Motherhood is the ultimate transformation, a powerful and
thrilling metamorphosis. Yet the vast majority of parenting
books focus on the how-tos of baby and child care, not on
the care or development of mothers. Ann Pleshette
Murphy--the former editor of Parents magazine, current
parenting contributor to Good Morning America, and herself
the mother of two--looks at the emotional lives of mothers,
at how we change and grow from the moment we get pregnant to
the day we watch our kids graduate from high
school. The 7 Stages of Motherhood urges women
to reflect on the seismic shifts they undergo at each stage
of their children's lives and to focus on their own
evolution. Only by doing so, says Murphy, can we give
children the best of ourselves. Many new moms assume that
once things "get back to normal," they'll jump right back on
their pre-baby path. But there's no going back, according to
Murphy, and that's actually good news. Each stage of
motherhood has its own challenges and opportunities.
Motherhood forces us to hone muscles we never knew we had;
to question our choices and goals; to reshape our
relationships with family, friends, our spouses; and, most
important, to rethink who we are and where we're going.
There's as much circling, sliding, falling back as there is
surg-ing ahead--and Murphy provides exactly the
encouragement women need to overcome obstacles and celebrate
their strengths. Writing with wit, warmth, and unfailing
empathy about the challenges mothers face at each stage,
Murphy offers insightful advice and gentle reassurance,
showing moms how to make the most of their lives as they
raise their children.
Drawing on hundreds of interviews
with leaders in the field, a wealth of personal experience,
a decade at the helm of Parents magazine, and, of course,
countless conversations with other mothers, Murphy offers
women invaluable advice about how to cope and how to thrive
along with their children. She identifies periods of
particular intensity in a mother's life and provides
indispensable tips about how to manage at each stage, from
the roller-coaster ride of early childhood through the
ambiguities of adolescence and the tumult of the teen years.
The 7 Stages of Motherhood is an exuberant, joyful,
not-to-be-missed journey, full of life-changing insights and
affirming wisdom and support: a buoyant contribution to the
literature of maternity and self-discovery.
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