Wellbeing For Mothers

This text examines the great variey of mental health disorders that can affect women during pregnancy and after giving birth. Issues such as infertility and child abuse are covered and case descriptions and personal accounts are also provided.

Expert, practical advice for complete mental and physical maternal health Kate Rope's Strong as a Mother is a practical and compassionate guide to preparing for a smooth start to motherhood. Everyone knows the secret to having “the Happiest Baby on the Block.” This is your guide to being the Sanest Mommy on the Block. It will prepare you with humor and grace for what lies ahead, give you the tools you need to take care of yourself, permission to struggle at times, and professional advice on how to move through it when you do. This book will become a dog-eared resource on your nightstand, offering you the same care and support that you are working so hard to provide to your child. It will help you prioritize your emotional health, set boundaries and ask for help, make choices about feeding and childcare that feel good to you, get good sleep, create a strong relationship with your partner, make self care an everyday priority, trust your instincts, and actually enjoy the hardest job you will ever love. This book is here to take care of you.

Mary North thought that she was living the life of a typical stay-at-home mum, devoting herself to raising her children, putting them first and herself last. But it wasn’t until her health took an unexpected downturn that she realised she had ignored her own needs for too long and she began to understand the importance of caring for herself as a mother. In Wellbeing for Mothers, she offers a look at her journey and presents topics that evoke reflection through discussion and practical exercises that are designed to guide you towards achieving wellbeing, respecting your body, feeling supported and accepting the fact that, as a mother, you matter. North presents a perspective on a host of topics including understanding time versus balance, practicing self-love, letting go, seeking relaxation, being present, prioritising without feeling guilty, and living your authentic life. North demonstrates how it is possible to navigate the challenges of being a mum whilst maintaining your own health and sanity. Welbeing for Mothers communicates the importance of taking care of yourself so that both you and your family can thrive.

This is not only a raw and honest love letter to your sweet baby, but a "Children's Book" for you; the ever changing, evolving, and new-born mother. This book was written with prayer and intention to not only help mothers explain with gentle honesty how hard motherhood can be to their little one(s), but to encourage mothers with resources and information regarding postpartum depression and other perinatal mood disorders. Because awareness begins in the home, through this book, may you find the grace and tools to healing. May this open up dialogue amongst all generations of women to be vulnerable about their joys and their sorrows in mothering, and may you courageously learn to say, "mommy is learning" and "mommy cries too.

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This book asserts that women attain higher levels of health in the mothering role when they achieve increased control over their own health, lifestyle and environment. Reflecting the philosophy of health promotion, it explores the meaning of the positive coping experience for new mothers, identifying the essential features of resilience in a new coping model based on ground-breaking analytical techniques. Further, the book discusses preventative strategies for building resilience and quality of life during the period of new motherhood, opening new horizons and dialogues related to what “coping” can actually mean when underpinned by a well-being paradigm.

Combining the thoughtful and expert narrative of a veteran mom of four children with the voices of hundreds of moms she surveyed, The Self-Care Solution offers insightful answers to poignant questions about how mothers take care of themselves, their relationships, and their jobs while raising their children—and how they don’t. Here, mothers reveal their struggles with self-care, and the consequences of neglecting themselves and their relationships, and share successful strategies to combat these issues. Each chapter also includes reflective self-assessment questions for mothers to gauge where they are from a self-care standpoint, as well as lists of tried and true tools they can employ to achieve more balance, and ultimately more satisfaction, within themselves and in their relationships. Inspirational yet practical, The Self-Care Solution will dramatically impact women who are navigating the critical responsibility of motherhood while attempting to stay true to themselves.

Focuses on the wellbeing of the mother after the birth of the baby and addresses the need for balance in their lives. A sanctuary for the spirit and a private space from the demands of this new journey, this book is the best give new mothers can give themselves.