Over 90 percent of new mothers will have scary, intrusive thoughts about their baby and themselves. What if I drop him? What if I snap and hurt my baby? Mothering is so hardI don't know if I really want to do this anymore. Gosh, I'm so terrible for thinking that! Yet for too many mothers, those thoughts remain secret, hidden away in a place of shame that can quickly grow into anxiety, postpartum depression, and even self-harm. But here's the good news: you CAN feel better!Author Karen Kleimancoauthor of the seminal book This Isn't What I Expected and founder of the acclaimed Postpartum Stress Centercomes to the aid of new mothers everywhere with a groundbreaking new source of hope, compassion, and expert help. Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts is packed with world-class guidance, simple exercises, and nearly 50 stigma-busting cartoons from the viral #speakthesecret campaign that help new moms validate their feelings, share their fears, and start feeling better. Lighthearted yet serious, warm yet not sugary, and perfectly portioned for busy moms with full plates, Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts is the go-to resource for moms, partners, and families everywhere who need help with this difficult period.
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Weight: 460g
Dimensions: 184 x 182mm
Publication Date: 01 Mar 2019
Publisher: Familius LLC
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781641701303
About Karen Kleiman
Karen Kleiman is a well-known international maternal mental-health expert with over thirty years of experience. As an advocate and author her work has been featured on the internet and within the perinatal mental health community for decades. In 1988 Karen founded The Postpartum Stress Center a treatment and training facility for prenatal and postpartum depression and anxiety disorders where she treats individuals and couples.Karen has been interviewed for featured in and reviewed by local and national TV magazines radio shows and health websites. Her national television appearances include Katie Inside Edition The Oprah Winfrey Show and NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw. A few popular magazines and websites that have featured her work or interviewed her include Self Fit Pregnancy HuffPost Today'sParent Parenting Working Mother CNN.com and Mothering.Molly McIntyre is an illustrator and comic artist with a background in traditional printmaking and book arts techniques. Her illustrations have been featured in Bitch magazine Everyday Feminism Scary Mommy Psychology Today and more. She is currently working on a collection of comics about new motherhood called Momzines. She lives in Brooklyn NY with her husband and young son.