Download or read book Secret Struggles of a Single Mother written by Betty Mayfield and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-08-05 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Single Mothers; does it seem as though you're not being heard or that people have stereotyped you because of your status? The voice of the Single Mothers has finally transcended. In a compelling novel, mixed with her poetry, author Betty Mayfield reveals the mysteries of what single mothers go through on a daily basis. Without compromise, she speaks on shame, abuse, lack, and many more topics that degrade single mothers such as herself. The author also offers various solutions to each demeaning topic discussed. Have you been stressed and it feels as though your life is a mess? Join Betty Mayfield as she takes you on a journey to cut away oppression. Walk with her as she reveals her deepest hurts and how she used her experiences to help others. This remarkable story allows the world to take upon a whole new approach to parenting. It is a recommended book for all single parents.
Download or read book The Unseen Companion written by Michelle Lynn Senters and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Single moms, you are not alone. You may feel lonely, abandoned, overwhelmed, and ill-equipped in your life as a single mother, but you are not alone on this journey. God is WITH you, and if you are willing, He will help you build a strong home and legacy for your family. As a former single mother, Michelle Lynn Senters understands you could use a little soul nourishment. In the Unseen Companion, she explores the ten needs every single mother has and asks, “God, where are you in this?” Avoiding clichés and hurtful platitudes, Michelle offers true hope from God’s Word. Her reflections, seasoned with personal experience, will help you: Trust that God sees your needs and can satisfy them Develop a vibrant relationship with God’s Word Avoid temptation and counterfeit solutions Strengthen your resolve and confidence to raise children of faith Read The Unseen Companion and receive the encouragement your heart longs to hear: “You can do this, God is with you, and He will lead your family in strength and love.” Includes questions at the end of each chapter for reflection, journaling, or group discussion.
Download or read book The Big Letdown written by Kimberly Seals Allers and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breastfeeding. The mere mention of it has many mothers wracked with anxiety (how will I manage with work, other kids, what if I don't make enough milk?) or guilt about not doing it (will I be hurting my child if I choose not to breastfeed? what will people think of me if I choose not to?). This hot-button issue is one we've talked about repeatedly in the media and in celebrity culture. Remember when Angelina Jolie posed for the cover of W nursing her newborn? Oh, the controversy! And when Barbara Walters complained about the woman breastfeeding next to her on a plane? She was forced to issue a public apology. Or what about when supermodel Gisele Bunchen declared that there should be worldwide law that mothers be required to breastfeed their babies for the first six months of life? All hell broke loose. This topic gets people riled up, and there has never been a narrative account that explores the breastfeeding big picture for parents and their children in today's world. THE BIG LETDOWN by author, journalist, and breastfeeding advocate Kimberly Seals Allers will change that for the better and open up a candid conversation about the cultural, sociological, and economic forces that shape the breastfeeding culture and how it undermines women in the process.
Download or read book The Successful Single Mother written by Lisa Rigas and published by . This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Untold Secrets of a Single Mom written by Jessica Seymour and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The trials and tribulations that are not shared when you're a single mom and the fears and joys of having to raise a child alone. The true struggles of not only being a first-time parent and not knowing what to expect and the fears that every parent goes through while being pregnant. The life-changing events and the second-guessing of oneself as she tries and expresses the love and joy without hindering the happiness of the son she tried so hard and waited so long for
Download or read book Single Motherhood written by CJ Rose and published by Partridge Publishing Singapore. This book was released on 2017-02-24 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a new single mother who feels alone and like no one understands what you are going through? Are you divorced or going through a divorce and feeling hopeless and that life has no meaning? Are you looking for a way to move your life forward? Or are you just looking for HOPE and HELP for a new and fresh start? This book is the only reference point that any single mother will ever need to help you move forward from your current predicament to a fulfilling and happy life. This book is a HOTLINE help and support directory for all single mother's. Single Motherhood - Success & Beyond offers a step-by-step useful and practical guide to get your life back and move forward. It provides single mother's with the 5Ws and teaches you how to make a break and start afresh. This book also introduces single mothers to the Nobel Prize winning programme S.M.I.L.E Home Systems - a social system for all single mothers around the world to help them STAND UP tall and STEP UP to the call of life. What are you waiting for. Get your copy now and jump start your brand new life. Happy Reading!
