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Lori Arnold is from a small Indiana town, where her parents taught her the value of hard work, the importance of helping others, and the love of Jesus Christ. She attended Purdue University, where she competed as a 4-year division 1 varsity soccer player. After earning her MBA, Lori began her career as a researcher and capability-builder at Procter & Gamble. She then followed her passion to the National Personal Training Institute where she gained certifications in the areas of nutrition and personal training. This was truly divine intervention as Lori used this background to become a ketogenic diet guru and macronutrient wizard after her daughter was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder. Lori readily admits her education and experience did not prepare her for the role of “mom.” In response, she read dozens of parenting books, over-analyzed each challenge she faced, and ultimately wrote “Heads Up Mom” to fill the gap in candid, encouraging, “front-line” information readily available for new moms. You can find out more about Lori on her website loriarnold.com where she seeks to help moms win the long-game.
Reviewed by Emma Megan for Readers' Favorite
Heads Up Mom by Lori Arnold is an essential book for every first-time mom, mainly about how their daily life will shift as their child grows through the first three years. Lori says that all the excitement around a new baby's arrival can put a first-time mom at a disadvantage from the beginning, especially when no one gives them a heads-up regarding the massive life changes and struggles a baby brings. In this book, new moms will learn about many changes, challenges, and chaos that may take them by surprise. Lori shares day-to-day realities, personal stories, advice, tips, tricks, and strategies to make the daily task of mothering easier. She discusses time reallocation, conflicting feelings, unrealistic or uncommunicated expectations, the importance of the division of labor, mental "tugs," self-care, shutting off mom-mode, mistakes any expecting couple can make, the pros and cons of transitioning to unpaid champion mom, and more.
Heads Up Mom is a thoughtful, helpful, and encouraging work that serves as a guidebook and a more honest, realistic look at motherhood. Lori Arnold holds first-time moms' hands while preparing them for the new life stage a baby brings and helping them avoid feeling guilty as if they're doing something wrong or not being good mothers. While this book arms new moms with tangible expectations and the not-so-glamorous realities of life with a baby, I highly appreciated the chapter on how to shift from Mr. and Mrs. to Mommy and Daddy, making it an essential read even for new fathers. All first-time moms will benefit from it as it aims to help them make their daily life with a little one easier.
