Introverted Mom: Your Guide to More Calm, Less Guilt, and Quiet Joy

By Jamie C. Martin

Book Overview

Your personality is a gift, not a liability. This book helps you uncover and embrace the hope, laughter, and joy of using your unique gifts to parent your children.

Life as a mom is LOUD, but you long for quiet.

When the volume of family life clashes with your personality, frustration, guilt, and overwhelm naturally result. In Introverted Mom, author Jamie C. Martin lifts these burdens from your shoulders, reminding you that your steady strength is exactly what your family needs in this chaotic world.

Jamie shares vulnerable stories from her own life as well as thoughts from other introverted mothers, letting you know you're not alone. Her practical suggestions and creative inspiration are enhanced with quotes and insights from four beloved writers--Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen, L. M. Montgomery, and Laura Ingalls Wilder. Together, Jamie and this band of fellow introverts share their wisdom on . . .

Believing that you're enoughSelf-acceptance that leads to freedomNavigating heartache and disappointmentStretching out of your comfort zoneConnecting with God as an introvertCultivating calm wherever you areDefining for yourself what really matters

Whether you've just realized you're an introvert, or if you've known it all along, this book is for you. It's time to honor who you are and savor life as an introverted mom.

*Note: Written from a Christian perspective

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0310354978
• ISBN13: 9780310354970
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

This is such an eye opening book

I’ve learned so much about myself because of this book. I always considered myself an introvert until I met my husband, who was so introverted that we decided maybe I was an extrovert after all. It’s been so refreshing to read this book and understand that I am in fact, an introvert, and a highly sensitive one at that. My highly sensitivity and passion for people (and picking up on their emotions) was a big reason why we falsely believed I was an extrovert! It’s been really great to learn all of this about myself and to finally embrace it.

Wrecked me in a GOOD way!

The old quote about friendships being created when two people have a "You too? I thought I was the only one" moment was exactly how I felt while reading Jamie C. Martin's Intoverted Mom. Over and over again, I nodded, highlighted, and read passages aloud to my husband. I'm not the only one! Not only an encouragement; this book has been a validation that my feelings and tendencies to overwhelm easily are REAL. I've been a highly sensitive introvert my whole life, but only recently am learning about personality types. The Introverted Mom has completely opened my eyes about so many aspects of my parenting, my marriage, and my life--from accepting, even cherishing, my introvertedness to identifying stressors, and stretching my comfort zone. As a homeschool mom, my whole life sometimes feels like a social event, and Jamie's tips for self-care and reflections have proven invaluable to me. Her snippets highlighting introverted literary heroines were fun and encouraging. The chapter about faith and (gasp!) evangelism as an introvert is solid. I am positive that this book will a reread over and over for me. Highly recommend for introverted mommas and their husbands!