Mojo Mom
By Amy Tiemann
(Gotham Books, Paperback, 9781592404551, 239pp.)
Publication Date: April 2009
Categories: Parenting - Motherhood
 |      |
MOJO MOM helps you answer the question, "Who Am I Now that I'm A Mom?"
What is Mommy Mojo? It's the feeling you get when you're a parent at the top of your game, juggling the kids and the many facets of life, and keeping your own needs in balance. Motherhood is a tremendous gift, but it's also a huge identity shift. Becoming a Mojo Mom means bringing your self and your dreams back into focus, while still giving your family the loving attention it needs. It may sound like a fantasy, but it can be done.
Mojo Mom shows women practical ways to:
* Prepare to become a Mom without losing your identity
* Survive and enjoy the intense early years
* Save some of your best energy and creativity for your own ideas and dreams
* Reenter the workplace or take on a new path with confidence and ease
* Learn the key elements to the long-term success of your marriage
* Become a Naptime Activist-and change the world in just an hour a week
* Rise above the "Mommy Wars" between stay-at-home and working moms
* Use motherhood as an opportunity for reinvention
Getting your mojo back is not just another item for your to-do list-it's your right. Amy Tiemann, MomsRising.org executive team member and founder of MojoMom.com, will help every woman explore her true self.
A former high school teacher, AMY TIEMANN holds a Ph.D. in neurosciences from Stanford University. A major voice in the mothers-advocacy movement, she has been interviewed in newspapers coast to coast and on television shows such as Today. She is a member of the executive team of MomsRising.org and a longtime supporter of Women for Women International. Through her writing, seminars, and Web site MojoMom.com, Amy Tiemann helps other women discover and reclaim a strong sense of self as they grow as mothers and individuals.
"Becoming a mother is a heart-changing event. Mojo Mom is the essential guide that gives each reader the tools and inspiration she needs to get her personal mojo back, and make a positive difference in the world."
--Joan Blades and Kristin Rowe- Finkbeiner, co-founders of MomsRising.org
"Amy Tiemann brings a scientist's mind, a seeker's eye and a mother's heart to her work as a writer and commentator on the issues that matter most to women."
--Karen Maezen Miller, author of Momma Zen: Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood
"Mojo Mom is a much-needed catalyst for living the precious gift of personal power we each long for at every stage of life. Give this book to every Mom you know- but give it to yourself first!
--Zainab Salibi, Founder of Women for Women International
"Mojo Mom hits the spot, for any mom who needs a friend. It's honest, personal, political, caring, and inspirational, all at the same time. This is the mom-book to keep at your bedside."
-Miriam Peskowitz, author of The Truth Behind the Mommy Wars and coauthor of The Daring Book for Girls
 |
Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein HarperCollins |
 |
Skeletons at the Feast Chris Bohjalian Crown |
 |
Last Night at the Lobster Stewart O'Nan Viking |
 |
The Story of a Marriage Andrew Sean Greer Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
