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The Mama Sutra spans an 18-year journey through motherhood as a spiritual practice, chronicling Cushman’s first pregnancy, her daughter's tragic stillbirth, the joyful birth of her son, the “home retreat” of early motherhood, the challenges of parenthood, the diagnosis and gifts of her son’s developmental differences, the meltdown of her nuclear family and its reconfiguration into a new and joyful form, and more. This is a powerful story of the rawness and beauty of life.

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“Once you start reading, be prepared, because you won’t want to stop.” —Oprah Winfrey OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK New York Times bestselling author Lara Love Hardin recounts her slide from soccer mom to opioid addict to jailhouse shot caller and her unlikely comeback as a highly...

Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in Lesbian Memoir/Biography In this searing and uplifting memoir, a young Black queer woman fresh out of college adopts her baby brother after their incarcerated mother dies, determined to create the kind of family she never had. Growing up, Nikkya...

In her second book, Mama, Zuzana delves into the intricate tapestry of the mother-daughter bond, grappling with the resentment and anger she harbored towards her own mother.

Overthinking Out Loud

Can white moms and Black moms ever truly be friends? Not just mom friends, but like really real friends? And does it matter? “Utterly addictive . . . Through her sharp wit and dynamic anecdotal storytelling, Helena Andrews-Dyer shines a light on the cultural differences that separate Black...

Mama Drama is a deeply personal and emotionally charged memoir by Sheri Smith that takes listeners on a journey through the highs and lows of her extraordinary life. From a childhood on Broadway at age seven, to starring in the iconic M&M commercial (“Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hand”), Smith’s story unfolds through pivotal moments such as building a thriving catering business, managing a castle-themed vacation rental in Hawaii, and ultimately losing everything in 2014.

After a life-changing trip to West Africa, Katrin Rohde makes a radical decision: she sells all her possessions in Germany and emigrates to Burkina Faso. In the capital, Ouagadougou, she begins working with street children—boys fighting to survive amid poverty, drugs, and violence. What begins as a single act of compassion becomes a lifelong mission.

Lucy was al elf jaar toen ze, na drie jaar van opvanggezin naar opvanggezin gestuurd te zijn, bij Cathy Glass terechtkwam. Lucy weigerde te eten en liep jaren achter in haar ontwikkeling. Iedereen was bang dat de schade onomkeerbaar was, maar Cathy had jarenlange ervaring met de begeleiding van mishandelde ­kinderen. Als het haar niet lukte tot Lucy door te dringen, kon niemand het… Cathy was Lucy's laatste hoop en ze zette alles op alles om haar ­eindelijk het liefhebbende gezin te geven dat ze zo lang had moeten missen.

Nach einer schicksalhaften Reise nach Westafrika trifft Katrin Rohde eine radikale Entscheidung: Sie verkauft all ihren Besitz in Deutschland und wandert nach Burkina Faso aus. In der Hauptstadt Ouagadougou beginnt sie, sich den Straßenkindern zu widmen – Jungen, die inmitten von Armut, Drogen und Gewalt ums Überleben kämpfen.

A raw, real, gut-wrenching, and unflinching novella about trauma, family, and the weight of silence. Fifteen-year-old Asher Davis has been carrying a secret for four years. It's a secret that's slowly been destroying him from the inside out. Now, in a series of letters written to his Mama, Asher finally bares his soul about everything that led him up to this point— the point where he ends his life. These letters are a confession, an apology, and a final goodbye. Most importantly, these letters are a how-to move on written from the perspective of a young but wise mind.

Het bijzondere en aangrijpende verhaal over de zoektocht van Mischa Blok naar haar biologische moeder in Zuid-Korea, dat de lezer diep zal raken. Een kindje wordt te vondeling gelegd op een pleintje in Zuid-Korea, met op haar kleding een briefje waar haar naam en haar geboortedatum op staan. Ze wordt gevonden, naar het kindertehuis gebracht en geadopteerd door Nederlandse ouders. Een prachtig verhaal, strik eromheen, klaar. Maar zevenendertig jaar later blijkt dit verhaal niet te kloppen.

This heartfelt, deeply personal memoir explores how a celebrated filmmaker and activist and his conservative Mormon mother built bridges across today’s great divides—and how our stories hold the power to heal. Dustin Lance Black wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for Milk and helped overturn...

Dit is het persoonlijke en waargebeurde verhaal van Melody, die op achtjarige leeftijd wordt weggehaald bij haar alleenstaande drugsverslaafde moeder. Melody is kwaad dat ze niet thuis kan blijven wonen en in het pleeggezin van Cathy moet blijven, maar ze lijkt zich ook wel erg veel zorgen te maken om haar moeder – veel meer dan Cathy ooit heeft gezien. Amanda, Melody's moeder, is ook boos en haalt tijdens hun afspraken een paar keer flink uit naar Cathy. Maar wanneer ze de verloren en kwetsbare blik op Amanda's gezicht ziet, begint Cathy net zo bezorgd te worden als Melody.

Als Papa-Kind ohne Papa nimmt uns Parshad in ihrem ersten Hörbuch Papa weg, Mama müde, ich laut mit durch ihr rasantes Leben und erzählt, was ihre Sehnsucht nach männlicher Validierung mit Safranreis und Frankfurt am Main zu tun hat. Während die Nachbarsmädchen alle 330 Pferderassen kennen, sind die Frauen in Parshads Familie Expertinnen der Einsamkeit. Sie sind es, die die Familie zusammenhalten, während die Männer ständig für Ärger sorgen. Heute sieht die Entertainerin es als ihren Lebenssinn, Menschen zum Lachen zu bringen und damit die Welt zu einem besseren Ort zu machen.

Hosted by author, artist, and truth seeker Rachel Noel Ye -- aka Mama Rae -- this podcast dives deep into the raw, the real, and the rarely talked about. From true crime and investigative journalism to mental health, healing, and art therapy, Mama Rae holds nothing back as she explores what it means to be human in a world that often asks us to forget. Whether it's dissecting evidence, honoring the lives of those forgotten, or exploring the healing power of creativity, each episode is filled with purpose, empathy, and unapologetic truth. Contact: MAMARAE@MAIL.com IG: @rae.dart www.rachelye.com

A powerful exploration of self-resilience, family, and community from activist and prison abolitionist Keeonna Harris. Keeonna and Jason met as young teens. Only fourteen, Keeonna had never had a boyfriend before, dreamed of attending Spelman to become an obstetrician, and thought she was...

Long before Kevin Jennings began advocating to end anti-LGBT bias in schools, he was a victim of it. In Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son, Jennings traces the roots of his activism to his elementary school days in the conservative South, where "faggot" became more familiar to him than his own name. Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son is that rare memoir that is both a riveting personal story and an inside account of a critical chapter in our recent history.

The New York Times bestseller that celebrates motherhood-for-mothers and those who love them. Beloved pastor and bestselling author T. D. Jakes pays tribute to his mother—and mothers everywhere—with powerful, heartwarming stories and lessons from his own experiences as a son and pastor...