50 Books like Releasing the Mother Load

Mommy Burnout

by Sheryl Ziegler • 2018

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

3.81

1k+

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

Mommy Burnout 96%

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

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 95%

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 95%

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

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 95%

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

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 95%

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

Fair Play

by Eve Rodsky • 2019

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

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26k+

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

Fair Play 94%

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

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 94%

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

Screaming on the Inside

by Jessica Grose • 2022

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

3.47

5k+

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

Screaming on the Inside 94%

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

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.

3.50

2k+

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

The Highly Sensitive Parent 94%

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

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 94%

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

Drop the Ball

by Tiffany Dufu • 2017

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

3.83

4k+

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

Drop the Ball 94%

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

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

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 93%

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

Grumpy Mom Takes a Holiday

by Valerie Woerner • 2019

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

4.26

2k+

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

Grumpy Mom Takes a Holiday 93%

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

Doña Huevotes

by Anamar Orihuela • 2023

Learned in childhood to carry everyone, need nothing. Your way back begins inside your body.

3.87

432

🧹 Emotional Labor 🎭 People-Pleasing Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting 👧 Inner Child Healing 🧬 Generational Trauma

Doña Huevotes 93%

Learned in childhood to carry everyone, need nothing. Your way back begins inside your body.

by Anamar Orihuela 2023

3.87

432 ratings

🧹 Emotional Labor 🎭 People-Pleasing Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting 👧 Inner Child Healing 🧬 Generational Trauma

Good Inside

by Becky Kennedy • 2022

Meltdowns are nervous system floods, not defiance. The playbook for meeting chaos with connection.

4.50

44k+

🧸 Gentle Parenting 🔗 Attachment Theory 💞 Co-Regulation 🔄 Cycle Breaking 🧩 Internal Family Systems

Good Inside 93%

Meltdowns are nervous system floods, not defiance. The playbook for meeting chaos with connection.

by Becky Kennedy 2022

4.50

44k+ ratings

🧸 Gentle Parenting 🔗 Attachment Theory 💞 Co-Regulation 🔄 Cycle Breaking 🧩 Internal Family Systems

The Emotionally Exhausted Woman

by Nancy Colier • 2022

Your exhaustion isn't overwork. It's a lifetime of putting yourself last. The exit is learnable.

3.38

2k+

🎭 People Pleasing 💼 Emotional Labor 💗 Self-Compassion 🚧 Boundary Setting 🔥 Burnout Recovery

The Emotionally Exhausted Woman 93%

Your exhaustion isn't overwork. It's a lifetime of putting yourself last. The exit is learnable.

by Nancy Colier 2022

3.38

2k+ ratings

🎭 People Pleasing 💼 Emotional Labor 💗 Self-Compassion 🚧 Boundary Setting 🔥 Burnout Recovery

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

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? 93%

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

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 93%

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 at Your Best When Your Kids Are at Their Worst

by Kim John Payne • 2019

Stop overreacting to your kids by understanding the childhood patterns that drive your response.

3.62

610

🧘 Mindful Parenting 💥 Parental Triggers 🔄 Reactive Parenting 🧭 Values Based Parenting 🌪️ Handling Meltdowns

Being at Your Best When Your Kids Are at Their Worst Summary

Being at Your Best When Your Kids Are at Their Worst 92%

Stop overreacting to your kids by understanding the childhood patterns that drive your response.

by Kim John Payne 2019

3.62

610 ratings

🧘 Mindful Parenting 💥 Parental Triggers 🔄 Reactive Parenting 🧭 Values Based Parenting 🌪️ Handling Meltdowns

Raising Good Humans Every Day

by Hunter Clarke-Fields MSAE • 2023

Fifty small mindful practices that fit into real life and quietly change the way you parent.

4.15

532

🧘 Mindful Parenting 👶 Child Development 😌 Emotional Regulation 🗣️ Nonviolent Communication 🎈 Positive Discipline

Raising Good Humans Every Day 92%

Fifty small mindful practices that fit into real life and quietly change the way you parent.

by Hunter Clarke-Fields MSAE 2023

4.15

532 ratings

🧘 Mindful Parenting 👶 Child Development 😌 Emotional Regulation 🗣️ Nonviolent Communication 🎈 Positive Discipline

How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids

by Jancee Dunn • 2017

When kids pushed her marriage to the brink, a journalist found the research that fixed it.

