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10 Must-Have Holiday Gifts from Fresh Starts Experts!
At Fresh Starts, we’ve curated a list of must-have holiday gifts from our incredible Fresh Starts Experts, featuring everything from empowering books and beautifully designed planners to transformative courses and more. These thoughtful picks aren’t just gifts—they’re tools for growth, organization, and creating moments of self-care during life’s transitions.
You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith - Review
You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith - Review by Oona Metz, founder of Oona Metz, LICSW, Therapist
Coparenting Can Be Hard, This Book Makes It Easier: Cooperative Co-Parenting for Secure Kids: The Attachment Theory Guide to Raising Kids in Two Homes by Aurisha Smolarski
It's crucial for coparents to recognize that their relationship dynamic directly impacts their children's well-being and adjustment to the new family structure. So, how can coparents figure this all out? Well, we have a solution for you: our very own Fresh Starts Expert Aurisha Smolarski’s book, Cooperative Co-Parenting for Secure Kids: The Attachment Theory Guide to Raising Kids in Two Homes.
Divorce Guide: Resources to Normalize Divorce for Families and Children
We rounded up resources to help normalize divorce for families and children. We encourage you to use these resources as you talk about divorce with your children, in daily life, and moving forward too. We believe that divorce is a fresh start for the whole family, and we are here to normalize and de-stigmatize divorce for all families.
An Exhaustive List of Books to Read When You Can’t Sleep
Can’t sleep? We rounded up some of our favorite novels and memoirs to help you escape into reading. Check out this exhaustive list of must-read books for distracting yourself with reading!
Anxious? Try These Activity Books
Anxious? Who isn't! We love The Everybody Gets Anxious Activity Book and The Big Activity Book for Anxious People by Jordan Reid and Erin Williams. These anxiety activity books will help calm your mind and stop the anxiety spiral!
5 Empowering Children’s Books for Families During a Fresh Start
Sometimes during a Fresh Start for a family - whether it is a move, divorce, death of a loved one, new school, new siblings, or their own personal journey - kids can have big feelings! It’s important to have books on hand to empower them. We rounded up these empowering children’s books and find that reading them often with kids helps affirm their confidence and boost their self-esteem!
5 Books That Do Not Suck for Families Going Through a Divorce
When going through a major family change like a divorce, it’s really important to find books to share with your kids that reflect families like theirs; we rounded up 5 children's books for families going through a divorce that are empowering and encouraging for the whole family going through the divorce.