| Description |
1 online resource (274 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- About the author -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- About this book -- Part I WORK (and you): Balancing Motherhood and Life -- 1 Introducing motherhood and journeys -- Observations from before I took the leap into motherhood -- My journey into motherhood -- Support systems and stress -- From burnout to vitality -- 2 A motherhood of expectations -- Our inner critic: that mean girl mum living inside of us -- Intergenerational mothering: how our mothering is passed along -- The 5 common societal expectations of mothering -- (1) Mothers should behave a certain way |
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(2) Mothers should look a certain way -- (3) Mothers should 'parent' a certain way -- (4) Mothers should be selfless all the time -- (5) Mothers shouldn't have their own aspirations or desires for life as this makes them selfish -- 3 Matrescence: from woman to mother -- What is matrescence? -- Grieving our old life -- Hormonal shifts -- Mum-guilt -- The internal shift of a working mum's matrescence -- 4 The amazing mother brain -- The magnificent changing mother brain -- Vitality, vagus and our autonomic nervous systems -- The autonomic nervous system -- Helping our brain achieve vitality |
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Glucose and water -- Movement -- Embracing vitality -- 5 Stress and burnout in modern motherhood -- Recognising stress and burnout -- How chronic stress is impacting our mothers -- Motherhood and trauma -- The resilience bucket -- Motherhood burnout -- My top 10 reasons for motherhood burnout -- Part II MAMA: The 5 Pillars of Healthy Motherhood -- 6 Together we rise -- The togetherness of values -- Before you look for a community, find yourself -- Determining your values -- How to incorporate values into your daily life -- Energy, stuck-ness and you -- Finding your village -- 7 Nourishment |
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Why food matters to me -- The power of wholefoods -- Carbohydrates -- Proteins -- Fats -- Integrating food choices into reality -- 8 Move like a mother -- Fatigue, energy and movement -- (1) Exercise for connection -- (2) Exercise to make your brain happier -- (3) Exercise to make you braver -- (4) Move with others to build trust and belonging -- (5) Exercise to transform your self-image -- Adrenals, rest and HIIT workouts -- Safe exercise and pelvic floor function -- Moving like a mother -- 9 Think like a calm mum -- Self-talk -- Positive psychology -- Step 1: Recognise your negative thoughts |
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Step 2: Challenge the negative thoughts -- Step 3: Put the positive into practice -- Mindset and motherhood: chasing calm -- Bring calm in daily -- The power of calm in a very un-calm world -- Affirmations for a calm motherhood -- Breathing and calm -- 10 Sleep like a mother -- Sleep deprivation and the effect on our health -- Values and sleep choices -- Applying the motherhood lens to sleep -- The 'how-to' of better mama sleep -- First-time mama -- The toddler years -- The kid years -- Part III LIFE: Launching your New, Vital Self back into the World -- 11 The transformation pyramid |
| Notes |
Source and Identity |
| Subject |
Motherhood.
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maternity.
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Motherhood
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780730396581 |
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0730396584 |
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