Download or read book The Unspoken Rules written by Gorick Ng and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named one of 10 Best New Management Books for 2022 by Thinkers50 A Wall Street Journal Bestseller "...this guide provides readers with much more than just early careers advice; it can help everyone from interns to CEOs." — a Financial Times top title You've landed a job. Now what? No one tells you how to navigate your first day in a new role. No one tells you how to take ownership, manage expectations, or handle workplace politics. No one tells you how to get promoted. The answers to these professional unknowns lie in the unspoken rules—the certain ways of doing things that managers expect but don't explain and that top performers do but don't realize. The problem is, these rules aren't taught in school. Instead, they get passed down over dinner or from mentor to mentee, making for an unlevel playing field, with the insiders getting ahead and the outsiders stumbling along through trial and error. Until now. In this practical guide, Gorick Ng, a first-generation college student and Harvard career adviser, demystifies the unspoken rules of work. Ng distills the wisdom he has gathered from over five hundred interviews with professionals across industries and job types about the biggest mistakes people make at work. Loaded with frameworks, checklists, and talking points, the book provides concrete strategies you can apply immediately to your own situation and will help you navigate inevitable questions, such as: How do I manage my time in the face of conflicting priorities? How do I build relationships when I’m working remotely? How do I ask for help without looking incompetent or lazy? The Unspoken Rules is the only book you need to perform your best, stand out from your peers, and set yourself up for a fulfilling career.
Download or read book Sinners Scroungers Saints written by Pat Thane and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to describe the real lives of unmarried mothers, and attitudes towards them, in England from the First World War to the present day. The focus is on England because the legal positions, and other circumstances, of unmarried mothers were often very different elsewhere in Britain. The authors use biographies and memoirs, as well as archives and official sources, to challenge stereotypes of the mothers as desolate women, rejected by society and by their families, until social attitudes were transformed in the 'permissive' 1960s. They demonstrate the diversity of their lives, their social backgrounds, and how often they were supported by their families, neighbours, and the fathers of their children before the 1960s, and the continuing hostility by some sections of society since then. They challenge stereotypes, too, about the impact of war on sexual behaviour, and about the stability of family life before the 1960s. Much of the evidence comes from the records of the National Council for the Unmarried Mother and Her Child, set up by prominent people in 1918 to help a social group they believed were neglected, and which is still very active today, as Gingerbread, supporting lone parents in need of help. Their work tells us not only about the lives of those mothers and children who had no other support, but also another important story about the vibrancy of voluntary action throughout the past century and its continuing vital role, working alongside and in co-operation with the Welfare State to help mothers into work among other things. Their history is an inspiring example of how, throughout the past century, voluntary organizations in the 'Big Society' worked with, not against, the 'Big State'.
Download or read book The Brave Art of Motherhood written by Rachel Marie Martin and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full-time FindingJoy.net blogger, speaker, marketer, podcaster, and single mom of seven, Rachel Marie Martin presents a rallying cry to anyone who believes the lie that she is "just a mom." Over the years, you willingly pour everything you have into your family, but in the process, you lose the essence of who you are. In her characteristic raw and visceral style, Rachel teaches you how to rewrite the pages of your story, follow your passion, and discover the beauty of who you are. Drawing on lessons from her own incredible journey--together with insight from conversations with thousands of other women--Rachel encourages moms to break cycles, take off masks, and prevent fear from taking control. She balances her "no excuses" approach with breathing room and grace for those messy moments in life and mothering. Rachel reminds you there is always a reason to hope, to move forward, and to dare the impossible. You can make changes. You can pursue dreams, find yourself, and live a life of deep happiness and boundless joy. Stop waiting for "someday." Take hold of the moment, and say yes to your dreams.