4.06

15k+

💍 Marriage After Kids 🧹 Division Of Labor 🗣️ Fair Fighting 🔬 Marriage Science ⚖️ Equal Partnership

How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids Summary

How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids 92%

When kids pushed her marriage to the brink, a journalist found the research that fixed it.

by Jancee Dunn 2017

4.06

15k+ ratings

💍 Marriage After Kids 🧹 Division Of Labor 🗣️ Fair Fighting 🔬 Marriage Science ⚖️ Equal Partnership

Brain-Based Parenting

by Daniel A. Hughes • 2012

Parental stress physically blocks the ability to bond. A four-part practice for restoring it.

4.28

158

🧩 Attachment Parenting 🧠 Neuroscience Of Parenting ❤️‍🩹 Trauma-Informed Parenting 😰 Caregiver Stress 🧘 Mindful Parenting

Brain-Based Parenting 92%

Parental stress physically blocks the ability to bond. A four-part practice for restoring it.

by Daniel A. Hughes 2012

4.28

158 ratings

🧩 Attachment Parenting 🧠 Neuroscience Of Parenting ❤️‍🩹 Trauma-Informed Parenting 😰 Caregiver Stress 🧘 Mindful Parenting

The Whole-Brain Child

by Daniel J. Siegel • 2011

Tantrums reveal a brain still under construction. Twelve strategies that teach instead of punish.

4.26

60k+

🧠 Child Development 🧬 Neuroscience Parenting 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🔬 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🤝 Attachment Theory

The Whole-Brain Child 92%

Tantrums reveal a brain still under construction. Twelve strategies that teach instead of punish.

by Daniel J. Siegel 2011

4.26

60k+ ratings

🧠 Child Development 🧬 Neuroscience Parenting 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🔬 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🤝 Attachment Theory

The Good Enough Parent

by The School of Life • 2021

Perfect parenting produces fragile children. The real goal is being adequate and emotionally honest.

4.12

807

🧠 Philosophical Parenting 🧩 Parenting Imperfection 💡 Emotional Intelligence 🎨 Creative Play ❤️ Unconditional Parenting

The Good Enough Parent 92%

Perfect parenting produces fragile children. The real goal is being adequate and emotionally honest.

by The School of Life 2021

4.12

807 ratings

🧠 Philosophical Parenting 🧩 Parenting Imperfection 💡 Emotional Intelligence 🎨 Creative Play ❤️ Unconditional Parenting

Securely Attached

by Mike Berry • 2020

Hard behaviors are trauma speaking. Practical tools to decode the message and build connection.

4.35

178

🧠 Trauma Informed Parenting 🔗 Attachment Theory 🤝 Co Regulation 💔 Childhood Trauma 🧘 Caregiver Burnout

Securely Attached 92%

Hard behaviors are trauma speaking. Practical tools to decode the message and build connection.

by Mike Berry 2020

4.35

178 ratings

🧠 Trauma Informed Parenting 🔗 Attachment Theory 🤝 Co Regulation 💔 Childhood Trauma 🧘 Caregiver Burnout

The Wife Drought

by Annabel Crabb • 2014

We've spent decades getting women into the workplace. The harder project is getting men out.

4.15

4k+

🏠 Domestic Labor Inequality 🍞 Breadwinner Homemaker Divide 👻 Invisible Labor 👩‍👧 Working Mothers 📊 Feminist Economics

The Wife Drought 92%

We've spent decades getting women into the workplace. The harder project is getting men out.

by Annabel Crabb 2014

4.15

4k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Labor Inequality 🍞 Breadwinner Homemaker Divide 👻 Invisible Labor 👩‍👧 Working Mothers 📊 Feminist Economics

How To Raise A Boy

by Michael C. Reichert • 2019

Boys are born as emotionally wired as girls. The parenting playbook for keeping them that way.

