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Apr 10

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Mothering at Midnight? I Got You

MIDNIGHT MEDITATIONS FOR MOMS book cover

This sweet little book has hit the shelves, online and in person! I wrote Midnight Meditations for Moms with love and inclusivity for mothers of every walk of life and every stage of momming.

Announcer VO: Just in time for Mother’s Day!
On amazon at bit.ly/MidnightMeditations.

It’s easy to romanticize midnight motherhood as the tender and dimly lit rocking, feeding, and changing of a tiny baby. But we quickly discover the wee hours hold so much more that calls us from sleep at all ages and stages: sickness, distress, the bad dream, the sleepover gone awry, the curfew-tester. Sometimes it’s our own natural worries, fears, and emotions that keep us awake. In the nighttime hours when the house is quiet, our minds may be anything but still.

Whatever has stirred you from sleep, know that you are not alone. You are embraced in the circle of motherhood as we navigate this journey together. We understand the physical, emotional, and mental stamina that motherhood asks of you. Consider this book your night-shift companion, soothing the weary mama with gentle centering, reconnection, and reflection. Each meditation seeks to settle your mind, body, and heart. Read these pages in any way you find most comforting: one page a night or many; sequentially, by topic, or at random. 

Barnes & Noble, Silverdale, WA

Motherhood doesn’t come with flexible hours, but we can find moments of peace within the night shifts. May the pages of Midnight Meditations for Moms hold that space for you.

My hope is for every mother to resonate with the words in these meditations. You won’t find any assumptions about momming parameters: birth or adoption (and everything in between), breast or bottle, partnered or single, first child or fifth, socioeconomics, resources, or identity in its many facets. The only assumption about you as a reader is that you are engaged in the experience of mothering.

In hardcover with a ribbon bookmark. If you find comfort and company in its pages, please let me know in the comments, or drop an amazon review! 💞

To learn about this title and my other three books, please visit my amazon author page. Here’s to momming in wellness!

Sep 8

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ISO: Your Thoughts for My New Book

I need your help! I’m writing a new book for St. Martin’s Press — and your response here could end up in my book as an attributed quote! What I need to know is: What does the term “self-care” mean to you? Does it make you uncomfortable? Break out in hives? Does it make you think of pedicures and bubble baths? Eating well, hydration, exercise? Does it evoke learning how to create boundaries and learn to say “no”?

Whatever self-care means to you, and however you make the proverbial oxygen mask an intentional part of your life — or not — I want to hear your perspective. Please share this post with anyone who might like to comment on the topic (I’d like to hear from men, too) and thanks in advance for your support!

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Feb 15

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Giveaway! Bliss and Soulful Mothering e-book/audio

Last week at Studio Mothers you met Kathy Stowell, the homeschooling, simplicity parenting mother of two little ones who blogs at Bliss Beyond Naptime. I’ve so enjoyed getting to know Kathy over the interwebs and on the phone. She is truly an authentic, deeply creative soul who is dedicated to a life of simplicity, creativity, and presence. I’m always inspired by women who are so clear about the path they want to follow — and walk the talk, with all its challenges and rewards.

Kathy recently released the e-book and audio recording The Bliss Filled Mama: Self-Care for Soulful Mothering. I’m delighted to offer a free copy of this magical resource (e-book AND audio file) to a Studio Mothers reader! Simply leave a comment on this post and you’ll be entered to win. You have until 5:00 p.m. eastern time on Friday, February 17, 2012, to enter.

In The Bliss Filled Mama: Self-Care for Soulful Mothering, Kathy shares the strategies and practices that help pull her through the “delicate dance of being a loving, present mother who also has the time and energy to tend to her creative spirit and life calling.” These are the basic self-care approaches Kathy swears by that help make every day an opportunity to keep her needs front and center while “ensuring my genetic makeup flourishes, happily, for generations to come.” And because being a busy mama can make it tricky to sit down and read a whole e-book, Kathy recorded herself “whispering these sweet somethings into your ear.”

The Bliss Filled Mama offers over 10,000 words of insight into:

  • Kathy’s approach to optimum health
  • Simple yet saucy mama style
  • Ladies’ night ideas to maintain your precious friendships
  • Ways to garner your partner’s support in your bliss quest
  • Protecting your boundaries
  • Housekeeping; simplicity style
  • Exploring and pinpointing the joys in your life
  • Carving out pockets of time to indulge in these joys
  • Kathy’s own parenting philosophy that accommodates more mama bliss

If you aren’t the winner of the e-book/audio package, you can purchase it here for $14 USD.

Good luck, creative mamas!

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