Download or read book How I Single Mom It written by Jasmine Ashby and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-10 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever found yourself in a place of struggle while trying to keep your family afloat? Whether it's the need for overtime on your job to pay the bills or speeding down the highway to get your kids to practice on time. Being a single mom can often times be unbearable but who said you have to do it alone? If you can relate to any of this, How I Single Mom It was written to help ease the mind of single mothers like you who are in search of the answers that often fill our mind such as, "How do women do it?" "How do I pursue my career while trying to teach my sons how to be men?" It is past time that we as single mothers stand together in order to overcame our not so individual struggles. Whatever you are currently facing you are not alone although it may feel as if you are. Within the pages of this book I share How I Single Mom It with two boys while in pursuit of my dream life. Inside I unveil my poor choices in men, how I settled in the wrong relationship as well as how I manage raising two brilliant boys on a daily basis. If you are like me, you may have grown up in a single parent home, are a single parent, or you know someone who is. It is my heart's mission to: -Help build your faith through my story -Help lead you to the solution rather than remain seated in your problem -Help you identify the purpose in the midst of your pain Now let me show you How I Single Mom It!
Download or read book Grown and Flown written by Lisa Heffernan and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PARENTING NEVER ENDS. From the founders of the #1 site for parents of teens and young adults comes an essential guide for building strong relationships with your teens and preparing them to successfully launch into adulthood The high school and college years: an extended roller coaster of academics, friends, first loves, first break-ups, driver’s ed, jobs, and everything in between. Kids are constantly changing and how we parent them must change, too. But how do we stay close as a family as our lives move apart? Enter the co-founders of Grown and Flown, Lisa Heffernan and Mary Dell Harrington. In the midst of guiding their own kids through this transition, they launched what has become the largest website and online community for parents of fifteen to twenty-five year olds. Now they’ve compiled new takeaways and fresh insights from all that they’ve learned into this handy, must-have guide. Grown and Flown is a one-stop resource for parenting teenagers, leading up to—and through—high school and those first years of independence. It covers everything from the monumental (how to let your kids go) to the mundane (how to shop for a dorm room). Organized by topic—such as academics, anxiety and mental health, college life—it features a combination of stories, advice from professionals, and practical sidebars. Consider this your parenting lifeline: an easy-to-use manual that offers support and perspective. Grown and Flown is required reading for anyone looking to raise an adult with whom you have an enduring, profound connection.
Download or read book What Made Maddy Run written by Kate Fagan and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The heartbreaking story of college athlete Madison Holleran, whose life and death by suicide reveal the struggle of young people suffering from mental illness today in this #1 New York Times Sports and Fitness bestseller *Instant New York Times Bestseller* #1 New York Times Monthly Sports and Fitness bestseller If you scrolled through the Instagram feed of 19-year-old Maddy Holleran, you would see a perfect life: a freshman at an Ivy League school, recruited for the track team, who was also beautiful, popular, and fiercely intelligent. This was a girl who succeeded at everything she tried, and who was only getting started. But when Maddy began her long-awaited college career, her parents noticed something changed. Previously indefatigable Maddy became withdrawn, and her thoughts centered on how she could change her life. In spite of thousands of hours of practice and study, she contemplated transferring from the school that had once been her dream. When Maddy's dad, Jim, dropped her off for the first day of spring semester, she held him a second longer than usual. That would be the last time Jim would see his daughter. WHAT MADE MADDY RUN began as a piece that Kate Fagan, a columnist for espnW, wrote about Maddy's life. What started as a profile of a successful young athlete whose life ended in suicide became so much larger when Fagan started to hear from other college athletes also struggling with mental illness. This is the story of Maddy Holleran's life, and her struggle with depression, which also reveals the mounting pressures young people, and college athletes in particular, face to be perfect, especially in an age of relentless connectivity and social media saturation.
Download or read book The Struggle is Real written by Nellisa Noel and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book teaches single mothers that they are not alone when facing life's tough obstacles. The authors share coping mechanisms they used with life's mishaps, as well as provide encouragement and inspiration to overcome.
