Beautiful reflection on motherhood in a time of rapidly intensifying climate change. The metaphors of the bird murals and the author's ebbs and flows describing her reactions to and reflections about them were well executed. Thoughtful, challenging, and beautifully written.

A creative braiding of fact, story telling, and research about race, climate change, and bringing children up through it all. Lessons for Survival pulled on all my heartstrings. Well worth the listen.

I am so glad I read/listened to this. I felt united with all other mothers in the entire world and I think that is important. Also white ladies like myself should read books like this so we can be sure we are having the proper empathy for other mothers and making moves to improve things. I do believe all children all over the world are our children.
I love other mothers.
This was profound and sad and beautiful. I was completely unable to stop listening. Also loved the narration, that was part of the experience.

An eye opening and discussion worthy group of essays focused on climate change, racism in America and abroad, and what is happening in America. I always enjoy when the author doubles as the narrator in nonfiction because you get to hear their voice, their inflection, and their emotion. I can not relate to Emily Raboteau as a woman of color or as a mother raising black sons in America, but I can hear her passion and fear as she speaks those concerns and that resonates with me. So bravo on the narration and a huge thank you to Macmillan Audio for gifting me this ALC.

A heartfelt, imploring collection of essays written by a BIPOC mother concerned about the state of America, climate change and the world's conflicts. Great on audio and perfect for fans of Good talk by Mira Jacob, this book is a combination of personal stories and journalistic reporting about motherhood, life during COVID, Trump, the dire state of our environment and the dismal state of global conflicts, particularly the Palestinian-Israel situation. I really enjoyed that the author didn't just comment on world affairs but actually travelled and interviewed people living in horrible conditions to get first hand accounts of just a few of the things that need changing and more people fighting for that change. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early audio copy in exchange for my honest review!

Overall, I would say this book is very enlightening and shines light on many situations we as individuals, especially mothers, face today. A great take on climate and environmental issues, a great take on political issues, a great take on racial injustice in America.
Unfortunately, although I do agree with all of the points the author makes in the book as far as racism, I just found it hard to really connect with her. As a black woman, a brown skin woman who grew up in the Bronx, where people of my color are always profiled, I found it a bit disturbing whenever the author mentioned what she experiences as a black woman...because colorism is real and I feel that should have been touched on as heavily as the topic of race itself was. Colorism within our community exists, "light skin privilege" is a real thing, and I would have loved it if the author would have touched on that a bit more. I am a black woman with a darker complexion, but also a mother to biracial children, so I understand that yes, we are all black, however when it comes to profiling they will not experience the same things I experience being of a darker skin tone.
Great book though, I just found it difficult to connect at points.

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC!