The Brown Mama Mindset: A Blueprint for Black Moms on Life, Love and Home

by Muffy Mendoza, Diamonte Z Walker (Foreword)

Having #BlackMomMagic does not mean that we are magically delicious sis. As the founder of a support group of over 5,000 black moms, Muffy Mendoza, author of The Brown Mama Mindset, knows this. She knows that living a life of melanated beauty and nourishing balance has a lot of do with how we think about motherhood. The Brown Mama Mindset has been featured at the Essence Festival , is sold in bookstores all across America and has been hailed by many moms as an “easy to read, practical guide to learning to love myself.” It is a black parenting book, relationship book and self-care guide all-in-one; broken down into short, power-packed chapters and activities. Plus, it is one of the few parenting books written for black moms, by a black mom. Paired with The Mama Map Workbook and Write Here Journal , this book for moms will help Rather than telling you how to be a mother, this book will help you understand that motherhood is not just about taking care of your children, it’s about transforming into the woman that you are divinely destined to be. It’s time to return to your natural state of being wholeness.

276 pages, Paperback

Published April 5, 2018

Reviews

[Britannica Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great read for any brown mama. It put things into perspective and called you out when needed.

[Terri Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book spoke to me on so many levels as I battle with being a single mother raising a black son. Definitely a must read and use as a reference guide for motherhood, love, life and home.

[Bria · Rating 2 out of 5]

I struggled to finish this book. It’s not very long and she does have a few points that were very good but honestly it just did not resonate with me. There’s this overarching theme that every black mother has this stereotypical background and to fix it we all need to conform back to gender norms and “let men be men”. I wouldn’t recommend.