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A Little Less of a Hot Mess

The Modern Mom's Guide to Growth & Evolution

Published by The Collective Book Studio
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

"This is so good—time to reclaim our identity and power."—Eve Rodsky, New York Times best selling author of Fair Play

In a world where women are overwhelmed with empty personal growth messages, it can be hard to navigate what’s real, and what’s just a sales pitch. A Little Less of a Hot Mess: The Modern Mom’s Guide to Growth and Evolution helps quiet the noise with practical, simple, and powerful invitations for real healing and growth. The twelve invitations and practices shared in this book offer the modern mom a path toward imperfect evolution, so that she can live her life authentically.

Through vulnerable and often humorous storytelling, as well as clinical expertise, licensed therapist Kaitlin Soulé invites readers into a step-by-step healing process that takes the whole woman to heart. Moms aren’t just parents, they are:
  • World leaders
  • Teachers
  • Nurturers
  • Creators
  • Providers

Soulé recognizes the importance of mental and emotional wellness for mothers, guiding readers through nonlinear, intentional evolution. Moms, YOU are worth the time it takes to be whole—step into the driver’s seat of life and say yes to the invitation for growth!

About The Author

Kaitlin Soulé is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Anxiety Expert, Writer, and mom to three under age seven. Her mission is to empower today’s moms to say YES to themselves, prioritize their well-being, and get back into the driver's seat of their own lives. Kaitlin found herself prioritizing everyone else’s needs before her own until an eye-opening experience gave her the epiphany that to evolve into the mother and person she was meant to be, she needed to STOP abandoning herself. Kaitlin wrote A Little Less of a Hot Mess: The Modern Mom's Guide to Growth and Evolution to invite women to care for their mental health with practical, real-life tools for imperfect and joyful living.

Product Details

  • Publisher: The Collective Book Studio (March 15, 2022)
  • Length: 216 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781951412661

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