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The revelatory, inspirational mom book needed for every mom to crush that "never enough" mentality and slay every day!
Katherine Wintsch knows firsthand the self-doubt that rages inside modern moms.
As founder and CEO of The Mom Complex, she has studied the passions and pain points of moms worldwide to help some of the largest brands develop innovative new products and services.
As a working mom of two, she was running in an exhausting cycle of "never enough"--not strong enough, not thin enough, not patient enough, not "mom" enough.
In Slay Like a Mother, you'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll discover eye-opening lessons about:
THE MASK YOU'RE WEARING. The one you hide behind when you say everything is "just fine" when it's not. YOUR UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS. The goal-setting tactics you're deploying to get ahead could be what's holding you back. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STRUGGLING AND SUFFERING. Being a mother is a struggle -- it always has been -- but your suffering is optional.Brave, supportive, and insightful, the stories and advice in this book will encourage you to live more confidently, enjoy the present, and become your best self -- as a woman, a mother, and beyond. This is the necessary self-esteem and self-care book for new moms, mom experts, and any mom in between. Perfect for fans of Girl Wash Your Face and #IMomSoHard!
"Slay Like a Mother is a feisty, clever, and fun blueprint for modern motherhood that belongs on every book shelf and in every diaper bag...As a woman and mother, you'll gain a newfound power, happiness, and ability to leap tall Lego buildings in a single bound."--Erin Falconer, author of How To Get Sh*t Done: Why Women Need to Stop Doing Everything So They Can Achieve Anything
***As featured in The Wall Street Journal and Parade.com***
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Booklist Review
As an ad agency executive, Wintsch surveyed mothers worldwide to track their hidden feelings and deepest secrets. What she found beneath polished exteriors and happy faces were real fears and self-doubts, which she calls dragons. Pairing her findings with research from self-help books and hours of Oprah reruns, Wintsch comes up with a series of steps to help readers slay their dragons and revitalize their lives. She begins by using prompts to help readers dig into the origins of their doubts. She uses her own experiences as well as those of women she met in workshops as examples as she focuses on the messages we tell ourselves in contrast with what we tell trusted friends. Urging everyone to tear off their masks and be honest with each other, Wintsch offers a blueprint for forming reasonable expectations and accepting ourselves as we are. She focuses on gratitude, self-compassion, and honesty as ways to dispel doubts and guilt and suggests ways to teach children how to confront their own dragons. Wintsch's style is brisk and forthright, with enough humor to make readers laugh even as she illuminates dark corners. Although it's aimed at moms, any woman will find this enlightening and encouraging.--Candace Smith Copyright 2010 Booklist
Table of Contents
| Introduction: Come Slay with Me | p. ix |
| Part I Let's Slay Together | p. 1 |
| Chapter 1 Fighting and Winning My Own Battle | p. 3 |
| Chapter 2 Meet Your Dragon | p. 25 |
| Chapter 3 The Fine Line between Struggling and Suffering | p. 41 |
| Part II Seven Ways You're Feeding Your Dragon and How to Stop | p. 63 |
| Chapter 4 You Set Superhero Expectations in a Mortal's World | p. 65 |
| Chapter 5 You Quietly Yell at Yourself All Day Every Day | p. 87 |
| Chapter 6 You Posture Like a Pro, Then Wonder Why Nobody Sees Your Pain | p. 107 |
| Chapter 7 You Compare the Way You Feel to the Way Others Look | p. 129 |
| Chapter 8 You Just. Can't. Say. No | p. 149 |
| Chapter 9 You Forecast the Worst for the Future | p. 171 |
| Chapter 10 Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places | p. 193 |
| Part III Getting Rid of Your Dragon for Good | p. 215 |
| Chapter 11 Three Secret Weapons for Killing Your Dragon | p. 217 |
| Chapter 12 How to Listen to Yourself Once You're Free | p. 239 |
| Part IV Its Bigger than You | p. 259 |
| Chapter 13 The Ripple Effect of Triumph | p. 261 |
| Chapter 14 Raising Dragon Slayers | p. 277 |
| Epilogue: Slay On | p. 293 |
| Resources | p. 296 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 299 |
| About the Author | p. 303 |
