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Releasing the mother load : how to carry less and enjoy motherhood more / by Djossa, Erica,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Mothers today are tired, overworked, and overwhelmed. The impractical standards placed on them leave them feeling burnt out and frustrated. This book is an experiential guidebook that provides moms the practical support they need, free from judgment, fear, and shame. Based on the teachings in her Momwell community, psychotherapist Erica Djossa invites us to break free from societal conditioning that demands we do it all, and step into a new way of thinking that relieves the weight of unrealistic motherhood expectations and allows us to say no, take on less, and enjoy life more.
Subjects: Motherhood; Mothers; Mothers;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Prison born : incarceration and motherhood in the colonial shadow / by Hansen, Robin F.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A scathing critique of the colonial legal system's denial of children's rights. One afternoon in 2016, lawyer Robin Hansen receives a call. On the other end of the line is "Jacquie" -- a pregnant Indigenous woman, nine weeks from her due date and terrified for the welfare of her unborn son. Jacquie has been sentenced to a custodial prison sentence and her son will be automatically separated from her immediately after his birth. As Hansen works to help Jacquie with her appeal, she uncovers the legal system's inherent discrimination against mothers in custody and the children born to them. Using Access to Information requests along with extensive research, Hansen examines the legal rights of these women -- the majority of whom are Indigenous -- and finds that Jacquie and her son are by no means alone: automatic mother-infant separation without due process remains the norm in most jurisdictions in Canada. Prison Born calls attention to the colonial and gendered assumptions that continue to underpin the legal system -- assumptions that so frequently lead to the violation of the rights and denial of personhood for children and their mothers"--
Subjects: Children of prisoners; Children's rights; Indigenous women; Maternal deprivation; Motherhood; Mothers; Pregnant women; Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration; Women prisoners;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Confessions of a domestic failure : a novel / by Laditan, Bunmi,author.;
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Child rearing; Motherhood; Stay-at-home mothers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Parallel mothers [videorecording] / by Almodóvar, Pedro,film director.; Cruz, Penélope,actor.; Palma, Rossy de,actor.; Sánchez-Gijón, Aitana,actor.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Penelope Cruz, Rossy De Palma, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, Milena Smit.Two women, Janis (Penélope Cruz) and Ana (Milena Smit), coincide in a hospital room where they are going to give birth. Both are single and became pregnant by accident. Janis, middle-aged, doesn't regret it and she is exultant. The other, Ana, an adolescent, is scared, repentant and traumatized. Janis tries to encourage her while they move like sleepwalkers along the hospital corridors. The few words they exchange in these hours will create a very close link between the two, which by chance develops and complicates, and changes their lives in a decisive way.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for some sexuality.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures, Spanish.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Female friendship; Motherhood; Single mothers; Teenage mothers;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Unrooted : botany, motherhood, and the fight to save an old science / by Zimmerman, Erin,author.;
"An exploration of science, motherhood, and academia, and a stirring account of a woman at a personal and professional crossroads. Growing up in rural Ontario, Erin Zimmerman became fascinated with plants -- an obsession that led to a life in academia as a professional botanist. But as her career choices narrowed in the face of failing institutions and subtle, but ubiquitous, sexism, Zimmerman began to doubt herself. Unrooted: Botany, Motherhood, and the Fight to Save an Old Science is a scientist's memoir, a glimpse into the ordinary life of someone in a fascinating field. This is a memoir about plants, about looking at the world with wonder, and about what it means to be a woman in academia -- an environment that pushes out mothers and those with any outside responsibilities. Zimmerman delves into her experiences as a new mom, her decision to leave her position in post-graduate research, and how she found a new way to stay in the field she loves. She also explores botany as a "dying science" worth fighting for. While still an undergrad, Zimmerman's university started the process of closing the Botany Department, a sign of waning funding for her beloved science. Still, she argues for its continuation, not only because we have at least 100,000 plant species yet to be discovered, but because an understanding of botany is crucial in the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss. Zimmerman is also a botanical illustrator and will provide 12 original illustrations for the book"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Zimmerman, Erin.; Botanists; Botany.; Motherhood.; Women botanists;
