"Pure Bliss" book explores the chaos of raising kids, written by a Pasadena woman

    Friday, 22 August 2025 12:46

    By Tonya Organ

    The mother of two co-created the book with her sister in law Rachel Durocher.

    A Pasadena woman is out with a new book and it’s a lighthearted, laugh-out-loud look at the chaos of raising little ones, created for exhausted parents who just need to feel seen. Madeline Sheppard’s parenting book is called, “Pure Bliss.” The mother of two co-created the book with her sister in law Rachel Durocher. Sheppard says they’ve poured their own real-life parenting highs and lows into every page. The book launched July 1st and is already getting great response from moms and dads across the country. Durocher says raising kids can be quite chaotic. “Pure Bliss” has also hit the Amazon bestsellers list.

     

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