{"id":115,"date":"2011-09-21T06:57:14","date_gmt":"2011-09-21T06:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/aliteraryspirit\/?p=115"},"modified":"2011-09-15T01:23:15","modified_gmt":"2011-09-15T01:23:15","slug":"classic-book-finding-your-inner-mama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/aliteraryspirit\/2011\/09\/classic-book-finding-your-inner-mama.html","title":{"rendered":"[Classic Book Review] Finding Your Inner Mama"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"644\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\" align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"263\" height=\"200\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/aliteraryspirit\/files\/2011\/09\/images.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-117\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/aliteraryspirit\/files\/2011\/09\/images.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/301\/2011\/08\/2stars.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/301\/2011\/08\/2stars.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a>Purchase <a href=\"http:\/\/store.beliefnet.com\/amazon_store\/item\/1590304233\">Finding Your Inner Mama<\/a> from the <a href=\"http:\/\/store.inspiredfaith.com\/storefront.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Beliefnet Shopping Mall<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"375\"><strong>Finding Your Inner Mama: Women Reflect on the Challenges and Rewards of Motherhood<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><em>Edited by Eden Steinberg<\/em><em><\/em><strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><strong>Review: <\/strong>Even though my daughter is now 3-years old, I still read parenting books as voraciously as I did during pregnancy and the initial post-partum phase.\u00a0 Although I no longer desperately need to read a parenting book to solve a problem (after all, I&#8217;m much better rested and more confident than when my daughter was a newborn), I do enjoy reading books that describe the ways in which parenting inspired spiritual growth.<\/p>\n<p>Finding Your Inner Mama originally published in 2005 by Shambhala, is thoughtfully structured with parts dedicated to topics such as &#8220;Finding Balance&#8221; and &#8220;The Inner Work of Motherhood.&#8221;\u00a0 The authors as also diverse and wonderfully talented&#8211;ranging from experienced authors such as Louise Erdich to lesser known writers such as Denise Roy.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge for me was that some of the essays resonated deeply and others felt like they completely missed the mark.<\/p>\n<p>Books that are uneven in this way are frustrating&#8211;because sometimes you have to read the first few pages of 5 or 6 essays before you find one that you REALLY want to read.<br \/>\nThere are certainly many &#8220;winners&#8221; in this book, but I assumed that there would be more.\u00a0 After all, there is no more rich or complex topic than the intersection of spirituality and parenthood. And I wished that this book would become as essential read as my daughter and I grow up spiritually together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended for: <\/strong>This book is a wonderful gift for new parents who are interested in exploring what it means to be a parent at a deeper level.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purchase Finding Your Inner Mama from the Beliefnet Shopping Mall. Finding Your Inner Mama: Women Reflect on the Challenges and Rewards of Motherhood Edited by Eden Steinberg Review: Even though my daughter is now 3-years old, I still read parenting books as voraciously as I did during pregnancy and the initial post-partum phase.\u00a0 Although I&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":221,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spiritual-parenting","category-womens-spirituality"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>[Classic Book Review] Finding Your Inner Mama - A Literary Spirit<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/aliteraryspirit\/2011\/09\/classic-book-finding-your-inner-mama.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"[Classic Book Review] Finding Your Inner Mama - A Literary Spirit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Purchase Finding Your Inner Mama from the Beliefnet Shopping Mall. 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