99 Mistakes I Made as a Mom — and What I Wish I Knew

Motherhood isn’t about perfection - it’s about showing up, messing up, and growing anyway.

In 99 Mistakes I Made as a Mom — and What I Wish I Knew, parenting coach and positive psychology expert Luca Firanescu Shaked opens her heart with radical honesty and hard-earned wisdom. This is not a parenting manual filled with prescriptive rules, it’s a beautifully vulnerable confession, grounded in research and filled with soul.

With humor, humility, and a deep sense of compassion, Luca recounts the rollercoaster of motherhood: from the chaos of temper tantrums and the guilt of yelling to the quiet heartbreaks of self-doubt and comparison. Along the way, she draws from the science of well-being, child psychology, and her own years of coaching moms to help reframe common “mistakes” not as failures, but as powerful catalysts for growth, connection, and healing.

In these pages, you’ll discover:

• The science behind how mistakes make us better parents
  
• How to shift from guilt to growth with self-compassion
  
• Why emotional repair matters more than never messing up
  
• How to ditch the “shoulds” and trust your own instincts
  
• The truth that your “failures” are often the very moments your children need to see most
  
  

Inspired by the work of Dr. Carol Dweck, Dr. Daniel Siegel, Dr. Kristin Neff, and her own mentor Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar, Luca reminds us that the goal of motherhood is not flawlessness - it’s fullness.

Whether you're a new mom, a seasoned parent, or just someone doing their best not to “mess it all up,” this book will offer you a deep breath, a good laugh, and a powerful reframe.

This is not a how-to book - it’s a permission slip.
To feel. To learn. To fail. To grow.
To be the wonderfully imperfect mom your kids already love.