearing advice; the price was women's autonomy.

by Barbara Ehrenreich 1976

3.96

3k+ ratings

📜 Women's History 💊 Medicalization 🏠 Domestic Ideology 👶 Child-Rearing Advice 😰 Motherhood And Anxiety

How to Stop Losing Your Shit with Your Kids

by Carla Naumburg • 2019

Your temper is biology, not failure. The fix starts with noticing the moment before you snap.

4.06

5k+

🧒 Modern Parenting 🧘 Mindful Parenting 🌡️ Emotional Regulation 💗 Self-Compassion 🌿 Stress Reduction

How to Stop Losing Your Shit with Your Kids Summary

How to Stop Losing Your Shit with Your Kids 87%

Your temper is biology, not failure. The fix starts with noticing the moment before you snap.

by Carla Naumburg 2019

4.06

5k+ ratings

🧒 Modern Parenting 🧘 Mindful Parenting 🌡️ Emotional Regulation 💗 Self-Compassion 🌿 Stress Reduction

Birth Without Fear

by January Harshe • 2019

Your body knows more than any script: building a birth that is yours, whatever unfolds.

3.57

2k+

🏠 Postpartum Care ✊ Birth Advocacy 🧠 Maternal Mental Health 💖 Body Positivity 🌿 Self-Care Practices

Birth Without Fear 87%

Your body knows more than any script: building a birth that is yours, whatever unfolds.

by January Harshe 2019

3.57

2k+ ratings

🏠 Postpartum Care ✊ Birth Advocacy 🧠 Maternal Mental Health 💖 Body Positivity 🌿 Self-Care Practices

Mom Genes

by Abigail Tucker • 2021

Pregnancy physically rewires the brain, pushed by the father's genes. Biology of maternal instinct.

3.81

1k+

🧬 Maternal Biology 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology 👶 Parenting Science 🧪 Hormones And Behavior 🌍 Cultural Anthropology

Mom Genes 87%

Pregnancy physically rewires the brain, pushed by the father's genes. Biology of maternal instinct.

by Abigail Tucker 2021

3.81

1k+ ratings

🧬 Maternal Biology 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology 👶 Parenting Science 🧪 Hormones And Behavior 🌍 Cultural Anthropology

Single Mothers by Choice

by Jane Mattes • 1994

Becoming a mother alone: donors, adoption, and the practical groundwork that makes it last.

3.68

184

👩‍👧 Solo Motherhood 🧬 Donor Conception 📋 Adoption Guides 🤱 Postpartum Preparation 🤝 Support Networks

Single Mothers by Choice 87%

Becoming a mother alone: donors, adoption, and the practical groundwork that makes it last.

by Jane Mattes 1994

3.68

184 ratings

👩‍👧 Solo Motherhood 🧬 Donor Conception 📋 Adoption Guides 🤱 Postpartum Preparation 🤝 Support Networks

Depression the Comedy

by Jessica Holmes • 2018

A comedian's depression hid in plain sight. The recovery was as funny as it was hard.

3.45

139

🌧️ Depression Memoir 😂 Mental Health And Humor 🎤 Comedian Memoir 🧸 Parenting With Depression 😰 Social Anxiety

Depression the Comedy 87%

A comedian's depression hid in plain sight. The recovery was as funny as it was hard.

by Jessica Holmes 2018

3.45

139 ratings

🌧️ Depression Memoir 😂 Mental Health And Humor 🎤 Comedian Memoir 🧸 Parenting With Depression 😰 Social Anxiety

The First Six Weeks

by Midwife Cath • 2016

The 10pm trick that slowly becomes a 7pm bedtime: a midwife's method for newborn sleep.

3.68

1k+

🍼 Newborn Care 😴 Baby Sleep Training 🔄 Routine Building 🤗 Attachment Parenting 🤱 Breastfeeding Support

The First Six Weeks 87%

The 10pm trick that slowly becomes a 7pm bedtime: a midwife's method for newborn sleep.

by Midwife Cath 2016

3.68

1k+ ratings

🍼 Newborn Care 😴 Baby Sleep Training 🔄 Routine Building 🤗 Attachment Parenting 🤱 Breastfeeding Support

Disaster Preparedness

by Heather Havrilesky • 2010

She planned for every disaster except the one that actually happened: growing up.

3.53

764

😂 Comic Memoir 🌱 Coming Of Age 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Dysfunction 😟 Anxiety And Coping 💼 Work And Identity

Disaster Preparedness 86%

She planned for every disaster except the one that actually happened: growing up.

by Heather Havrilesky 2010

3.53

764 ratings

😂 Comic Memoir 🌱 Coming Of Age 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Dysfunction 😟 Anxiety And Coping 💼 Work And Identity

It. Goes. So. Fast.

by Mary Louise Kelly • 2023

Her son's last year at home, her marriage's last year, and she's still flying to war zones.

