Reflections
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Blessing Adesiyan, Mother Honestly
"A lot of parents at this point really need these tools, resources, and support, and this book has all of that"
"A lot of parents at this point really need these tools, resources, and support, and this book has all of that as well as the inspiration to bring about the change needed. Thank you so much, Amy, for this gift."
- Blessing Adesiyan, Founder and CEO Mother Honestly
Brian Delate, Actor, Screenwriter + Veteran Advocate
"Amy's perspective, not only on the family, but on the global implications that can serve our community is groundbreaking and represents a core part of our nature as human beings."
"Amy Henderson's Tending represents a vision and project beyond herself. She expresses both courage and passion which is exactly what these kind of endeavors call for. Along with practical applications - my favorite being the Eleven Practices - Amy's perspective, not only on the family, but on the global implications that can serve our community is groundbreaking and represents a core part of our nature as human beings.
Most of the people I admire and respect in the world and throughout history, who've pioneered anything, have wanted to 'change the world.' Amy's in that club now! Her purpose and ambition for this kind of awakening and the benefits to be realized are profound. This book needs to be both read and utilized."
- Brian Delate, Actor, Screenwriter + Veteran Advocate
Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO New America
"Tending is a brave, raw, powerful book. It tells a tale that must be told and retold until our society finally comes to value care just as much as career."
“Tending is a brave, raw, powerful book. It tells a tale that must be told and retold until our society -- our workplaces, our government, and our culture -- finally comes to value care just as much as career.”
- Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO New America
Christine Michel Carter, best-selling author
"‘Tending’ is the book we all need to own our power as parents"
“Amy Henderson is one of our nation’s leading voices on the critical role of parenting and caregiving in developing the future of work. ‘Tending’ is the book we all need to own our power as parents.”
- Christine Michel Carter, Best-Selling Author, Senior Contributor ForbesWomen and Entrepreneur
Leslie Forde, Mom's Hierarchy of Needs
"how we take those superpowers that we gain as parents and reframe it in such a way that corporate America and the other power structures that govern how we are supported, understand it and value it"
"What Amy has written so eloquently is how we take those superpowers that we gain as parents and reframe it in such a way that corporate America, employers, that the other power structures that govern how we are supported, understand it and value it."
- Leslie Forde, Founder Mom's Hierarchy of Needs
Felicia Kashevaroff, Persistiny
"Tending is filled with relatable personal anecdotes — some of which were so powerful that I had to put the book down to catch my breath as it brought up intense feelings about my own parenting journey"
"Tending is filled with relatable personal anecdotes — some of which were so powerful that I had to put the book down to catch my breath as it brought up intense feelings about my own parenting journey."
- Felicia Kashevaroff, CEO/co-founder of Persistiny
Sarah Lacy, Chairman Mom, best-selling author
"A primal scream that we're not alone"
- Sarah Lacy, Founder of Pando and Chairman Mom, Best-Selling Author
Cristina Tcheyan, Employee Activist
"It's phenomenal to see parenthood through the lens of brain scans, the role of parents in society through academic analysis of social norms"
"Amy's memories, inner dialogue, and authentic self are unveiled in 'Tending.' She shares her stories with beautiful texture, and layers science to showcase the physiology underpinning the human experience. It's phenomenal to see parenthood through the lens of brain scans, the role of parents in society through academic analysis of social norms. And the ways in which bias against parents shows up in the workplace, squandering the skills parenting unlocks. 'Tending' is both a memoir, and a movement."
- Cristina Tcheyan, Employee Activist
Eve Rodsky, best-selling author
"Shows us the true value to society when we care for our children, loved ones, and community"
"Amy's beautiful personal storytelling coupled with rigorous research shows us the true value to society when we care for our children, loved ones, and community."
- Eve Rodsky, Best-Selling Author, Fair Play, A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live)
Michael Walsh, CEO Cariloop
"Absolutely captivating. The stories and anecdotes she so eloquently, and VERY vulnerably, shares with us about her experiences, observations, and learnings as a mom and business leader should be read, and then re-read."
"Absolutely captivating. Amy Henderson's "Tending" outlines in perfect detail the heart-wrenching underbelly of what it's really like to balance the joys and perils of parenting with the intensity and persistence of working in today's society. The stories and anecdotes she so eloquently, and VERY vulnerably, shares with us about her experiences, observations, and learnings as a mom and business leader should be read, and then re-read, by everyone. No matter if you've ever been a parent or caregiver before, you won't be able to turn away from Amy's hauntingly accurate depiction of the world that so many mom's, dad's, and families are living in today."
- Michael Walsh, CEO, Cariloop
Sarah Johal, ERG leader
"An approachable framework to make our world better, is the thought leadership we all need"
"Amy's powerful narrative combining neuroscience research, business performance, and her deeply intimate stories of modern motherhood trauma, while providing an approachable framework to make our world better, is the thought leadership we all need."
- Sarah Johal ED, Parents in Tech Alliance
Lori Mihalich-Levin, Mindful Return
"A must-read for all humans, but especially for any parent who wants to feel seen and anyone who manages parents in the workplace"
"There are no platitudes, cliched portrayals of motherhood, or impractical advice here. Instead, in Tending, Amy Henderson gifts us with a profoundly beautiful, jarring, and at the same time, incredibly informative narrative As a professional, a mother, and an advocate, I saw myself in its pages, and also learned so much about parenthood's ability to shape our brains and our career-useful skills. Henderson doesn't just tell us how acknowledging truth, vulnerability, and pain can change hearts and minds, she paints it for us in vivid color. This masterful page-turner is a must-read for all humans, but especially for any parent who wants to feel seen and anyone who manages parents in the workplace."
- Lori Mihalich-Levin, Founder Mindful Return