3.55

902

🧒 Raising Boys 💭 Emotional Development 🤝 Connection Parenting 🎭 Masculinity Norms 💪 Healthy Masculinity

How To Raise A Boy 92%

Boys are born as emotionally wired as girls. The parenting playbook for keeping them that way.

by Michael C. Reichert 2019

3.55

902 ratings

🧒 Raising Boys 💭 Emotional Development 🤝 Connection Parenting 🎭 Masculinity Norms 💪 Healthy Masculinity

Oh Crap! I Have a Toddler

by Jamie Glowacki • 2019

Why time-outs make toddler meltdowns worse, and what to do when your child tests every limit.

4.30

2k+

🧒 Toddler Development 🍃 Gentle Discipline 🎨 Play-Based Learning 💬 Emotional Validation 🛀 Parental Self-Care

Oh Crap! I Have a Toddler 92%

Why time-outs make toddler meltdowns worse, and what to do when your child tests every limit.

by Jamie Glowacki 2019

4.30

2k+ ratings

🧒 Toddler Development 🍃 Gentle Discipline 🎨 Play-Based Learning 💬 Emotional Validation 🛀 Parental Self-Care

Be Happy Without Being Perfect

by Alice D. Domar • 2008

Perfectionism is making women sick. The toolkit for escaping the trap and embracing good enough.

3.56

601

🎯 Perfectionism Recovery 💭 Cognitive Reframing 💗 Self-Compassion 👩‍👧 Working Mothers 🧘 Mind-Body Medicine

Be Happy Without Being Perfect 92%

Perfectionism is making women sick. The toolkit for escaping the trap and embracing good enough.

by Alice D. Domar 2008

3.56

601 ratings

🎯 Perfectionism Recovery 💭 Cognitive Reframing 💗 Self-Compassion 👩‍👧 Working Mothers 🧘 Mind-Body Medicine

Raising a Secure Child

by Kent Hoffman • 2017

Why your child's needs sometimes set off your alarms, and a visual roadmap for responding better.

4.22

2k+

🔬 Attachment Theory 🧸 Secure Attachment 💞 Emotional Attunement 🔧 Rupture And Repair 🔄 Reparenting

Raising a Secure Child 92%

Why your child's needs sometimes set off your alarms, and a visual roadmap for responding better.

by Kent Hoffman 2017

4.22

2k+ ratings

🔬 Attachment Theory 🧸 Secure Attachment 💞 Emotional Attunement 🔧 Rupture And Repair 🔄 Reparenting

The Nurture Revolution

by Greer Kirshenbaum • 2023

The one thing that prevents mental illness starts in infancy: how you nurture your baby.

4.34

1k+

👶 Infant Development 🔗 Attachment Theory 🤱 Responsive Parenting 💞 Co-Regulation 🥺 Emotion Coaching

The Nurture Revolution 92%

The one thing that prevents mental illness starts in infancy: how you nurture your baby.

by Greer Kirshenbaum 2023

4.34

1k+ ratings

👶 Infant Development 🔗 Attachment Theory 🤱 Responsive Parenting 💞 Co-Regulation 🥺 Emotion Coaching

Raising Good Humans

by Hunter Clarke-Fields • 2019

Ten minutes a day to stop yelling: the mindfulness method that actually works for parents.

3.90

19k+

🧘 Mindful Parenting 🧊 Calm Parenting 💖 Self-Compassion 🌪️ Emotional Regulation 🗣️ Parent-Child Communication

Raising Good Humans 92%

Ten minutes a day to stop yelling: the mindfulness method that actually works for parents.

by Hunter Clarke-Fields 2019

3.90

19k+ ratings

🧘 Mindful Parenting 🧊 Calm Parenting 💖 Self-Compassion 🌪️ Emotional Regulation 🗣️ Parent-Child Communication

The Good News About Bad Behavior

by Katherine Reynolds Lewis • 2018

Why time-outs and sticker charts fail, and a model that builds self-control from connection outward.