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A good mom's guide to making bad choices / by Mapp, Jamilah,author.; Dickerson, Erica,author.;
"From the creators of podcast Good Moms Bad Choices comes a refreshing and honest take on what being a "good" mother truly means-inviting moms of all kinds to embark on a healing journey that unlearns old scripts about motherhood"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Dickerson, Erica.; Mapp, Jamilah.; Decision making.; Motherhood.; Mothers.;
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To the moon and back for you / by Bechrakis Serhant, Emilia.; Keller, E. G.(Illustrator);
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Subjects: Motherhood; Love, Maternal; Mother and child;
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What Jonah knew : a novel / by Graham, Barbara,1947 November 11-author.;
"A seven-year-old boy inexplicably recalls the memories of a missing 22-year-old musician in this psychological thriller about the fierce love between mothers and sons across lifetimes, a work of gripping suspense with a supernatural twist that will mesmerize fans of Chloe Benjamin and Lisa Jewell. Helen Bird will stop at nothing to find Henry, her musician son who has mysteriously disappeared in upstate New York. Though the cops believe Henry's absence is voluntary, Helen knows better. While she searches for him--joined finally by police--Jonah is born to Lucie and Matt Pressman of Manhattan. Lucie does all she can to be the kind of loving, attentive mother she never had, but can't stop Jonah's night terrors or his obsession with the imaginary "other mom and dog" he insists are real. Whether Jonah's anxiety is caused by nature or nurture--or something else entirely--is the propulsive mystery at the heart of the novel. All hell breaks loose when the Pressmans rent a summer cottage in Aurora Falls, where Helen lives. How does Jonah, at seven, know so much about Henry, Helen's still-missing son? Is it just a bizarre coincidence? An expression of Jung's collective unconscious? Or could Jonah be the reincarnation of Henry? Faced with more questions than answers, Helen and Lucie set out to make sense of the insensible, a heart-stopping quest that forces them to redefine not just what it is to be a mother or a human being, but the very nature of life--and death--because of what Jonah knows."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Memory; Missing persons; Motherhood; Mothers and sons;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cat & Nat's mom secrets : coffee-fueled confessions from the mom trenches / by Belknap, Catherine,author.; Telfer, Natalie,author.;
"The bestselling authors of Cat & Nat's Mom Truths go deeper than ever before with outrageous confessions and hilarious rants that let every mom know she's not alone. Remember when you were first expecting, and it seemed like every woman on the planet who had ever given birth felt the need to forewarn you? Your life is about to change forever! With seven kids between them, Cat and Nat know a thing or two about the way motherhood turns your life upside down. Fiercely committed to dismantling the pressure to be perfect, they've connected with their audience by sharing their completely real take on the stress, guilt, and joy of being a mom. In their first book, they shared short dispatches and advice from the trenches that struck a nerve with moms everywhere, and now they're ready to go deeper and rant harder about big topics like guilt, balancing career with motherhood, and body image, all connected by the theme of learning to live with constant change. As they've toured the country, they've been gathering confessions from moms everywhere about their most outrageous, hilarious, and shameful moments. These "momfessions" have inspired Cat and Nat to share their deepest darkest secrets, and they also pepper in community confessions along the way. These moments of truth are wildly funny, but also universal and oh so relatable. Cat and Nat are committed to helping moms overcome guilt and find community during this often isolating time of life using their secret weapon--humour. Cat and Nat's Mom Secrets will pair perfectly with a glass of Chardonnay to offer essential comfort to stressed-out moms everywhere."--
Subjects: Mother and child; Motherhood; Mothers; Parenting;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Save me [sound recording] / by Scottoline, Lisa.; Nixon, Cynthia.;
Read by Cynthia Nixon.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Audiobooks.; Bullying in schools; Motherhood; Mothers and daughters;
© p2011., Macmillan Audio,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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