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REVIEW
The Hot Mom's Handbook Book Review
This book made me want to get up and dance.
Organically tapping into our own creativity is what Hot Moms are all about. Forget the Mommy Wars, the stereotypes, and the cultural dissonance which disempowers our vision. The Hot Mom’s Handbook uplifts our maternal spirits, raises us above burned dinners and household chores to our higher selves, the people we’ve always been but have forgotten amidst the dirty laundry and mile-long list of commitments.
The book is divided into eight chapters with reflective questions, commitments, and pages for journal-like entries at the end of each. It is reminiscent of Sarah Ban Breathnach’s Gratitude journals, but the Hot Mom’s Handbook has a tighter focus. It’s all about moms and how we can live more powerful lives.
My favorite line was from Chapter Six, “Every Mom has an Inner Siren”: “Think you don’t have an ‘inner siren’? Every woman has one. She may be buried behind those clothes you just sniffed and pulled from the hamper, but I promise, she’s in there, and it’s time to let her loose!”
This book shares testimonials from astounding women whose insight into contemporary motherhood will leave you with a warm feeling. At times I laughed out loud. What a relief! I’m allowed time away from the kids – guilt-free. It sounds simple, and it is. But you wouldn’t believe how much we mothers need to hear it to truly believe it. This book assures us moms that we are on the right path to reclaiming our rights as individuals. After all, moms are the most creative people around. We create life. Thankfully, we have Hot Moms to remind us we create ourselves, and our attitudes, too.
Christine Louise Hohlbaum, American author of "Diary of a Mother" and "SAHM I Am: Tales of a Stay-at-Home Mom in Europe", lives with her family near Munich, Germany. For more information on her empowering parent newsletter, visit www.diaryofamother.com.
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