What if, amidst the congratulations cards and presents everyone keeps
sending, you're actually constantly overwhelmed and anxious? What if
you're beating yourself up for not being as happy as you think new
mothers should be? It's OK. Motherhood is like the hardest exam in the
world, and you haven't even been allowed to prepare for it. This book
is a friendly, fuss free and compassionate guide for the moments when
you're tearing your hair out and wondering if you're all alone. You're
not. There is no right way to be a perfect mother, but a million ways to
be a good one.
Following World Maternal Mental Health Day, This is Postpartum
launches June 16, 2020. It is a book for women in their thirties or
forties who are mothers. Some may be sick of the didactic parenting
books foisted on them by well-meaning in-laws. They're all likely to
have a lot on their mind, be incredibly busy and be feeling quite
isolated. Prescriptive and simple, the book is filled with lots of
stories, tips, and humor. At a time when the Covid-19 (novel
coronavirus) pandemic has changed the way we think about supporting
ourselves and others, now more than ever, women who are preparing to
birth a child into the world are needing emotional strength and support.
There's plenty of pregnancy and postpartum depression books out there,
but Tilda's book is unique in how it weaves gentleness and a friendly
tone throughout difficult topics that ultimately make it an uplifting
read. This is Postpartum is part-story and part-toolkit. It is a light
for mothers finding themselves in a darker place than they may have
expected.
