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Strap Yourself In: A memoir of motherhood, dancefloors and all the mayhem in between
By (Author) Amy Gerard
Allen & Unwin
Allen & Unwin
3rd April 2024
Australia
General
Non Fiction
Parenting: advice and issues
306.8743092
Paperback
272
Width 153mm, Height 234mm
298g
In a world of highly curated Instagram pages and unrealistic expectations of motherhood, Amy Gerard is a gust of fresh air. She does not sugarcoat the fact that her life with her husband and three small children (read: tiny bosses) is a chaotic rollercoaster - seatbelts absolutely required.
But she's learned that life very rarely matches up to our expectations, and it's more helpful (and fun) to embrace the warts-and-all beauty, pain and hilarity of it all. From birth and parenting to marriage and friendship; sex and holidays to family and careers, Amy confesses the wildly hopeful expectations she once held - and candidly reveals how the reality of her life has utterly unravelled them.
A must-read for new mums or anyone who has ever compared their own life to an Instagram post, this uplifting and hilarious memoir will make you stop to smell the roses and appreciate what you've got.
Amy Gerard is a Sydney Instagram personality, podcast presenter, brand ambassador, mum and wife (not necessarily in that order). She hosts two podcasts - Beyond the Likes and Beyond the Chaos - and details her relatable and sometimes chaotic experience parenting three small children.