KAMYRA HARDING
Author. Podcaster. Public Speaker.
KAMYRA HARDING
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WELCOME
I’m Kamyra, the Try Hard Mommy. Through my writing and speaking, I use humor and belly button gazing to share insight into children, marriage, families, parenthood, and trying hard to get it all right. I also provide spaces for audiences to interact and exchange ideas. Try Hard Mommy spaces are places where people comfortably share and discuss families. In those spaces, we respect and amplify a range of viewpoints, especially those from people of color and the LGBTQIA+ community.
BOOKS
Contributing author to a #1 Best Seller and International Book Awards Finalist
Looking for a fun read? This entertaining book contains silly, awkward, serious, and illuminating conversations amongst friends, coworkers, and strangers. From confessions and difficult conversations to happy surprises and everything in between, all the things we say to one another are found on these pages.
PODCASTS & EVENTS
SPEAKING TOPICS
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Imagine A World of Try Hards
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Being Adopted By Children
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Parenting From A Healthy Distance
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Unspoken Rules
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Realistic Self-Care
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The Motherhood Cultural Space Through A Black Mommy’s Lens
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Reinvent Yourself - Often
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I’m No Expert, But This, I Know
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Parenting Is So Easy That It’s Hard: Good Enough Parents Raise Healthy Productive Children
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Parenting Is Not A Competition: Less Insecurity, More Mutual Respect
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A Patchwork Quilt Life
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Empty Nesting
Interviews
Had fun talking secrets, race, mothering and belonging with Michelle Miller during her first book signing. Michelle Miller is a co-host of "CBS Saturday Morning." Her work regularly appears on "CBS Mornings," "CBS Sunday Morning" and the "CBS Evening News." She also files reports for "48 Hours" and anchors Discovery's "48 Hours on ID" and "Hard Evidence." Thank you to the Drewberry Foundation and the gracious Jamie Drewberry for hosting. Super cool! This was my first live, in-person author interview. Hopefully it’s the first of many. Had tons of fun. Thanks, Michelle!
More fun and informative interviews here!
ARTICLES
Throwback
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I was a featured reader in Real Simple magazine way back when.
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The MotherHood: Our Village, Our Voice article “Weaving a Future” was my first serious published piece. I was honored to profile Rwandan women helping to rebuild their nation.
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I placed 3rd in the 2017 Leslie Esdaile Romance Slam Jam (RSJ) Aspiring Author Contest sponsored by Diverse Writers and Readers International, Inc.! I also earned Honorary Recognition for a second submission in the same contest.
