Reading Well for Families

Born from Olivia's post baby ramblings, her blog has now grown into something quite special, uniting thousands of mums worldwide; all supporting the ethos of not throwing another mum under the parental bus just because her choices are different to your own. If you are looking for a place you can ...

Severe anxiety affects many women during pregnancy and after birth. This book will help you understand anxiety and guide your recovery using easy-to-follow evidence-based techniques. With clear examples and practical exercises to move through at your own pace, it provides the tools to help you mo...

Many women feel traumatised by childbirth, with feelings of fear, guilt, anxiety, and symptoms such as flashbacks, nightmares and persistent memories of birth. This text explores how to cope with such feelings, and how to make a successful and happy adjustment to motherhood, even when it doesn't ...

Having a baby is a big life change for everyone. This book shares stories about two families. We meet them on their journey through pregnancy, childbirth and the exciting first few days of getting to know their new baby. Parents-to-be will find the stories helpful so they can think about what hap...

Many parents envision pregnancy and birth as occasions for celebratory joy, but it can also be a difficult and demanding experience that leads many women to physical exhaustion, mental fatigue, and ultimately, chronic burnout. Yet, if you're like many other women, you may also be struggling with ...

It is heartbreaking to learn that your loved one has experienced a miscarriage or molar or ectopic pregnancy. Be it a friend, child or your own partner, it can be hard to know what to say, or how best you can help. Should you mention the baby or avoid all topics that relate to children? How can y...

Outlining accessible, practical advice from a specialist maternal mental health psychologist, this book provides information needed to support the mother at a time when she may not be able to recognise mental illness in herself.

'The Little Book of New Mum Feelings' will share advice and support on issues that new mothers face, from A for Anger, to I for Insomnia, providing an empowering pep talk for those days when new mothers need it most. Psychotherapist and mother of three, Anna Mathur, will support readers through t...

'Loving You From Here' explores the traumatic impact of losing a baby through stillbirth and neonatal death. It features the moving stories of multiple families; some affected recently, some decades ago, but still living with the loss. The book is a practical guide for grieving parents in the gri...

From birth to your baby's first steps, this book will support you to open your heart to the highs and lows of mothering and adjust to your new role. It offers everyday meditations and visualisations, postnatal yoga, natural remedies, and nutritional advice to help you care for yourself with the s...