A Mom Is Born: Biblical Wisdom and Practical Advice for Taking Care of Yourself and Your New Baby

Written by Rachael Hunt Elmore, MA, LCMHC-S, NCC

Narrated by Rachael Elmore

Read by the author.

Motherhood is hard—there’s very little that prepares you for it. But you’re a great mom, and you are capable of believing that.

In A Mom Is Born Rachael Elmore—a licensed counselor as well as a mother who experienced postpartum depression—comes alongside moms with the practical tools and biblical wisdom they need to be the connected and emotionally healthy mothers they long to be. Using Scripture, therapeutic insights, and stories from her own mothering journey, Rachael helps you to

• apply proven techniques—like Elmore’s time-tested Postpartum Wellness Plan—to manage the new emotions of motherhood,
• stop intrusive thoughts and triggers from stealing your joy,
• restore hope and joy by breaking the bondage of past wounds and trauma,
• repair your heart and your body by discovering the secret to implementing small acts of self-care, and
• rise above the pull of perfectionism by learning to say “No, thank you,” to comparison.

 

Most of new motherhood will be focused on your baby. But this book isn’t about your baby. This book is about you. Because who you are and who you are becoming in this season matters. God has you and you’ve got this—even if you don’t know it yet.

Customizable Wellness Plans, The Motherhood Vow, exercises, and diagrams are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Release date: May 9, 2023
• ISBN: 9781400234004

Rachael Hunt Elmore, MA, LCMHC-S, NCC

Rachael Elmore is a seasoned licensed clinical mental health counselor supervisor (LCMHC-S) who specializes in treating postpartum depression and anxiety in her thriving Christian counseling practice in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2012, after becoming a mom herself, Rachael experienced firsthand postpartum depression and the struggles of new motherhood. When she was struggling, she couldn’t find the Christian and clinical resources she needed to move through those desperate days. This is the book she wishes had existed when she was in the early dark days of new motherhood. Her personal experience has drastically shaped how she counsels and supports women in similar seasons. With her clinical training as a Christian counselor, professional experience and expertise, along with her personal experience with postpartum depression, Rachael is uniquely qualified to offer support and guidance to new or struggling moms.