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Printable Bookmarks: Little Reminders of Subtle Resistance

Posted on Author April EdwardsPosted in Mom Life, Printables

🎉grab your book launch freebies . Make sure you are subscribed to get the other book launch freebies! Sometimes the smallest reminders can bring us back to ourselves. I created a set of printable bookmarks with quotes and calming visuals from Subtle Resistance—not just because I’m a book lover (though that’s true), but because these…

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How to Be Kind to my Future Self

Posted on Author April EdwardsPosted in Mom Life, Productivity

Thoughtful planning and simple habits can support your future self with grace. No shame. No pressure. Just steady rhythms for real, human days. I used to push myself to operate at full speed all the time. Like I was a machine: measured by how much I could produce, how efficiently I could move through the…

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My Burnout Story – Part 2

Posted on Author April EdwardsPosted in Mom Life, Productivity

What happened in London and the changes I made to my life when I came home. (book excerpt) This is a freebie excerpt from my book! Where we left off. I had done so much work in major areas of my life, but something was still missing. I still felt stuck. I felt that no…

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My Burnout Story

Posted on Author April EdwardsPosted in Mom Life, Productivity

This is a freebie excerpt from my book! chapter 1 – my burnout story Planning and organization were my lifeblood. Organized closets, neatly stacked books, meticulously filled planners, ordered thoughts—these were my domain. As an overachiever, efficiency and effectiveness defined me. I could accomplish in an afternoon what others might take a full day to…

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My Book: Subtle Resistance

Posted on Author April EdwardsPosted in Homemaking, Homeschooling, Mom Life, My Reading Stack, Printables, Productivity, Sabbath Living, Seasonal Planning, Subtle Resistance Podcast, Travel with Kids, Writing

It’s here! 🎉🎈 🥳Celebrate my book launch with me! 🎉🎈 (+ early order freebie) 💙My book is finally ready to order on Amazon!! This has been two years of hard work to get this book finished and published. After writing, revising, and second-guessing (because let’s be honest, that’s part of the process), Subtle Resistance is…

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Free PDF Book Guide – inside look

Posted on Author April EdwardsPosted in Mom Life, Productivity

exploring the free resource I created to go alongside my book Subtle Resistance “April’s book is like talking with a friend who truly gets it—without judgment, just encouragement.” “This is a guide that meets you where you are and helps you take the next right step.” If you’re planning to read Subtle Resistance and you…

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What’s a Social Sunburn?

Posted on Author April EdwardsPosted in Mom Life

A definition that will help when a simple conversation suddenly turns tense, you’re misunderstood, or an interaction feels emotionally loaded. . I inherited my fair and freckled skin from my mother’s family. I know that if I plan to spend more than 15 minutes in full sun, I need to slather on SPF 50 or…

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A Little About Me (and Why I Write)

Posted on Author April EdwardsPosted in Mom Life, Writing

An Introduction, what I’ve been up to lately, and some photos from my camera roll . Hello! 💙 It’s been a while since I’ve properly introduced myself, and with so many new readers around here, now feels like the perfect time. No matter if you’ve just found your way to my corner of the internet…

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Quiet Rebellion in a Noisy World

Posted on Author April EdwardsPosted in My Reading Stack

When everyone’s shouting for your attention, choosing a book to read can become an act of resistance. Maybe it’s time to stop absorbing and start curating. . “If you’re not paying for the product, then you are the product.” – Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma In the culture we live in we are inundated with…

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