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Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1676. Even before Mary Rowlandson was captured by Indians on a winter day of violence and terror, she sometimes found herself in conflict with her rigid Puritan community. Now, her home destroyed, her children lost to her, she has been sold into the service of a powerful woman tribal leader and made a pawn in the ongoing bloody struggle between English settlers and native people. Battling cold, hunger, and exhaustion, Mary witnesses harrowing brutality but also unexpected kindness.

A startlingly large number of women who want to breastfeed have to stop before they are ready, leaving them feeling a range of negative emotions, including grief, anger, guilt, shame, and frustration. They often blame themselves. But in a society that places little value on breastfeeding and mothers' feelings, their painful stories are often swept under the carpet to the detriment of women's mental health and experience of new motherhood.

How long does it take to burn to death? This question raced through Sam Brown’s mind as he burned alive alongside a dirt road in Afghanistan. At 24, he was pursuing his lifelong ambition of serving in the US military when his vehicle detonated one of the Taliban’s bombs. Sam was desperate for death to end his pain. Instead, a fellow soldier extinguished the blaze. Sam’s life had been saved, but for what purpose?

In this novel about Ralph Waldo Emerson’s wife, Lidian, Amy Belding Brown examines the emotional landscape of love and marriage. Living in the shadow of one of the most famous men of her time, Lidian becomes deeply disappointed by marriage, but consigned to public silence by social conventions and concern for her family’s reputation. Drawn to the erotic energy and intellect of close family friend Henry David Thoreau, she struggles to negotiate the confusing territory between love and friendship while maintaining her moral authority and inner strength.

She was Emily Dickinson’s maid, her confidante, her betrayer… and the savior of her legacy. An evocative new novel about Emily Dickinson's longtime maid, Irish immigrant Margaret Maher, whose bond with the poet ensured Dickinson's work would live on, from the USA Today bestselling...

Bringing you engaging conversations on Bible and theology (hosted by biblical scholars and theologians).

How and when babies eat their first solid foods can be an exciting stage for new parents, but it can also bring confusion and anxiety due to conflicting advice and opinions. When should babies have their first sold foods? What should it be? How much? Is milk still important? Does any of this really matter? Why Starting Solids Matters aims to help listeners find answers to these questions by exploring the science behind the headlines. It provides a gentle introduction to the importance of the first year and beyond for the development of long term healthy eating habits and weight.

As you pour your energy and resources into raising a special child, it's easy to struggle with feelings of isolation, competition, guilt, and overwhelm. Here's the encouragement and practical help to navigate the emotional reality of your situation. In The Other Side of Special, three mothers raising children with physical, medical, mental, and emotional special needs have joined forces and pooled their experience and expertise to provide such a resource. They take a deep dive into the most common emotions felt by special needs moms.

The Positive Breastfeeding Book cuts through the anecdotes, giving you clear, no-judgement, non-preachy, evidence-based information to help you make the right decisions for you and your baby. It will help you understand how breastfeeding works, and supports you in developing strategies to make sure that whilst you're looking after the baby, you're getting taken care of too.

Marine general William H. Rupertus is best known today for writing the Corps' Rifleman's Creed. Rupertus was one of the outstanding Marines of the twentieth century, but he died in 1945, so his story has never been told. Rupertus "made his bones" in the USMC's "savage wars of peace" before World War II: Haiti for three years after World War I, China in 1929, and again in 1937.

From the moment baby Denver received Stinky Bunny—a soft, lavender-scented Warmie from his grandma Honey—the two became inseparable. Through airplane travels, forest hikes, pizza nights, and lake days, Stinky Bunny was Denver’s constant companion. Despite countless messes, stains, and even a near-catastrophic accident, Stinky Bunny endured it all. This heartwarming story celebrates the enduring bond between a boy and his beloved stuffed bunny, illustrating the power of love, family, and the magic of childhood memories.

While Stella Miles Franklin took on the world, her beloved sister Linda led a short, domestic life as a wife, mother and sister. In a remarkable, genre-bending debut novel Amy Brown thrillingly reimagines those two lives – and her own – to explore and explode the contradictions embedded in...

Take Heart is a podcast for special needs moms by special needs moms. It is a place for special needs moms to find authentic connection, fervent hope, and inspiring stories.Contact us!Amy J. Brown: amy@amyjbrown.comCarrie M. Holt: carrie@carriemholt.comSara Clime: sara@saraclime.com

Amy Brown Comedy Podcast is a weekly giggle-fest with, me, Amy Brown. Only silly stuff here while I try to navigate perimenopause and the comedy world at the same time. Yikes! New episode drops every Monday. https://linktr.ee/AmyBrownComedy https://www.facebook.com/amy.g.brown.739/ https://www.instagram.com/amybrowncomedy https://www.twitter.com/amybrowncomedy

As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, pregnancy and maternity services underwent a rapid transformation in an attempt to deal with transmission of the virus and the growing pressure on healthcare services. In a climate of fear, and with many unknowns about the virus and the risks to pregnant women and their babies, restrictions and hastily implemented policies often overrode years of work to improve maternity care, with devastating consequences for new families.

Are you an early freelancer eager to grow but struggling with burnout and charging below your worth?This podcast helps early freelancers learn how to get more clients with clear strategies to help your freelance business make more money in less time.Listen to discover exactly how to brand your business so you are seen as an expert, create value with your services so you can price your fees at a premium, and market effectively to attract clients organically, gaining flexibility and freedom in your personal life.Kiri Mohan is a business coach who started as a freelancer and quickly grew her ...

Welcome to Roots & Wings, a podcast about raising teens with Amy Wilson and Danielle Brown.The Dalai Lama said “Give the ones you love wings to fly and roots to come back..” This parenting podcast will cover the big topics facing parents and teenagers today with a good dose of northern humour, honesty and integrity. When a plaster, a biscuit or an early night will no longer work… what next?! The teenage years present a whole new chapter of challenges and are rarely discussed...but not anymore!With six children between them: one tween, four teens & one cutie pie, Amy and Danielle have ...