Mother’s Day is coming up on May 8th. I thought this would be a good time to suggest a few gifts that give back for the mother figure in your life if you’re looking to do some conscious shopping.

I’ve talked about ALEX AND ANI and how they are a pretty socially conscious company that you can feel good about purchasing from. You can shop limited edition Mother’s Day sets from ALEX AND ANI (affiliate link) or enter their #MothersLove Sweepstakes right now.

Just snap a picture of you and your mother figure, tag @ALEXANDANI and #MOTHERSLOVE, and you’ll be entered to win some incredible prizes! The GRAND PRIZE is an exclusive bangle gift set + a $250 egift card. The 5 RUNNER UP PRIZES are $100 egift cards.

Of course, if you’d like to support this mom (the one you are reading right now), you can show some love by purchasing a book or two for the mom in your life. I’m pretty proud of both of these books and truly feel that they could make a difference in a woman’s life, whether they would like to give more or just not feel so alone in the parenting game. (click on the images below to visit the Amazon pages.)

Yes, that’s me. Back when I was married.

My friend Nicole Melancon of ThirdEyeMom also recently published a great Mother’s Day guide of gifts that give back. You can take a look at it here:

A Mother’s Day Guide of Gifts that Give Back

And, of course, there is my Gifts That Give Back guide (below) to which I am always adding companies, websites, and other resources to making shopping with a conscience much easier.

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Are you getting anything special for mom this year?

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