3.92

724

🧒 Modern Parenting 🧠 Child Self-Regulation 🤝 Positive Discipline 🗣️ Collaborative Problem Solving 🗂️ Executive Function

The Good News About Bad Behavior Summary

The Good News About Bad Behavior 92%

Why time-outs and sticker charts fail, and a model that builds self-control from connection outward.

by Katherine Reynolds Lewis 2018

3.92

724 ratings

🧒 Modern Parenting 🧠 Child Self-Regulation 🤝 Positive Discipline 🗣️ Collaborative Problem Solving 🗂️ Executive Function

Listen

by Patty Wipfler • 2016

Tantrums and tears aren't breakdowns. They're how children heal. Here's how to listen, not fix.

4.34

405

🫂 Gentle Parenting 🧠 Emotion Coaching ✋ Non-Punitive Discipline 💞 Parent-Child Connection 🔗 Attachment Theory

Listen 92%

Tantrums and tears aren't breakdowns. They're how children heal. Here's how to listen, not fix.

by Patty Wipfler 2016

4.34

405 ratings

🫂 Gentle Parenting 🧠 Emotion Coaching ✋ Non-Punitive Discipline 💞 Parent-Child Connection 🔗 Attachment Theory

The Power Pause

by Neha Ruch • 2025

A career break isn't a résumé gap; it's a power move. The plan to come back better.

4.16

2k+

⏸️ Career Breaks 👩‍👧 Working Motherhood 🔁 Career Reentry 🪪 Career Identity 🔄 Work Life Integration

The Power Pause 92%

A career break isn't a résumé gap; it's a power move. The plan to come back better.

by Neha Ruch 2025

4.16

2k+ ratings

⏸️ Career Breaks 👩‍👧 Working Motherhood 🔁 Career Reentry 🪪 Career Identity 🔄 Work Life Integration

The Myth of the Perfect Girl

by Ana Homayoun • 2012

Straight A's and a hollow feeling: why achievement culture fails girls, and what replaces it.

3.76

160

📚 Raising Girls 🏆 Achievement Culture 🪪 External Validation 🌱 Holistic Parenting 📱 Teen Social Media

The Myth of the Perfect Girl 92%

Straight A's and a hollow feeling: why achievement culture fails girls, and what replaces it.

by Ana Homayoun 2012

3.76

160 ratings

📚 Raising Girls 🏆 Achievement Culture 🪪 External Validation 🌱 Holistic Parenting 📱 Teen Social Media

Parenting a Teen Girl

by Lucie Hemmen • 2012

When your teenage daughter pulls away, here's how to stay close without pushing harder.

3.90

249

👧 Raising Daughters 🧒 Parenting Teenagers 💬 Teen Communication 💛 Emotional Validation 📱 Digital Boundaries

Parenting a Teen Girl 92%

When your teenage daughter pulls away, here's how to stay close without pushing harder.

by Lucie Hemmen 2012

3.90

249 ratings

👧 Raising Daughters 🧒 Parenting Teenagers 💬 Teen Communication 💛 Emotional Validation 📱 Digital Boundaries

Helping Baby Sleep

by Anni Gethin • 2009

Night waking kept primate babies alive for 35 million years. Your baby's brain hasn't caught up.

3.56

👶 Attachment Parenting 🌙 Gentle Sleep 🤝 Responsive Parenting 🧩 Attachment Theory 🐒 Evolutionary Parenting

Helping Baby Sleep 92%

Night waking kept primate babies alive for 35 million years. Your baby's brain hasn't caught up.

by Anni Gethin 2009

3.56

78 ratings

👶 Attachment Parenting 🌙 Gentle Sleep 🤝 Responsive Parenting 🧩 Attachment Theory 🐒 Evolutionary Parenting

Introverted Mom

by Jamie C. Martin • 2019

Your need for quiet isn't a parenting flaw. Strategies to reclaim calm, energy, and joy.

4.02

3k+

🧘 Introvert Parenting ✝️ Christian Parenting 🔋 Energy Management 🛁 Self-Care Strategies 🌿 Calm Parenting

Introverted Mom 92%

Your need for quiet isn't a parenting flaw. Strategies to reclaim calm, energy, and joy.

by Jamie C. Martin 2019

4.02

3k+ ratings

🧘 Introvert Parenting ✝️ Christian Parenting 🔋 Energy Management 🛁 Self-Care Strategies 🌿 Calm Parenting

No-Drama Discipline

by Daniel J. Siegel • 2014

A meltdown is an undeveloped brain, not defiance. The discipline that teaches instead of punishes.

