Going Beyond Mom: How to Activate Your Mind, Body & Business After Baby

by Randi Zinn, Melinda Blau (Foreword by)

Overview

Born out of her popular website Beyond Mom, Randi's book is a guide for mothers looking to jump-start their business ideas by finding connection from within. The 1.2 million women in America each year who choose not to return to traditional work after having children have found themselves filled with an unexpected creative energy, but lack the knowledge and network to tap it.

With the support of the Beyond Mom community behind you, Randi provides the guidance and the tools women need to find their strength, body, and mind, thus laying the integral foundation to bring entrepreneurial ideas to fruition. Her distinct approach is as practically accessible as it is holistic—a former yoga teacher who also possesses a decade of experience as an acting CEO, she knows that personal well-being is critically connected to any thriving business venture. Because the first step to personal wellness and idea growth begins with you.

In addition, each chapter features an interview from the Beyond Mom network of celebrity moms, successful businesswomen, and clients, like bestselling author and coach Alexandra Jamieson, renowned psychotherapist Terri Cole, IntenSati founder Patricia Moreno, and author/anthropologist Wednesday Martin, just to name a few. Honest, smart, and relatable, Randi provides wisdom and encouragement to build entrepreneurs (who are also moms) from deep within!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781510724006
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	09/19/2017
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Randi Zinn is the founder of Beyond Mom and BeyondMom.com, where she encourages moms to embrace the gifts of motherhood, but also to cultivate a life beyond, one that expresses all they are as individuals: creators, businesswomen, thinkers, friends, and so much more. She graduated from Skidmore College, then moved to New York City to pursue a Master's degree in Media Studies and Film at the New School. Using her background in business and media, and the expertise she developed in the health and wellness fields, Randi has helped thousands of moms build their enterprises (while keeping their sanity) from the ground up.

Melinda Blau is the author of fifteen books including the bestselling Secrets of Baby Whisperer series. She writes the "Dear Family Whisperer" column for the Huffington Post, and contributes to Psychology Today, LinkedIn, Rewire Me, Shareable, and other online venues.

Table of Contents

Foreword Melinda Blau ix

Introduction xii

Part I Discovering the New You 1

Chapter 1 The Body 3

Chapter 2 Your Mind on Motherhood 21

Chapter 3 Your Community within the Home 57

Chapter 4 Building Your New Community outside the Home 71

Chapter 5 The Evolving You 81

Chapter 6 Moving Past the Doubt 97

Part II From Idea to Action 103

Chapter 7 Conceiving Your Idea 105

Chapter 8 Branding 119

Chapter 9 Let's Get Physical 133

Chapter 10 Staffing Up 159

Conclusion: Making it a Beyond Mom Business 173

Acknowledgments 184

Editorial Reviews

"Randi Zinn is a magical force to be reckoned with and it's clear from the moment you meet her. The deep desire she has for women to truly own their power, love themselves exactly where they are, and get in touch with their truth is palpable and she's changing lives because of it. Going Beyond Mom is an amazing example of these philosophies and many more that Randi teaches to all those that follow her." —Nitika Chopra, talk show host

"When it comes to integrating kids with careers, non-linear is the new normal. This means that millions of high-achieving women are pausing and then pivoting to craft a career path that works for them and their families. Beyond Mom is the how-to guide that provides actionable solutions for those women who want to take control of the careers and craft solutions which successfully enable them to integrate work and family." —Lisen Stromberg, author of Work Pause Thrive: How to Pause for Parenthood Without Killing Your Career

"Randi Zinn is an emerging voice in the motherhood space whose focus is cultivating community. We all know how important it is for women to feel supported as they journey into new motherhood. Randi has taken her own life experience and Beyond Mom journey and put it into this book to elevate and inspire moms as they take baby steps towards reclaiming who they are after birth." —Latham Thomas, founder of Mama Glow, and bestselling author of Mama Glow: A Hip Guide to Your Fabulous Abundant Pregnancy

"Randi has an extremely important message for all mothers—you are more than just a mother, you are a person with desires and dreams. In her book and in her community, Randi inspires all mothers to own their life as a nurturing mom and their individuality as a flourishing entrepreneur. You can do both: you can give birth to babies and to businesses, and you can find joy in all of it. " —Aimee Raupp, women's wellness expert, bestselling author, acupuncturist, and herbalist

"Randi Zinn is a magical force to be reckoned with and it's clear from the moment you meet her. The deep desire she has for women to truly own their power, love themselves exactly where they are, and get in touch with their truth is palpable and she's changing lives because of it. Going Beyond Mom is an amazing example of these philosophies and many more that Randi teaches to all those that follow her." —Nitika Chopra, talk show host

"When it comes to integrating kids with careers, non-linear is the new normal. This means that millions of high-achieving women are pausing and then pivoting to craft a career path that works for them and their families. Beyond Mom is the how-to guide that provides actionable solutions for those women who want to take control of the careers and craft solutions which successfully enable them to integrate work and family." —Lisen Stromberg, author of Work Pause Thrive: How to Pause for Parenthood Without Killing Your Career

"Randi Zinn is an emerging voice in the motherhood space whose focus is cultivating community. We all know how important it is for women to feel supported as they journey into new motherhood. Randi has taken her own life experience and Beyond Mom journey and put it into this book to elevate and inspire moms as they take baby steps towards reclaiming who they are after birth." —Latham Thomas, founder of Mama Glow, and bestselling author of Mama Glow: A Hip Guide to Your Fabulous Abundant Pregnancy

"Randi has an extremely important message for all mothers—you are more than just a mother, you are a person with desires and dreams. In her book and in her community, Randi inspires all mothers to own their life as a nurturing mom and their individuality as a flourishing entrepreneur. You can do both: you can give birth to babies and to businesses, and you can find joy in all of it. " —Aimee Raupp, women's wellness expert, bestselling author, acupuncturist, and herbalist

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