Amazing Moms! Motherhood Curriculum, Workbook

The first gender-responsive, trauma-informed curriculum designed specifically for mothers Amazing Moms! Motherhood Curriculum consists of 16 two-hour, co-facilitated sessions that include activities, exercises, and experiential opportunities. The goal of the workshop is to help participants create a vision of the mothers they want to be and to provide them with the awareness, tools, and confidence to achieve that vision. By encouraging participants to connect with the content on a personal level, the curriculum helps mothers enhance their relationships with their children and other family members. The Amazing Moms! program-including a Facilitator's Guide and Participant Workbook-goes beyond other parenting curricula, addressing the complex intersection of female socialization, childhood and adolescent trauma, and relational struggles that can come between mothers and their children. It covers a broad range of topics, including anger and shame, sex and sexuality, discipline, codependency, and self-care. The curriculum will challenge participants and facilitators alike to approach the material with vulnerability to achieve lasting growth. - Follow detailed plans for facilitating 16 two-hour sessions on issues related to parenting, designed specifically for mothers - Help participants develop self-awareness and understand how their past trauma influences their emotions and behaviors - Encourage strong mother-child relationships with skill-building exercises and activities - Use techniques to foster safety, trust, openness, and honesty in group settings This curriculum is for all moms, with children of all ages-especially those who have found themselves in child protective services or some other aspect of the child welfare system.

About the Amazing Moms! Program vii About This Workbook xi Meeting 1: Engaging the Mother Within 1 Meeting 2: The Woman Rules 11 Meeting 3: Toxic Water 17 Meeting 4: Cultivating an Intrapersonal Relationship of Compassion 23 Meeting 4.5: Assaults on Our Bodies and Minds 33 Meeting 5: Moms and Trauma: Breaking the Cycle 41 Meeting 6: Making the Connections - Mental Health, Addiction, and Trauma 53 Meeting 7: Feelings... Nothing More Than Feelings 69 Meeting 8: Exploring Family Dynamics, Past and Present 81 Meeting 9: Father of Mine 89 Meeting 10: Mothers 99 Meeting 11: Healthy Relationships - Boundaries, Communication, and Conflict 107 Meeting 12: Let's Talk About Sex 119 Meeting 13: Let's REALLY Talk About Sex 129 Meeting 14: Women's Health 139 Meeting 15: Healthy Discipline 149 Meeting 16: The Art of Play 161 Meeting 17: A Balancing Act 167 Meeting 18: Vision of Motherhood 175 Congratulatory 181 Participant Survey 183 Appendix A: Relaxation and Grounding Exercises 185 References 195