3.85

12k+

🏢 Working Motherhood 👶 Motherhood Memoir 🎤 War Correspondence 🦻 Hearing Loss 🐣 Empty Nest

It. Goes. So. Fast. 86%

Her son's last year at home, her marriage's last year, and she's still flying to war zones.

by Mary Louise Kelly 2023

3.85

12k+ ratings

🏢 Working Motherhood 👶 Motherhood Memoir 🎤 War Correspondence 🦻 Hearing Loss 🐣 Empty Nest

Doing It All

by Ruby Russell • 2024

The nuclear family was built for capitalism, not kids. Single mothers are exposing a better way.

4.24

🧑‍🧒 Single Motherhood 💰 Care Economy ☭ Marxist Feminism 🖤 Black Feminism 🏠 Nuclear Family Critique

Doing It All 86%

The nuclear family was built for capitalism, not kids. Single mothers are exposing a better way.

by Ruby Russell 2024

4.24

17 ratings

🧑‍🧒 Single Motherhood 💰 Care Economy ☭ Marxist Feminism 🖤 Black Feminism 🏠 Nuclear Family Critique

Why We Can't Sleep

by Ada Calhoun • 2020

Stalled careers, crashing hormones, aging parents: midlife ambushed Gen X women all at once.

3.69

9k+

📊 Generational Analysis 🌅 Midlife Transitions 🥪 Sandwich Generation 🌡️ Perimenopause 💼 Women And Work

Why We Can't Sleep 86%

Stalled careers, crashing hormones, aging parents: midlife ambushed Gen X women all at once.

by Ada Calhoun 2020

3.69

9k+ ratings

📊 Generational Analysis 🌅 Midlife Transitions 🥪 Sandwich Generation 🌡️ Perimenopause 💼 Women And Work

A Mouthful Of Air

by Amy Koppelman • 2003

The smile of a Manhattan mother hides suicide scars, and a depression intent on finishing the job.

3.57

1k+

🤰 Postpartum Depression 🪞 Generational Trauma 💔 Marriage Under Strain 🏙️ Domestic Fiction 🧠 Psychological Realism

A Mouthful Of Air 86%

The smile of a Manhattan mother hides suicide scars, and a depression intent on finishing the job.

by Amy Koppelman 2003

3.57

1k+ ratings

🤰 Postpartum Depression 🪞 Generational Trauma 💔 Marriage Under Strain 🏙️ Domestic Fiction 🧠 Psychological Realism

Rock-a-by Baby

by Verta Taylor • 1996

How postpartum depression support groups evolved into a feminist political movement.

3.67

🚩 Social Movements 🎓 Women's Studies 🤱 Postpartum Depression 🩺 Medicalization 👥 Self-Help Groups

Rock-a-by Baby 86%

How postpartum depression support groups evolved into a feminist political movement.

by Verta Taylor 1996

3.67

9 ratings

🚩 Social Movements 🎓 Women's Studies 🤱 Postpartum Depression 🩺 Medicalization 👥 Self-Help Groups

Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal

by Scott Benner • 2013

A stay-at-home dad could handle laundry and diapers. The diabetes diagnosis was something else.

4.09

151

🏠 Stay-At-Home Parenting 👨‍👧‍👦 Modern Fatherhood 📋 Adoption Stories 😂 Domestic Humor 🏥 Chronic Illness Parenting

Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal Summary

Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal 86%

A stay-at-home dad could handle laundry and diapers. The diabetes diagnosis was something else.

by Scott Benner 2013

4.09

151 ratings

🏠 Stay-At-Home Parenting 👨‍👧‍👦 Modern Fatherhood 📋 Adoption Stories 😂 Domestic Humor 🏥 Chronic Illness Parenting

Self-Compassion for Parents

by Susan M. Pollak • 2019

Why the most effective parenting tool isn't discipline, but three minutes of self-kindness a day.

4.00

🧘 Mindful Parenting 💆‍♀️ Parental Self-Care 💖 Self-Compassion 🔄 Breaking Family Cycles 🌊 Emotional Regulation

Self-Compassion for Parents 86%

Why the most effective parenting tool isn't discipline, but three minutes of self-kindness a day.

by Susan M. Pollak 2019

4.00

79 ratings

🧘 Mindful Parenting 💆‍♀️ Parental Self-Care 💖 Self-Compassion 🔄 Breaking Family Cycles 🌊 Emotional Regulation

Fed Up

by Gemma Hartley • 2018

Noticing, planning, soothing: invisible work women are raised for and men are trained to ignore.

