Survival Mom: How to Prepare Your Family for Everyday Disasters and Worst-Case Scenarios

ThelasttenyearshavedonequantifiabledamagetoAmericans'senseofsecurity,bothphysicalandeconomic.FromtheravagesofHurricaneKatrinatothecollapseofthehousingmarket,thelastdecadehasbeenarelentlessassaultonoursenseofinvulnerabilityandinsulationfromnaturalandfinancialdisasters.Inresponsetothis,hundredsofthousandsofordinaryAmericanshaveproudlybecomepreppers.Preppersareacommunityandamovement;theyaremostlysuburbaniteswhoaretakingcontroloftheiruncertainfatebytakingwhateverprecautionsarenecessarytomakesuretheirfamiliessurvivethehazardstowhichwe'reallexposed.Inanarticlelastyear,"Newsweek"calledthismovementSurvivalismLite.AmongothersitfeaturedLisaBedford,akaTheSurvivalMom.Lisastartedherblogthesurvivalmom.cominJune2009whensherealizedthatalltheliteratureonthiskindofpreparationwaswrittenbymenformen.TherewasnothingthatspoketoherinherentMamaGrizzlyneedtoprotectherfamily.Longateacherandtrainer,shetookituponherselftobethemissingvoiceforthemanymomsoutthere.Thisbookwillbecomethego-tomanualformomswhoknowthatthewell-beingoftheirbroodreliesonthem.Withcharts,checklists,andevenrecipes,Lisaprovidesallyouneedtoknowaboutfoodstorage,waterandsanitation,fuelandenergy,medicalpreparedness,communicationprotocolsandmore.ButLisaBedfordrefusestoletthisbeascarybook.Withherinfectiouspersonalityandyoucandoitattitudeinfusedoneverypage,sheallowsustoseethatbeingproactiveinthefaceofuncertaintyisn'tparanoid.It'spracticalandnecessary.