Mothering With Courage ─ The Mindful Approach to Becoming a Mom Who Listens More, Worries Less, and Loves Deeply

If I Knew Then provides guidance for mothers to self-reflect and dig deep to discover what is important to them from their own perspective. Only from that space can a mother discover how to be the best, most authentic mother for her child.

If I Knew Then provides mothers a detailed guidebook for their journey as a mother, complete with the latest understanding and tips for healthy parenting and motherhood. Practical, educational, and inspirational, the book provides self-reflective questions and guided journaling exercises for mothers, specifically related to aspects of their lives and mothering.

If I Knew Then engages mothers in an interactive experience that will help map their own journey of motherhood, consciously creating it as they move through the book gaining insight and making personal choices. The text and exercises also guide mothers to mindfully choose the legacy of values and attitudes that they want to pass to their children. As a result, they will be given the opportunity to become a calm and connected mother . . . a mother who is also confident in her journey.

Bonnie Compton, APRN, BC, CPNP, has worked for more than 30 years with mothers and families as a child and adolescent therapist, parent coach, and pediatric nurse practitioner, giving them the tools to parent mindfully and guiding them to wake up to what really matters to them as mothers. She is a workshop and retreat facilitator and hosts her own podcast radio program, Wholehearted Parenting Radio, which is available on iTunes, Web Talk Radio, Radioactive Broadcasting Network, and Stitcher Radio. She is also a certified ScreamFree Parent Leader. Bonnie has also appeared as a parenting expert on numerous television and radio shows, including Lowcountry Live and Channel 2 News, Moms in the Morning, ChickFM radio, and JOY Radio in Charleston, SC. Bonnie has also been interviewed by or has written parenting articles for the following print newspapers, magazines, and websites: Lowcountry Parent Magazine Post and Courier’s Moxie Mindful Parenting Magazine “Monday Consult” (parenting column), Baltimore Sun Maryland Family Magazine Website articles: honeygood.com grandmagazine.com Bonnie received her master’s degree in nursing, as a pediatric nurse practitioner, followed by her post-masters/clinical nurse specialist degree in child and adolescent psychotherapy from the University of Maryland, School of Nursing. She lives in Charleston, South Carolina, with her husband. She loves spending time with her family and friends, walking on the beach, playing tennis, and soaking up everything the Lowcountry has to offer. Bonnie’s parenting-tips video interviews appear on her website, http://www.parentingpartners.info/parenting-tips-and-topics/, as well as on her blog, www.parentingpartners.info/blog/. -