Release Date: September 2008
Print Length: 192
ISBN: 978-0-7369-3334-6
The S.O.S. for PMS
Practical Help and Relief for Moms
eBook available at your favorite eRetailer.
Gather any group of moms together and the topic of frustrating PMS symptoms rises up in conversation along with the guilt and concern about its effects on family members. Now Mary Byers, author of The Mother Load, offers mothers encouragement, help, and camaraderie as she shares:
- women’s stories—the good, bad, and the hopeful
- overlooked symptoms and how to manage them
- foods and activities to avoid or indulge in
- God’s first aid for stress, depression, and anxiety
- a call for help—how husbands can come to the aid of their wives
This gathering of useful advice and shared experiences will comfort readers who have ever felt alone in their PMS plight and will inspire healthier lifestyles, relationships, and daily choices for all women.
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"Kudos to Mary Byers who addresses PMS and the havoc it wreaks in families with truth and transparency. As a health professional, mother, wife and PMS sufferer, I welcome Mary's approach and information. This book is packed with encouragement, practical advice and perhaps, most importantly, the affirmation that as women we are not alone and have a choice in how to respond to the chaos of PMS. Make the choice today to walk this journey with Mary as your guide."
—Kathy Pride, RN, BSN, author of Winning the Drug War at Home
"Mary has done an excellent job in presenting helpful advice and recommendations on a very sensitive and confusing topic. Her book will help countless women at the mercy of PMS."
—Dr. Angelique Rettig, MD, fellow of American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
"I find Mary Byers to be very accurate and thorough in the topic of PMS. In this book she provides a logical and systematic approach to treatment of an often very destructive problem for women and their families."
—Monica Ray, MD, fellow of American Academy of Family Practice
"PMS is no laughing matter yet Mary manages to keep her humor intact while assuring women who have blown their top or sunk to the bottom of the emotional pit that there is hope. S.O.S. for PMS offers a well-reasoned and thoughtful approach to hormonal reality and is chock-full of advice-laden chapters. S.O.S. for PMS will be one of my most highly recommended books to friends and audiences. My ovaries and hormones salute you, Mary Byers, and so will those of other XX-chromosome readers!"
—Julie Barnhill, author, She's Gonna Blow, One Tough Mother, and Motherhood: the Guilt that Keeps on Giving
"Mary has written a life saving book for PMS prisoners. Its humor and practical advice will transform you from a 'maniac mom' to a 'woman of wisdom.' What really makes this book unique is Mary's ability to combine actionable advice in the context of healing in mind, body, and spirit. I plan on making this mandatory reading for my patients struggling with PMS."
—Ron Eaker,MD, author of Holy Hormones and A Woman's Guide to Hormone Health