{"product_id":"the-steady-state-early-parenthood-workbook-grounded-emotional-support-for-the-first-years-of-parenthood","title":"The Steady State Early Parenthood Workbook - Grounded emotional support for the first years of parenthood","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEveryone talks about the newborn stage. Far fewer people talk about what comes after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe first one to two years of parenthood are their own distinct emotional chapter; less acute than the fourth trimester, but no less significant. This workbook was created for parents who are past the newborn stage and finding that the emotional work of early parenthood is still very much present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIf you feel like you should be feeling better by now, this is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWritten by a licensed therapist, and mom of 2, grounded in psychoeducation, this 57-page workbook gives you honest, warm support for the longer arc of becoming a parent. The identity questions, the regulation challenges, the relationship shifts, and the slow erosion of self that nobody warned you about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhat’s inside:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection 1:\u003c\/strong\u003e What Early Parenthood Actually Is A reframe of what this season is really about, and why waiting to “return to normal” may be the thing making it harder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection 2:\u003c\/strong\u003e Emotional Regulation: Yours and Theirs Why regulation is harder in earlyparenthood, how your child’s big feelings activate your own, the difference between reacting and responding, and micro-practices that work in real life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection 3:\u003c\/strong\u003e Identity, Values, and the Parent You Are Becoming The gap between the parent you imagined and the parent you are. How to clarify your values as a compass, not a standard. And how to reclaim the parts of yourself that have been set aside.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection 4: \u003c\/strong\u003eSustaining Your Relationship With Yourself The slow erosion of self in early parenthood, the permission problem, and what genuinely sustaining yourself looks like when time is limited.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection 5:\u003c\/strong\u003e Relationships, Partnership, and Community How early parenthood reshapes every relationship, the loneliness that rarely gets named, partnership under pressure, and building the community you actually need.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection 6:\u003c\/strong\u003e When Hard Emotions Linger Non-diagnostic education about anxiety, anger, and persistent emotional difficulty in the parenting years — and how to recognize when more support is right for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection 7:\u003c\/strong\u003e Integration and Your Early Parenthood Steady State Plan A personal planning section to pull everything together; your values, your warning signs, your support people, and your self-care commitments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEach section includes educational content, guided worksheets, and open reflection pages you can write directly in on a tablet or print and complete by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis workbook is for you if:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eYou are past the newborn stage and still finding this emotionally hard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eYou have been waiting to feel like yourself again and want a more honest frame\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eYou are navigating toddlerhood, identity questions, or relationship shifts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eYou want support that is clinically grounded but genuinely warm and accessible\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is an educational resource and is not a substitute for therapy or medical care. Crisis resources are included throughout.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50873247498407,"sku":null,"price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/8270\/9671\/files\/IMG_5780.png?v=1781126506","url":"https:\/\/steadystateparentingco.com\/products\/the-steady-state-early-parenthood-workbook-grounded-emotional-support-for-the-first-years-of-parenthood","provider":"Steady State Parenting Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}