What Mothers Do

Especially when it looks like nothing

By Naomi Stadlen

In this unique and perceptive look at mothering, Naomi Stadlen draws on many years of work with hundreds of mothers of a wide variety of ages and backgrounds. She explores mother's experiences to reveal what they - and you  - are doing when it may look, to everyone else like nothing.

If you are a mother and have ever felt

• that nobody understands what you do all day

• overwhelmed by your feelings for your baby

• tired all the time

• that nothing prepared you for motherhood

• uncertain what your baby seems to want

You will find this the most reassuring book you have ever picked up.

Naomi Stadlen runs a weekly discussion group called 'Mother's Talking' at the Active Birth Centre in London. She is a mother of three, an existential psychotherapist and counsellor. She trained with La Leche League and the National Childbirth Trust, and has been a breastfeeding counsellor for more than 20 years.

What readers have said about What Mothers Do:

"Naomi Stadlen writes with understanding, deep insight and humour. This is truly woman-to woman."
Sheila Kitzinger, mother and grandmother, author

"I was very moved when I read it because no descriptions I have ever read come closer to how it felt to me to be the mother of a baby."
Philippa Perry, mother and psychotherapist

"Naomi Stadlen breaks new ground in capturing those aspects of the experience of modern motherhood that are often overlooked or denigrated."
Richard Skues, Principal Lecturer in Social Science,
London Metropolitan University.

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