The Mother's Guide To Self-Renewal.(Brief article)(Book review)

The Mother's Guide To Self-Renewal

Renee Peterson Trudeau

Balanced Living Press

4107 Medical Parkway, Suite 104, Austin, TX 78756

0978977602, $19.95 www.reneetrudeau.com

In "The Mother's Guide To Self-Renewal: How To Reclaim, Rejuvenate And Re-Balance Your Life", author and career coach Renee Peterson provides stressed and harried mothers an invaluable and reality-based rationale for taking care of themselves, reconnecting with who they are, and create a balance in their personal lives from 'the inside-out'. Specifically designed to work as a year-long guide with individual monthly themes, the text of "The Mother's Guide To Self-Renewal" is enhanced with the inclusion of inspirational stories and soul-searching exercises appropriate to dealing with the stresses that are the common experience of contemporary mothers. Readers will learn about what Trudeau terms the 'Power of Self-Care', discover the three keys necessary for experiencing balanced living, how to discard unrealistic expectations and adopt a 'good is good enough' approach to their lives, manage (and increase) their energy levels, be more present with those they love, experience more joy, become comfortable saying 'No', asking for help, and building a support network for themselves. "The Mother's Guide To Self-Renewal" should be considered an indispensable resource for mothers of all ages and circumstances who feel a need for a better balance in the demands made upon their lives by themselves and others.