Motherhood Anxiety

Becoming a mother is a joyful rite of passage, but it can also be overwhelming - physically and emotionally. How can you calm the worries, quiet the guilt, and be present with yourself and your kids? Psychologist and mom Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco specializes in the myriad issues that women with young children struggle with. In this compassionate guide, she shares science-based strategies to help you cope with common challenges and make peace with your transformed identity.

Most new mothers bring their infants to the doctor but ignore any distressing feelings or sensations they might themselves have—that sense of being "rattled" at many moments throughout the day and night. In Rattled, Dr. Nicole Pensak shares her own experiences and those of her patients to help new mothers feel informed, validated, and guided through matrescence. After giving birth, a woman often feels like a completely different person. It may sound dramatic, but the rollercoaster of physical and psychological changes affects the brain and body in a similar way that adolescence changes us.

We can only anchor, nurture, nourish and instill confidence in our children when we extend the same support to ourselves. After all, how can we effectively tend to our children's needs when our energy reserves are depleted? There are a thousand and one ways to parent, and only one way that's authentic for you. Drawing on her work as a psychotherapist, alongside her own experiences as a mother, Anna shows that caring with our children begins with caring for ourselves, and it's time to replace exhaustion with empowerment.

Does your teenage daughter seem distant to you or find you embarrassing? Are you constantly worried about the stress and anxiety that teenage girls go through, from social life to school? It’s no shock to say that being a teenager is one of the hardest periods of any girl’s life. If you’re feeling helpless and defeated because your teenage daughter is proving to be difficult to connect with, that’s perfectly normal. If you’re ready to build a positive relationship and watch your daughter grow into a responsible, well-rounded adult, then you should listen to this audiobook.

Do you want to feel valued, in control, and confident as a black mom while only dedicating a few minutes each day? It’s no secret that "mom life" can be rewarding, stressful, and overwhelming all at the same time. It doesn't matter if you're a new mom, single mom, or working mom; we are all struggling in one way or another. Luckily, we can truly enjoy all aspects of motherhood, if we redirect our minds when we are feeling overwhelming, guilty, or undervalued. By just committing to a few minutes every day, you will be reminded of the amazing mom you are.

Many moms live under the weight of seemingly constant fear. Moms worry about everything from their kids’ safety and emotional health to that weird little rash on their ankle. They are the referees, social planners, medics, financial consultants, cooks, travel agents, educational specialists, family therapists, and housekeepers. It’s utterly exhausting. Unfortunately, it’s not just exhausting, it leaves them flustered. Most of us don’t have access to the support or resources we need to manage being flustered in a healthier way.

Tired of Anxiety Stealing Your Joy? Discover How to Find Calm Anytime, Anywhere in Seconds! As a mom, your days are filled with endless to-dos, unexpected challenges, and the constant worry for your little ones. Anxiety can feel like a relentless shadow, making it hard to truly enjoy the precious moments. But what if you could break free from that cycle and find a pocket of peace whenever and wherever you need it? In HELP For Anxious Moms, you'll discover simple yet powerful techniques designed specifically for busy moms to instantly dial down anxiety.

"One of the author’s best books!!" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This book is enthralling from the get-go and so relatable! The reflection of motherhood, sisterhood and relationships was intricate and so perfect because it touched on so many important issues and I could really see it all in my mind! I could not put it down. Would 100% recommend" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sisters Hannah and Harper share everything: a close bond, fierce rivalry, and unbreakable love. Hannah, fourteen months older, boasts a PhD in Mathematics, a high-profile tech job, and an enviable boyfriend—a seemingly perfect life she ...

Danielle Sherman-Lazar has had this thought many times as she’s raised her four young daughters under 10, from her struggles with breastfeeding to two of her daughters’ stays at the NICU. Through personal and honest stories on motherhood and her struggles with eating disorders, Mothers are Made shows how moms aren’t instantly born along with their babies—mothers are made through time and experience. It's when mothers go through the fire, Danielle argues, that we are forged into resilient, brave, and courageous parents.

Feeling pulled in every direction? Stress doesn’t have to control your life. With science-backed tools, self-reflection exercises, and real-world strategies, this book helps you reset, realign, and reclaim your peace—without sacrificing what matters most.

Mind Over Mother is full of light bulb moments of realisation. It will have you learning, laughing and loving yourself through the journey of motherhood. You will learn to address the most important conversation you'll ever have - the one inside your head, because investing in your mental health is the best gift you can offer yourself and your baby.

As a parent myself, I know what it feels like to be at the end of your rope. Looking after three energetic boys can be a handful. But we are the window to the world for our children. How you interact with them in their early years determines the course of their lives. 101 Ways of Speaking to Your Child is a parenting manual that teaches you how to create a loving and nurturing relationship with your children.

Sam and Jo are parents who are passionate about learning, unlearning, and relearning whatever will help them become the best parents to their kids. They are dedicated to raising their children to become adults who enjoy a beautiful life. They have implemented lots of ideas and strategies gleaned from books, podcasts, and even social media. Still, one term has become a hard nut to crack, and they are confident that if they get it right, it can positively impact their kid's life forever.

Following on from the success of Your Baby, Your Birth, renowned birth and parenting Coach Hollie de Cruz applies her much-loved approach to the first year of motherhood. This empowering and thought-provoking book will guide you through the ever-changing landscape of your baby's first year, month by month, and will help you feel assured that you know your baby best.

Becoming a mother is an amazing and fulfilling experience, but it is also a time of immense change, worry, and doubt. You don't have to let those negative thoughts and feelings linger, though. Take control and bring out your positive mindset while you navigate those first few years. Heal your body and your mind. Maintain a positive relationship with yourself and your baby. Improve your sleep. If you ever feel lost or overwhelmed as a new mother, you are not alone. Take charge and create your success by repeating these positive affirmations as part of your self-care routine.

Part of Mary Fern's best-selling Bedtime Series these books are specially designed to help calm worried and anxious children. Many children do not like the dark, irrational fears can take hold of them at bedtime and being left alone can become an anxious time for them. No one really knows what sparks off these feelings of insecurity at night time. They can be triggered by so many different things.

Anne McTiernan begins her second memoir in 1982 at age 29, soon after completing her doctoral training in public health research at the University of Washington. She and her husband are now parents to 4-year-old and 3-month-old girls. Realizing that jobs in her field are scarce, especially for women, Anne decides the only option for their financial security is to become a medical doctor. Overcoming her fear and life-long struggle with inadequacy, she moves the family 3,000 miles to New York to begin medical school.

Positive affirmations can help train your brain into thinking more positively. It's so easy to fall into negative thought patterns, and this book can offer some other thoughts that could help. This book is split into two sections: morning affirmations and evening affirmations....

Raising the perfect child...it's our dream as parents. But the reality is: the perfect child doesn't exist. Yet parents everywhere are putting the full-court press on their kids to be perfect, fixating on raising them to be smarter, faster, more successful, and more popular than their peers. And that's making today's parents and their children crazy. In Untying Parent Anxiety, nationally syndicated humor columnist and author Lisa Sugarman reminds us that our kids aren't supposed to be perfect.

In the first six weeks after her son was born, Jamila Rizvi felt isolated, exhausted and frustrated - as if the world she knew had disappeared forever. Then her salvation came in the form of a letter. A dear friend - who had been there herself - wrote to tell her that she would get through this. That she was seen and supported. That she was not alone. Now Jamila wants to pay it forward to other new mothers.