Download or read book Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts written by Karen Kleiman and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-19 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 90 percent of new mothers will have scary, intrusive thoughts about their baby and themselves. What if I drop him? What if I snap and hurt my baby? Mothering is so hard—I don't know if I really want to do this anymore. Gosh, I'm so terrible for thinking that! Yet for too many mothers, those thoughts remain secret, hidden away in a place of shame that can quickly grow into anxiety, postpartum depression, and even self-harm. But here's the good news: you CAN feel better! Author Karen Kleiman—coauthor of the seminal book This Isn't What I Expected and founder of the acclaimed Postpartum Stress Center—comes to the aid of new mothers everywhere with a groundbreaking new source of hope, compassion, and expert help. Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts is packed with world-class guidance, simple exercises, and nearly 50 stigma-busting cartoons from the viral #speakthesecret campaign that help new moms validate their feelings, share their fears, and start feeling better. Lighthearted yet serious, warm yet not sugary, and perfectly portioned for busy moms with full plates, Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts is the go-to resource for moms, partners, and families everywhere who need help with this difficult period.
Download or read book Primal Loss written by Leila Miller and published by Lcb Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-20 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventy now-adult children of divorce give their candid and often heart-wrenching answers to eight questions (arranged in eight chapters, by question), including: What were the main effects of your parents' divorce on your life? What do you say to those who claim that "children are resilient" and "children are happy when their parents are happy"? What would you like to tell your parents then and now? What do you want adults in our culture to know about divorce? What role has your faith played in your healing? Their simple and poignant responses are difficult to read and yet not without hope. Most of the contributors--women and men, young and old, single and married--have never spoken of the pain and consequences of their parents' divorce until now. They have often never been asked, and they believe that no one really wants to know. Despite vastly different circumstances and details, the similarities in their testimonies are striking; as the reader will discover, the death of a child's family impacts the human heart in universal ways.
Download or read book The Kickass Single Mom written by Emma Johnson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Emma Johnson's marriage ended she found herself broke, pregnant, and alone with a toddler. Searching for the advice she needed to navigate her new life as a single professional woman and parent, she discovered there was very little sage wisdom available. In response, Johnson launched the popular blog Wealthysinglemommy.com to speak to other women who, like herself, wanted to not just survive but thrive as single moms. Now, in this complete guide to single motherhood, Johnson guides women in confronting the naysayers in their lives (and in their own minds) to build a thriving career, achieve financial security, and to reignite their romantic life—all while being a kickass parent to their kids. The Kickass Single Mom shows readers how to: • Build a new life that is entirely on their own terms. • Find the time to devote to health, hobbies, friendships, faith, community and travel. • Be a joyful, present and fun mom, and proud role model to your kids. Full of practical advice and inspiration from Emma's life, as well as other successful single moms, this is a must-have resource for any single mom.
Download or read book The Struggle is REAL written by Farrah Hodgson and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-11 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every woman has a story.... Every mother has an inspiring story... Every single mother has a peculiar story... One of the best ways to build support and a sense of belonging is to share personal testimonies. In the latest edition of Confessions of a Single Mother, nine authors have come together to share their stories with you. The struggles of being single mothers are unique and many can feel as though they are alone in their situation, however this is the third book - twenty-seven women later that you can now relate to. For some of the authors, this is still the present status in which we find ourselves as a single mother, For others, their situation has shifted and they are now married and/or have overcome these situations. The mothers in this book come from diverse cultural backgrounds and are different ages, so they each lend their own specific piece to the overall puzzle of the complicated obstacles a single mother may go through. Being a single mother doesn't have just one journey or one right or wrong approach. With this book, we hope to provide a handbook for women all over the world. While covering the trials and tribulations that we have faced on our journeys with our children from day to day, we also share coping mechanisms we used to overcome some of our struggles. Our hope is that you can implement these tools into your own life so you can learn to overcome as well.We want every woman to know that she can rise above any adversary and that she is a worthy, beautiful, and is an amazing human being. You are worth more than rubies and nothing a man desires can compare. The stories in this volume are not sugar-coated, as our children like. These stories share the difficult, harsh, and often cruel reality of the journeys that we've had to go on as single mothers. They are raw, not because it is our preference of meat, but because they are real, as we say in our motto "the struggle is real".
