Bolstered and trained in love and female friendship, the vulnerable, sleep-deprived, tender, and ferocious Mama Bear inside each of us can bring forth beautiful havoc on our world.

Mama Bear’s Manifesto is a practical, compelling book about devoted friendship and unbridled passion. Leslie Klipsch employs the stress and beauty of motherhood to help you discover life’s marvelous momentum and the ways in which mothers can carve out community, revel in friendship, and outwardly love
the world.

You will learn to embrace the powerful Mama Bear lurking inside, seize her power, and use it for good. You will be encouraged to care for other mamas and your community through tangible examples and organizational hints, and feel inspired by stories of impassioned Mama Bears making the world a more beautiful and just place.

Leslie Klipsch is the author of hundreds of articles, essays, and poems. Much of Leslie’s writing explores the rich topic of motherhood—the essence of which she finds both challenging and enthralling. A passionate justice-seeker, Leslie is the Director of Communications for Empower Tanzania, an NGO working to sustainably improve the quality of life in rural Tanzania. It is within this intersection of service and story that Leslie feels most alive in the world. She and her husband have three children. Leslie co-hosts the Mama Bear Dares podcast and is online at www.leslieklipsch.com.

ISBN: 9780891123781

Pages: 224

Dimensions (inches): 5.5 x 8.25

Weight (pounds): 0.5