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The Parent Worry Shelf: Placing each child gently out of mind

June Alderwood · narrated by Serena Sherwin

2026

4h 20m
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You will learn to set aside the weight of parenting worry without guilt or force. June Alderwood guides you through recognizing the invisible shelf you have built for every concern about your child, then teaches you how to place each thought there gently, one by one. Serena Sherwin reads in a low, unhurried voice that feels like someone sitting beside you in a quiet room. Her pacing matches the book's gradual body scans and evening reflections, never rushing the small pauses where your shoulders might drop. Chapters move from noticing where tension hides to acknowledging what you managed today, however small. The tone stays practical and kind, as if speaking to a tired parent who has finally sat down. You do not need to fix anything before you begin. Let this be the closing of your own door.

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21 chapters

  1. 1How to Use These3m
  2. 2Before You Begin4m
  3. 3Chapter 1: The Shelf You Did Not Know You Built16m
  4. 4Chapter 2: What Stays Open After Lights Out14m
  5. 5Chapter 3: How the Day Gets Stuck in the Muscles17m
  6. 6Chapter 4: The Sound of Your Own Door Closing19m
  7. 7Chapter 5: A Slow Tour from Toes to Forehead8m
  8. 8Chapter 6: The Three Things You Actually Did20m
  9. 9Chapter 7: Borrowed Weight17m
  10. 10Chapter 8: The Room Where Nothing Gets Fixed17m
  11. 11Chapter 9: Honey and Warm Water12m
  12. 12Chapter 10: The Sound Before Words12m
  13. 13Chapter 11: What You Might Write and Never Read14m
  14. 14Chapter 12: Apple Cider Vinegar and the Kitchen Sink21m
  15. 15Chapter 13: The Permission You Were Waiting For13m
  16. 16Chapter 14: Building Your Own Twenty Minutes14m
  17. 17Chapter 15: The Shelf at Three in the Morning19m
  18. 18Chapter 16: When the Shelf Needs More Than You13m
  19. 19When You Are Ready4m
  20. 20About the Author2m
  21. 21From My Shelf to Yours1m
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