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Book Review of Meditations for New Mothers

Meditations for New Mothers
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Self-esteen. Loss of memory. Growth. Duty. Bliss. Fear. Delusions of adequacy. Mystery. Awe. The changes that transform a new mother are sudden and insistent. But they are also universal: they happen to everyone. In a lifeline thrown from one mother to the next, Saavedra has written a book of meditations that reasurringly address the emotions, doubts, conflicts, anxieties, and wonders of living with a newborn. It is a woman's group, the wisdom of the ages, and a close friend all rolled into one.