4.25

26k+

🧠 Brain-Based Parenting ✅ Positive Discipline 🧘 Mindful Parenting 💞 Parent-Child Connection 🌊 Emotional Regulation

No-Drama Discipline 92%

A meltdown is an undeveloped brain, not defiance. The discipline that teaches instead of punishes.

by Daniel J. Siegel 2014

4.25

26k+ ratings

🧠 Brain-Based Parenting ✅ Positive Discipline 🧘 Mindful Parenting 💞 Parent-Child Connection 🌊 Emotional Regulation

The Connected Parent

by Karyn Purvis • 2020

Scripts and sensory rhythms that build trust when a child never learned it in infancy.

4.53

2k+

🛡️ Trauma-Informed Parenting 🌱 Developmental Trauma 🔗 Attachment Theory 🩹 Attachment Repair 👂 Sensory Processing

The Connected Parent 92%

Scripts and sensory rhythms that build trust when a child never learned it in infancy.

by Karyn Purvis 2020

4.53

2k+ ratings

🛡️ Trauma-Informed Parenting 🌱 Developmental Trauma 🔗 Attachment Theory 🩹 Attachment Repair 👂 Sensory Processing

The Yes Brain

by Daniel J. Siegel • 2018

A neuropsychiatrist's guide for raising kids who meet obstacles with curiosity, not reactivity.

4.19

6k+

🧠 Emotional Regulation 💛 Teaching Empathy 🧱 Resilience Building 🧘 Mindful Parenting 🔬 Interpersonal Neurobiology

The Yes Brain 92%

A neuropsychiatrist's guide for raising kids who meet obstacles with curiosity, not reactivity.

by Daniel J. Siegel 2018

4.19

6k+ ratings

🧠 Emotional Regulation 💛 Teaching Empathy 🧱 Resilience Building 🧘 Mindful Parenting 🔬 Interpersonal Neurobiology

Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids

by Laura Markham • 2012

Stop yelling without becoming permissive. How connection creates cooperation that punishment cannot.

4.21

11k+

🧸 Gentle Parenting 🔗 Parent-Child Connection 🧠 Emotional Regulation 👶 Attachment Theory 🧘 Mindful Parenting

Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids 92%

Stop yelling without becoming permissive. How connection creates cooperation that punishment cannot.

by Laura Markham 2012

4.21

11k+ ratings

🧸 Gentle Parenting 🔗 Parent-Child Connection 🧠 Emotional Regulation 👶 Attachment Theory 🧘 Mindful Parenting

Difficult Mothers, Adult Daughters

by Karen C.L. Anderson • 2018

She shaped the story you carry about yourself. Rewriting it is how you get free.

3.54

819

👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Dynamics 🧘‍♀️ Emotional Autonomy 📖 Internal Narratives 💖 Self-Compassion 🧸 Re-Parenting

Difficult Mothers, Adult Daughters Summary

Difficult Mothers, Adult Daughters 92%

She shaped the story you carry about yourself. Rewriting it is how you get free.

by Karen C.L. Anderson 2018

3.54

819 ratings

👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Dynamics 🧘‍♀️ Emotional Autonomy 📖 Internal Narratives 💖 Self-Compassion 🧸 Re-Parenting

The Power of Discord

by Ed Tronick • 2020

Seventy percent of interactions are out of sync, and that mismatch fuels intimacy and trust.

4.14

320

🧠 Developmental Psychology 🔧 Rupture And Repair 🫂 Co-Regulation 👶 Modern Attachment Theory 💯 Anti-Perfectionism

The Power of Discord 92%

Seventy percent of interactions are out of sync, and that mismatch fuels intimacy and trust.

by Ed Tronick 2020

4.14

320 ratings

🧠 Developmental Psychology 🔧 Rupture And Repair 🫂 Co-Regulation 👶 Modern Attachment Theory 💯 Anti-Perfectionism

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