The Brave Art of Motherhood

A review of a book that will take you on an amazing journey through your life.

The basic premise of this book is to not lose yourself as you strive to be a good mother to your children. Showing them a mom who balances her life’s obligations with her passions will teach the children what a real-life mom looks like.

This book embodies and puts specifics to that myth of the Pinterest-perfect mom. Instead the author refers to these as the dots that we (and others) place on us. We think they are what define us as mothers. But we are so wrong!

Do you feel overwhelmed? You are not alone!

Is your house a big mess often times and your laundry never seems to get finished? Yes, me too.

As the author explains, all this can lead to you feeling like you have no worth. You are just a mom and perhaps just a housewife.

All the other moms in your church or neighborhood seem to have the perfect life? Guess what, they don’t.

With help from Rachel Marie Martin and the advice she provides in this amazing book, you can find your center, own your imperfect life with pride, experience the true joy or motherhood, and provide an example for other moms who are still pretending everything is picture perfect.

DESCRIPTION FROM THE PUBLISHER

Full-time FindingJoy.net blogger, speaker, marketer, podcaster, and single mom of seven, Rachel Marie Martin presents a rallying cry to anyone who believes the lie that she is “just a mom.”

Over the years, you willingly pour everything you have into your family, but in the process, you lose the essence of who you are. In her characteristic raw and visceral style, Rachel teaches you how to rewrite the pages of your story, follow your passion, and discover the beauty of who you are.

Drawing on lessons from her own incredible journey–together with insight from conversations with thousands of other women–Rachel encourages moms to break cycles, take off masks, and prevent fear from taking control. She balances her “no excuses” approach with breathing room and grace for those messy moments in life and mothering.

Rachel reminds you there is always a reason to hope, to move forward, and to dare the impossible. You can make changes. You can pursue dreams, find yourself, and live a life of deep happiness and boundless joy. Stop waiting for “someday.” Take hold of the moment, and say yes to your dreams.

About the Author

RACHEL MARIE MARTIN, having pulled herself up from poverty to being named one of Inc. magazine’s top 40 entrepreneurs, has been writing Finding Joy full time for several years and writing online for over a decade. Rachel is a single mom of 7, whose experiences range from homeschooling her two oldest daughters from kindergarten through graduation, now being a public school mom of 5. She’s the daughter of church planters, a long time housewife and now a professional business woman.

She has always had a passion for a daring, adventure-filled life and is often requested to speak and motivate others with her vivacious energy and deep belief that life is a gift. Rachel is also a partner in Blogging Concentrated, the world’s largest training and development company for bloggers, vloggers, and podcasters. She travels worldwide teaching marketing, voice, messaging, social media strategy and more.