Product Info:
Title: The Well-Crafted Mom: A Do-it-Yourself Guide for Making a Life You Love
Author: Kathleen Ann Harper
Publisher: Morgan James Publishers
Date of Publication: August 28, 2018
Retail Price: $16.95
ISBN: 978-1-68350-826-7
Pages: 166
Title: The Well-Crafted Mom: A Do-it-Yourself Guide for Making a Life You Love
Author: Kathleen Ann Harper
Publisher: Morgan James Publishers
Date of Publication: August 28, 2018
Retail Price: $16.95
ISBN: 978-1-68350-826-7
Pages: 166
Sales Copy:
Described as a “Motherhood Survival Kit,” The Well-Crafted Mom: A Do-it-Yourself Guide for Making a Life You Love helps both new and experienced moms find fresh ideas to help them work through the daily struggles of motherhood. Author Kathleen Ann Harper blends been-in-your-shoes stories and smart self-care solutions with inspirational craft projects so moms can bring meaningful reminders of what they’ve learned into their day-to-day routines. In each chapter, moms discover new ways to manage motherhood, such as:
• How to grapple with mommy guilt and win
• Ways to tell the difference between having a mess and being a mess, and why it matters
• How to know when expectations are stealing happiness
• What moms can do to reclaim joy
Kathleen Ann Harper provides compassion, creative insights, and well-researched advice on how to take small steps toward big change, even in the midst of temper tantrums, diaper blow-outs, and the exhaustion, disappointment, and resentment that often accompanies parenthood. Within the pages of The Well-Crafted Mom, mothers find reassurance that they’re not alone, see themselves in familiar stories, and discover new ways to craft their beautiful lives.
Described as a “Motherhood Survival Kit,” The Well-Crafted Mom: A Do-it-Yourself Guide for Making a Life You Love helps both new and experienced moms find fresh ideas to help them work through the daily struggles of motherhood. Author Kathleen Ann Harper blends been-in-your-shoes stories and smart self-care solutions with inspirational craft projects so moms can bring meaningful reminders of what they’ve learned into their day-to-day routines. In each chapter, moms discover new ways to manage motherhood, such as:
• How to grapple with mommy guilt and win
• Ways to tell the difference between having a mess and being a mess, and why it matters
• How to know when expectations are stealing happiness
• What moms can do to reclaim joy
Kathleen Ann Harper provides compassion, creative insights, and well-researched advice on how to take small steps toward big change, even in the midst of temper tantrums, diaper blow-outs, and the exhaustion, disappointment, and resentment that often accompanies parenthood. Within the pages of The Well-Crafted Mom, mothers find reassurance that they’re not alone, see themselves in familiar stories, and discover new ways to craft their beautiful lives.
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Kathleen Ann Harper Bio:
Kathleen Ann Harper is an eager reader, enthusiastic tap dancer, and avid crafter. She’s the co-author of Signs of a Happy Baby: The Baby Sign Language Book, which she wrote with her husband, William Paul White. A certified life coach for moms, Kathleen is passionate about sharing smart self-care solutions for managing motherhood through her writing, life coaching, presentations, and retreats. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Integrative Healing, which incorporated coursework in psychology, philosophy and religion, holistic health, and kinesiology. Kathleen lives in San Mateo, California, with her husband, two teenaged sons, and a beloved tabby cat that rolls over and fetches.
Kathleen Ann Harper is an eager reader, enthusiastic tap dancer, and avid crafter. She’s the co-author of Signs of a Happy Baby: The Baby Sign Language Book, which she wrote with her husband, William Paul White. A certified life coach for moms, Kathleen is passionate about sharing smart self-care solutions for managing motherhood through her writing, life coaching, presentations, and retreats. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Integrative Healing, which incorporated coursework in psychology, philosophy and religion, holistic health, and kinesiology. Kathleen lives in San Mateo, California, with her husband, two teenaged sons, and a beloved tabby cat that rolls over and fetches.
Praise for The Well-Crafted Mom:
“Kathleen has a knack for gathering souls in the shelter of common stories, simple answers, and loving support–the things we mothers always need and yet so seldom ask for. I have been a grateful guest in Kathleen’s home. Now, in this book, you can be her guest too. Invite yourself in to a well-crafted life.”
Karen Maezen Miller, author of Momma Zen, Hand Wash Cold and Paradise in Plain Sight
“Kathleen Ann Harper weaves poignant stories from her experience as a mother of young children into a book that will mesmerize and inspire you. The Well-Crafted Mom takes us beyond artfully written vignettes on the challenges of motherhood and reveals great ideas, practical tools, and easy mind shifts that can change a frenzied mom’s life. The fun and meaningful craft projects at the end of every chapter are like balm for a stressed out spirit. This is a unique and powerful book every mother should read.”
Jill Farmer, author of There’s Not Enough Time... and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves
“A part of every mother I know is in this book. I laughed and I cried like I would having an honest conversation with a good friend. Harper reminds us we are not alone on this journey of modern motherhood and, like a good friend does, Harper guides the reader through that tunnel to discover the light at the other end. Along the way are thoughtful soul-nourishing craft ideas that provide something often not found in western culture: ritual, as a symbolic marker for each transition. Written with exceptional honesty, and with each point so well cited, The Well-Crafted Mom weaves the past, present, and future of motherhood into an inspiring, encouraging, and hopeful path that every mother deserves.”
Suzanne P. Reese, IAIMT, author of Baby Massage: Soothing Strokes for Healthy Growth, and singer/songwriter of Talk to Me: Happy Tunes for Healthy Growth
“Kathleen has a knack for gathering souls in the shelter of common stories, simple answers, and loving support–the things we mothers always need and yet so seldom ask for. I have been a grateful guest in Kathleen’s home. Now, in this book, you can be her guest too. Invite yourself in to a well-crafted life.”
Karen Maezen Miller, author of Momma Zen, Hand Wash Cold and Paradise in Plain Sight
“Kathleen Ann Harper weaves poignant stories from her experience as a mother of young children into a book that will mesmerize and inspire you. The Well-Crafted Mom takes us beyond artfully written vignettes on the challenges of motherhood and reveals great ideas, practical tools, and easy mind shifts that can change a frenzied mom’s life. The fun and meaningful craft projects at the end of every chapter are like balm for a stressed out spirit. This is a unique and powerful book every mother should read.”
Jill Farmer, author of There’s Not Enough Time... and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves
“A part of every mother I know is in this book. I laughed and I cried like I would having an honest conversation with a good friend. Harper reminds us we are not alone on this journey of modern motherhood and, like a good friend does, Harper guides the reader through that tunnel to discover the light at the other end. Along the way are thoughtful soul-nourishing craft ideas that provide something often not found in western culture: ritual, as a symbolic marker for each transition. Written with exceptional honesty, and with each point so well cited, The Well-Crafted Mom weaves the past, present, and future of motherhood into an inspiring, encouraging, and hopeful path that every mother deserves.”
Suzanne P. Reese, IAIMT, author of Baby Massage: Soothing Strokes for Healthy Growth, and singer/songwriter of Talk to Me: Happy Tunes for Healthy Growth
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