A Happy, Healthy Mom is a motherhood guidebook that focuses on a mother’s health and happiness to improve their lives.
One of the hardest things a Mom can master is the balance of being a mother and a person in their own right. A Happy, Healthy Mom focuses on finding that balance while also giving tips to make a Mom’s life better. Written by doctors who have treated many mothers (and are mothers themselves), they relate situations to their patients and the advice they give to lower stress and find more joy in motherhood.
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A Happy, Healthy Mom Overview
Title: A Happy, Healthy Mom
Author: Rick Hanson, Jan Hanson, Ricki Pollycove, and Renee Brna
Pages: 448 Pages
Publish Date: August 25th, 2026
Genre: Non-Fiction/ Motherhood
My Star Rating: 4/5 stars! (I loved this book and would recommend it to most people!)
Grab Your Copy Here: https://amzn.to/4gbwDHg
Synopsis from Amazon
As a mother, you are carrying more than ever: work, home, constant demands, chronic sleep loss, and the invisible mental load of keeping everything running. Taking care of your needs often feels impossible.
From Rick Hanson, PhD, clinical psychologist; Jan Hanson, LAc, nutrition specialist; and Ricki Pollycove, MD, gynecologist-obstetrician, A Happy, Healthy Mom offers a compassionate roadmap to help moms get the rest, nutrition, help, and comfort they need. This comprehensive guide addresses the full range of physical, psychological, and relationship challenges that can peak in the demanding early years from infancy through elementary school.
Inside, you’ll learn how to:
- Tune into your own body and needs with zero judgement or self-blame
- Solve common hormonal, mood, or gastrointestinal problems
- Protect yourself from stress and stop irritability before it starts
- Restore important minerals drained by pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Increase teamwork and emotional intimacy with your partner
- Return to a normal sleep cycle after your child is sleeping through the night
- Eat healthy meals that take only minutes to prepare
- Request the right medical tests at the right time
Far too many mothers are physically, mentally, and emotionally depleted, which can overshadow the deeply rewarding experience of motherhood. Featuring stories from real mothers, this book will ensure that you thrive—not just survive—while taking care of your little one.
My Review of A Happy, Healthy Mom
First off, I want to thank Rick Hanson, Jan Hanson, Ricki Pollycove, Renee Brna , NetGalley, and Brilliance Audio for an advanced listening copy of The Happy, Healthy Mom. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this audiobook and found it very insightful.
As a mother of four children, I found this book filled with sound advice. Especially in the relationship portions and the ways mothers can improve their depletion after giving birth. I loved hearing about the different situations from real-life mothers the doctors have treated and what they advise these women to do.
One of the aspects I found very interesting was the nutritional side of this book. They gave a lot of information about how you need to improve your daily intake of certain vitamins and how to do that. It was a very interesting section of the book and something I will be thinking about when I make my meals.
This book is perfect for any mother of young children who’s looking for ways to feel happier and healthier. This book gives you tips and tricks to help improve your life and make motherhood more enjoyable.
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Final Thoughts
I hope you find A Happy, Healthy Mom as useful and helpful in your motherhood journey as it has mine. This book is perfect for mothers of younger children who are struggling to find balance and joy in motherhood. If you have any questions about this book, let me know in the comments below. I love hearing from all of you. Lastly, if you enjoyed this review, share it on your social media. I appreciate all the love and support.
Thanks for reading,
Kel
