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Maxed Out: American Moms on the Brink
Maxed Out American Moms on the Brink
Author: Katrina Alcorn
Katrina Alcorn was a 37-year-old mother with a happy marriage and a thriving career when one day, on the way to Target to buy diapers, she had a breakdown. Her carefully built career shuddered to a halt, and her journey through depression, anxiety, and insomnia—followed by medication, meditation, and therapy—began. — Alcorn wondered h...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781580055239
ISBN-10: 1580055230
Publication Date: 8/28/2013
Pages: 392
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Publisher: Seal Press
Book Type: Paperback
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I appreciated this as a critique of the societal structures (no universal maternity leave or health care, little support for part-time work) in the US and would not classify it as a self-help book. Although she does share her personal story which includes meditation and medication it is much more about the stresses faced by working families today. There are specific doable recommendations at the end about how you can make a difference.

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