Mothers of the Village: Why All Moms Need the Support of a Motherhood Community and How to Find It For Yourself

Mothers of the Village: Why All Moms Need the Support of a Motherhood Community and How to Find It For Yourself

by C.J. Schneider
Mothers of the Village: Why All Moms Need the Support of a Motherhood Community and How to Find It For Yourself

Mothers of the Village: Why All Moms Need the Support of a Motherhood Community and How to Find It For Yourself

by C.J. Schneider

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Overview

So many mothers feel like something is out of joint, something is missing—and maybe the truth is that we’re all just missing each other.

C. J. Schneider found herself in the middle of a perfect storm after giving birth to her third child and moving to a new neighborhood. Conditions for misery and postpartum depression were ideal: she was isolated, lonely, and exhausted with three young children at home. As she started talking with other mothers, she realized that she was not alone in her experience of feeling alone.

In her unique voice, Schneider intelligently and compassionately offers practical advice on how to create the essential community that mothers need. Given the many examples of communal mothering from the past and around the world, as well as modern examples of communities in which mothers are thriving, the research is clear: since the beginning of womankind, mothering has been a communal effort.

Mothers of the Village affirms that as mothers connect with each other and learn to work with each other, despite the challenges, they may find a piece of themselves that they have felt missing all along.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781942934882
Publisher: Familius
Publication date: 03/08/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 218
File size: 480 KB

About the Author

C.J. Schneider lives in Alberta, Canada, with her husband, three sweet children, a wild imagination, and a distaste for all things laundry. Though she had many adventures before motherhood—exploring and working in Asia, Europe, and Africa—her greatest and most challenging venture has been discovering the wonder of family and building a village of friends and fellow moms.

Table of Contents

PART I - The Problem

Chapter 1 - My Story

Chapter 2 - It Turned Out It Wasn’t Just Me: Anger and Guilt

  • Embrace Truth Telling
  • Perfect Madness: The Anger
  • The Guilt

Chapter 3 - Some Reasons Why We Are Feeling Unsupported

  • Some Effects of Affluence

  • Eroding Family and Community Ties

Chapter 4 - Attachment Villages

  • Examples of Community from the Past and Around the World
  • Modern examples of community working

PART II - Where Do We Go From Here

Chapter 5 - Now What?

Chapter 6 - Understand and Appreciate our Interdependence

Chapter 7 - Embrace Our Strengths and Commonalities as Women

Chapter 8 - Seek Out and Create Places to Connect

Chapter 9 - Develop our Inner Mystics

Chapter 10 - Befriend Grandmothers, Older Girls, and Aunties

Chapter 11 - Accept Help

Chapter 12 - Strengthen Our Emotional Health

Chapter 13 -Identify the Enemies of Our Village

Chapter 14 Embrace Diversity

Chapter 15 - Serve our Fellow Moms

Chapter 16 - Weave Our Lives Together with Other Women

  • Why?

  • Couples Book Group

  • Music Night

  • Date Night Party

  • Connecting and Cooking

  • When Working Outside the Home

  • Taking Turns With Family

  • There Is A World of People Out There

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