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Expecting Adam A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic

Martha Beck

Expecting Adam "He says you'll never be hurt as much by being open as you have been by remaining closed."

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The Mel Robbins Podcast

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The Mel Robbins Podcast

She mentioned it as the title of the first book the host ever read by her.

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you started by saying that you went back to Cambridge... and what would you go back and tell yourself at that age? ... Adam, which is also the title of the first book of yours that I ever read.

— Episode: How to Find Your Purpose & Design the Li...

Episode: How to Find Your Purpose & Design the Life You Wan...

She mentioned it as the title of the first book the host ever read by her.

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you started by saying that you went back to Cambridge... and what would you go back and tell yourself at that age? ... Adam, which is also the title of the first book of yours that I ever read.

We Can Do Hard Things

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We Can Do Hard Things

The book was highlighted as a source of joy and peace for a listener facing uncertainty about a possible Down syndrome diagnosis during pregnancy. Glennon Doyle and Amanda Doyle both mentioned reading it and praised its impact. The hosts also noted its status as a New York Times and international bestseller, presenting it as a noteworthy self‑help memoir.

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Episode: 253. Is it Real Love or Spider Love? With Martha B...

Expecting Adam was mentioned as one of Martha Beck's New York Times and international bestsellers. This book is described as a self-help book and memoir.

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Her published works include several self-help books and memoirs, including New York Times and international bestsellers, Finding Your Own North Star and Expecting Adam.

Episode: 252. Martha Beck Helps Amanda Let Go

Martha Beck's book, Expecting Adam, was a New York Times and international bestseller.

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Her published works include several self-help books and memoirs, including New York Times and international bestsellers, Finding Your Own North Star, and Expecting Adam.

Episode: 66. How to Come Home to Yourself with Martha Beck

It was mentioned as a source of joy and peace during a period of uncertainty regarding the potential diagnosis of Down syndrome for the speaker's child.

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I read Expecting Adam during that time. And that book more than anything else just set me at such joy and peace during that time.

Episode: Martha Beck: Move Toward Joy Today!

One speaker read this book while pregnant with her first child, who was initially diagnosed with markers for Down syndrome; the book brought her great joy and peace during that uncertain time. The author later explained the book related to her own experience of receiving a Down syndrome diagnosis for her second child, Adam, while in her PhD program and choosing to keep him despite advice to terminate.

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So I read Expecting Adam during that time. And that book, more than anything else, just set me at such joy and peace during that time.

Expecting Adam, well, can you describe it and just tell them what it's about so that they know why this is a big deal?

Expecting Adam, I've read it.

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