What No One Tells You

Author: Alexandra Sacks, Catherine Birndorf

Everyone talks about the birth of a baby, but no one talks about the birth of a mother. Have you ever wondered if the conflicting emotions you're experiencing during this journey mean you're not "good enough" as a mother?
This book breaks the silence surrounding the "birth of a mother" with all its psychological and hormonal complexities. Instead of superficial advice, it offers you frank, scientifically documented answers to your most intimate questions: Yes, it's normal to feel panic or confusion, or not to immediately bond emotionally with your child, or to be overwhelmed by feelings of exhaustion and forgetfulness.
This unique guide, drawing on thirty years of experience from two reproductive mental health specialists, takes you on a journey to understand the enormous transformations you are undergoing. It doesn't just reassure you that what you're feeling is "normal," but also provides you with practical tools to deal with these emotions, how to communicate more clearly with your partner, how to reduce feelings of guilt, and how to find more joy in motherhood.
Most importantly, the book dismantles the overwhelming "myth of the perfect mother" and reveals how societal pressure to appear flawless forces women to suppress their true feelings, driving them into a spiral of isolation and self-doubt. Instead of striving for the impossible, the book invites you to be "the good enough mother," and to accept this challenging and beautiful journey with all its contradictions.