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Nourished

Nourished received Gold in the Nautilus Parenting category and Gold in the Evergreen Health & Wellness category from the Living Now Awards.

However, food is only one part of the concept of nourishment, but it has consumed our focus and eclipsed something far more critical for thriving – connection.

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In Nourished, developmental and relational clinical counsellor Dr. Deborah MacNamara shows us how feeding is part of the caretaking relationship and cannot be separated from it.

Informed by attachment science, developmental psychology, neuroscience, and research on human emotion, Nourished reframes our approach to providing for our kids and helps us hit the reset button on our relationship with food.

After reading this seminal work, it will be impossible to ever view food as just plain food again.

Nothing could be more basic than food.

We have lost sight of the fact that feeding our families is about human relationship and emotional well-being.

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published in english, Croatian, Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian and Danish

“In this timely, wise, and much-needed book, Dr. Deborah MacNamara brings home the message that our responsibility as parents is not simply to feed our kids, but to nourish them. In a society that alienates us from our innate caregiving instincts, its lessons could not be more urgent.”

Gabor Maté, MD, author of The Myth of Normal

"Stunningly beautiful - an ode to love, relationships, and food. Dr. Deborah MacNamara shows how true nourishment is about connection and how the family meal can be a celebration of emotional closeness."

Mona Delahooke, PhD, psychologist and author of Beyond Behaviors and Brain-Body Parenting

 "This book is a gift... a provocation and a legacy to pass on, explore, and create dialogue with your own children and grandchildren. Read Nourished and be inspired.”

Jean Clinton, MD, child psychiatrist and author of Love Builds Brains

"Reading Nourished felt like a feast for my mind and food for my soul. Dr. Deborah MacNamara has masterfully blended science, research, and personal experience to create this enjoyable, easy-to-digest book."

Bridgett Miller, author, What Young Children Need You to Know

When you purchase a case of 20 books at 20% off the list price, you’ll be invited to join the Nourished Reading Circle - a special experience designed to support meaningful group engagement with the book.

Bring Nourished to your community—and deepen the conversation.

Nourished is available through your favourite online or local bookseller.

Start a Nourished Reading Circle

Order Your Book Circle Kit

Your Nourished Circle Kit includes:

  • A 30-minute live Q&A session with Dr. Deborah MacNamara for your group 
  • A beautifully designed, printable discussion guide with three key questions to spark meaningful conversation
  • A shared group reflection exercise to bring the material to life
  • A welcome video to help you get started
  • A favourite recipe from Nourished
  • A set of themed bookmarks
  • A mint and moringa tea bag for each participant (featured in Chapter 1) (some restrictions apply outside Canada and the U.S.)

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Best selling author, Dr. Deborah MacNamara, shares developmental science, personal stories and experiences to make sense of kids for parents, professionals, and educators.

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