Vendor
	Mohrbooks Literary Agency Sebastian Ritscher
Original language
English
Categories
Psychology

WHAT NO ONE TELLS YOU

Catherine Birndorf Alexandra Sacks

A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to Motherhood

The first guide to pregnancy and motherhood that focuses entirely on the emotional and psychological aspects of the experience, by two of the nation's top reproductive psychiatrists.

With a combined thirty years of counseling new and expectant mothers, Dr. Sacks and Dr. Birndorf have seen firsthand how the pressure to be perfect, and perfectly happy, leaves women feeling confused and even ashamed of the emotions that can bubble up during pregnancy. Now, in What No One Tells You, the two psychiatrists show why it's natural for "matrescence" - the birth of a mother - to be as stressful and transformative a period as adolescence.

From the swirl of trepidation and joy of seeing that plus sign, to the complexities of bonding with a tiny and mighty newborn human, Drs. Sacks and Birndorf provide a roadmap for mothers-to-be, detailing the emotions (both positive and negative) that can develop, explaining the psychological backstory as to why, and offering women a practical guide for managing the ups and downs of this exciting, exhausting time.

After years of hearing their patients say, "But how come no one told me?" Drs. Birndorf and Sacks are ready to share their secrets with the world.

This guidebook fills a huge gap in the pregnancy market, where the dominant titles are What to Expect When You're Expecting, which is focused on the physical aspects of pregnancy, and The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy, which is written by a model, not a doctor. This is the first time two young female psychiatrists have explained the emotional journey that is pregnancy and new motherhood.

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Book Published 2019-04-23 by Simon & Schuster
Book Published 2019-04-23 by Simon & Schuster

Comments

Too often women imagine pregnancy, childbirth, and the first year of parenthood through rose-colored glasses. Reproductive psychiatrists Sacks and Birndorf reassuringly talk about why these experiences can be stressful. They call pregnancy early motherhood 'matrescence,' which fittingly sounds like adolescence, 'another time when bodies morph and hormones surge'.. A good guide to mental health issues faced by new parents.

Though it's written by medical professionals, the book reads like a reality check from a calm friend. It doesn't shy away from the hard stuff, either... From the outset, the authors break through what they call the "bliss myth": the fiction that motherhood is all joy, all the time. In the process, "What No One Tells You" makes room for something better - acknowledgment of the complexity and reality of motherhood. There's no one way to become a mother, the authors suggest - and that's just fine.

Amazon Ranking (April 25, 2019): #2 in Emotional Self Help #5 in Motherhood (Books) #6 in Pregnancy & Childbirth (Books)

No one ever told me about this!' is said by almost every woman during the often confusing experiences of pregnancy, birth, and the first year of motherhood. In this reassuring, accessible, and comprehensive guide, Drs. Sacks and Birndorf tackle common fears and questions - in particular, those that people may be embarrassed or afraid to mention. This is an indispensable resource for anyone who wants information that's both authoritative and comforting.

This book teaches mothers how to best care for themselves psychologically. I can't think of another book like it: written by experts who are both caring and authoritative and who can prepare new mothers for this tremendous identity shift and all the emotional changes that come up along the way. I wish I had a book like this when I was going through pregnancy and new motherhood.

Becoming a mom is magical. But it can also bring concerns and stress. In their loving and practical book, Drs. Sacks and Birndorf will be your trusted guides through this wonder-filled - yet sometimes bewildering - experience.

UK: Orion ; Chinese (simpl.): Beijing Huazhang Graphics & Information ; Romanian: Elena Francisc Publishing