Mama Needs a Minute!

A Candid, Funny, All-Too-Relatable Comic Memoir About Surviving Modern Motherhood

Release Date: March 11, 2025

I wrote a book! I got an agent, then I got a publisher, and then I spent TWO FREAKING YEARS writing + drawing my book [because I’m a mom who also runs a business + a demanding Instagram account and that’s how long it takes us to get things done]…but now it’s *finally* going to be out in the world and I can hardly believe it!!!

Btw: I know that tired, overwhelmed moms don’t have a lot of time to read, have a hard time buying things for themselves, and are often too busy to actually press “checkout” after putting something in their online carts BUT I promise (promise!) that if you’re a modern mom, this book will speak to you and your experience.

You can pre-order Mama Needs a Minute! here:

The Official Book Blurb:

From Mary Catherine Starr, the artist behind the @momlife_comics Instagram account celebrated by moms all over the world, this deeply funny illustrated memoir captures the chaos, joy, exhaustion, guilt, well-intentioned-but-clueless partners, and infinite loads of laundry that come with being a mom.

Packed with humor, warmth, and all-too-relatable anecdotes, this comic memoir explores the (often invisible) labor of modern motherhood that leaves so many moms feeling like they are losing themselves—and their minds! Whether you’re navigating a hellish sleep regression, wiping sweet potato off the walls, seething with spousal resentment (deserved and undeserved), or simply hoping to pee without a toddler watching, this candid and irreverent account perfectly captures what every mom knows in her heart to be true: motherhood is @#$% hard (and also really amazing)!

Pre-ordered the book? Here’s a bonus for you!

As a thank you for pre-ordering Mama Needs a Minute!, I made a printable laundry-themed “Coloring Booklet” just for you!

Perfect to do while coloring with your kids and/or while watching TV after bedtime, the 6 pages in this coloring booklet will give you a sense of satisfaction that you’ll never get from tackling Mt. Laundry (probably because laundry never ends but a coloring sheet does!).

After you’ve pre-ordered the book, copy your order number and then complete this form to receive your free download (and THANK YOU!):