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Maleah Day Warner is an advocate for mothering resources and education, particularly in the diagnosis and treatment of postpartum depression. She volunteers with Postpartum Support International Utah and The Emily Effect.

As a creative storyteller, she uses imagery and insight to capture the unseen magic of human experience. Her writing chronicles the otherwise mundane rituals of family life and turns monotony into a kaleidoscope of observations.

Also known as “MomMaleah” because of her passion for bolstering moms around the world, Maleah’s goal is to educate, validate, and elevate the work of mothering. Her humor, warmth, and real-life examples make her relatable as she teaches local and online classes and speaks to women’s groups to empower women with tools to heal heart, mind, and body. A healthy world begins with healthy mothers!

Lies of the Magpie Summary

What happens when an ambitious girl grows up to be a mother?

Maleah thinks being a stay-at-home mom makes her inferior to other successful women. Plagued with unrelenting thoughts of inadequacy, she struggles to heal from postpartum depression without medication. Her search to save her body, her marriage, and her family leads to an unexpected revelation and the discovery of joy and health hidden within the heart of mothering.

Warner’s debut memoir is Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert) for the stay-at-home mother who longs for a journey of self-discovery without leaving home or arranging a babysitter.

Lies of the Magpie flows with humor and witty observation, escorting the reader on an unparalleled narrative experience. 

Discover this not-to-be-missed, transformative reading experience.

Lies of the Magpie grabbed my interest from the first chapter. Warner’s humor and description captivated me to the very end.” Luann Yetter, Author of Bar Harbor in the Roaring Twenties.

“A revelatory journey of a mother’s search to find healing from postpartum depression. Lies of the Magpie is a must-read for mothers and fathers everywhere.” Eric Dyches, Founder of The Emily Effect

Sample Interview Questions

Q: What is Lies of the Magpie?

A:  Lies of the Magpie is a story about feeling like a failure as a mother and wrestling with unrelenting thoughts of inadequacy while struggling to heal from postpartum depression without taking medication.

A2: Lies of the Magpie begins with the question, What happens when an ambitious young girl grows up to be a mother?  Maleah is accustomed to succeeding in life—good grades, scholarships, awards, recognitions—but when she becomes a mother, she doesn’t get a report card. How can she know if she’s doing it right?

Accompanied by a constant inner voice of inadequacy, Maleah doubts herself and doubles down on her efforts to get more accomplished. 

Q: You write that you believed you had given up your chance to be successful when you decided to become a full-time mother. Do you think most mothers feel

How does a woman balance mothering with personal pursuits?

Q: You said you grew up sandwiched between the 1980s feminist movement which prophessed that woman should aspire to be more than mere mothers and your own conservative religious traditions that professed that mothering was the greatest calling to which a woman could aspire. How did you balance those opposite spectrums of influence?

A: I didn’t balance them at all. I didn’t decide between either camp, rather I tried to please both camps, both the stay-at-home moms and the glass-ceiling breakers. Which meant I tried to work and make money, from home, while being a full-time mom without getting outside help from babysitters or daycare or cleaners, etc. What I learned is the mothering IS a FULL-TIME job AND a successful occupation.

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