3.72

4k+

🧹 Domestic Labor ⚖️ Marriage Equality ✊ Feminist Self-Help 🚧 Boundary Setting 📣 Modern Feminism

Fed Up 86%

Noticing, planning, soothing: invisible work women are raised for and men are trained to ignore.

by Gemma Hartley 2018

3.72

4k+ ratings

🧹 Domestic Labor ⚖️ Marriage Equality ✊ Feminist Self-Help 🚧 Boundary Setting 📣 Modern Feminism

You Got Anything Stronger?

by Gabrielle Union • 2021

Perimenopause made Gabrielle Union want to die. Then her daughter taught her how to live.

4.11

12k+

🎬 Celebrity Memoir ✊🏾 Intersectional Feminism 👩🏾‍💼 Invisible Labor 🖤 Anti-Blackness 🩺 Women's Health

You Got Anything Stronger? 86%

Perimenopause made Gabrielle Union want to die. Then her daughter taught her how to live.

by Gabrielle Union 2021

4.11

12k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Memoir ✊🏾 Intersectional Feminism 👩🏾‍💼 Invisible Labor 🖤 Anti-Blackness 🩺 Women's Health

Nightbitch

by Rachel Yoder • 2021

A stay-at-home mom's transformation into a dog awakens a wildness she thought motherhood had erased.

3.42

89k+

😤 Maternal Rage 🐺 Animal Transformation 🩸 Body Horror 🏡 Suburban Discontent 🖤 Dark Comedy

Nightbitch 86%

A stay-at-home mom's transformation into a dog awakens a wildness she thought motherhood had erased.

by Rachel Yoder 2021

3.42

89k+ ratings

😤 Maternal Rage 🐺 Animal Transformation 🩸 Body Horror 🏡 Suburban Discontent 🖤 Dark Comedy

Discovering the Inner Mother

by Bethany Webster • 2021

How to break the mother-daughter patterns that keep you small, without blaming your mother.

3.86

1k+

👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Dynamics 🧬 Intergenerational Trauma 🧒 Inner Child Healing ✊ Feminist Psychology 💔 Emotional Neglect

Discovering the Inner Mother 86%

How to break the mother-daughter patterns that keep you small, without blaming your mother.

by Bethany Webster 2021

3.86

1k+ ratings

👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Dynamics 🧬 Intergenerational Trauma 🧒 Inner Child Healing ✊ Feminist Psychology 💔 Emotional Neglect

My Phantoms

by Gwendoline Riley • 2021

A daughter traces her mother's rituals and evasions, searching for the connection that never came.

3.77

6k+

💔 Difficult Mother 🌫️ Emotional Distance 🪞 Parental Narcissism 🥀 Understated Grief 📖 Book Club Fiction

My Phantoms 86%

A daughter traces her mother's rituals and evasions, searching for the connection that never came.

by Gwendoline Riley 2021

3.77

6k+ ratings

💔 Difficult Mother 🌫️ Emotional Distance 🪞 Parental Narcissism 🥀 Understated Grief 📖 Book Club Fiction

I Only Say This Because I Love You

by Deborah Tannen • 2001

The real argument was never spoken. What linguistics reveals about family conflict's hidden logic.

3.80

497

🗣️ Family Communication 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Dynamics 👥 Gender And Talk 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bonds 🔄 Generational Conflict

I Only Say This Because I Love You Summary

I Only Say This Because I Love You 86%

The real argument was never spoken. What linguistics reveals about family conflict's hidden logic.

by Deborah Tannen 2001

3.80

497 ratings

🗣️ Family Communication 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Dynamics 👥 Gender And Talk 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bonds 🔄 Generational Conflict

Sleeping Like A Baby

by Pinky McKay • 2006

No cry-it-out required: baby-warm sleep strategies rooted in biology, not training.

4.03

338

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Sleeping Like A Baby 86%

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4.03

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A Tiny Bit Marvellous 86%

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by Dawn French 2010

3.24

12k+ ratings

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A single mother cleans houses while barely holding onto her own: life inside the working poor.

3.86

114k+

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Maid 86%

A single mother cleans houses while barely holding onto her own: life inside the working poor.

by Stephanie Land 2019

3.86

114k+ ratings

💰 Working Poor 🧹 Domestic Labor 🌫️ Invisible Labor 🏷️ Poverty Stigma 📋 Welfare System

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