Mother Nurture: A Mother's Guide to Health in Body, Mind, and Intimate Relationships

by Rick Hanson, Jan Hansen, Ricki Pollycove

Book Overview

The first book to teach stressed-out new mothers how to heal themselves, Mother Nurture addresses issues with a comprehensive program of physical, psychological, and interpersonal care methods for a mother during the first three to four years of her child's life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0142000620
• ISBN13: 9780142000625
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Invaluable-indespensible-must have!

I have been overwhelmed with wonderful, but sometimes redundant parenting advice. It is refreshing to have such wonderful information about how to keep moms from losing their balance so they can raise the kids they want to raise. The authors have provided the strategies for moms to get their needs met, which is the key to meeting the needs of a child. Offering practical ideas and information on many crucial topics, including stress, moods, energy, and keeping a couple strong, along with addressing health and work issues, Mother Nurture is truly the most valuable book all parents can have.....or give. I highly recommend reading this book as part of your bedtime routine.[name]Editor/Publisher[website]

must-read for moms (and dads)

Unlike most self-help books, whose gimmicks are evident in the first chapter and merely reiterated throughout the rest of the book, each chapter of Mother Nurture covers fresh territory and offers the appropriate solutions. From sleep deprivation to rekindling the relationship with your partner, it's all in here. Problems are laid out using examples and the advice is practical, doable, and in plain Engish. All moms are sure to see themselves in this book, and there is plenty for dads to mull over as well (leave this book lying open to the chapters on intimacy, and if he picks it up, it may just disappear for days while he reads it all). This is now my gift to all new parents, and many of the veterans, within my circle of friends. And if I fail to improve my own lot as a mom, it will be strictly my own fault!

Finally - A Name for How I am Feeling...

This book is a rare find! After years of desperately searching for answers to why I was feeling so exhausted, depressed, physically sick, and stressed in motherhood and marital relationship, this book has pulled all of these aspects together and given it a name. I had visited many different doctors who focused on single complaint areas (physical and psychological) but never thought that all of the symptoms could be causal and interrelated. The authors beautifully discuss everything from hormone balance, nutritional deficiencies, external stressors, and relationship/gender differences. They then offer a myriad of recovery/replentishment suggestions encompassing both western and alternative methods, along with a comprehensive appendix of how to find the support you need to overcome Depleted Mother Syndrome. I bought 2 other copies for my sister and a friend.

At last! A comprehensive self-help book for mothers.

I've read scores of baby-related advice books, but until now have never come across a book that is so directed at helping the mother. It's such a relief to read in Mother Nurture that much of a mother's exhaustion and depression has very real, physiological problems that can be corrected. The authors help direct women towards solving whatever mom-related problem they're experiencing. It's a wise, sympathetic, and intelligent book.

Every Parent Needs this Book

This is a fantastic resource for all Moms and Dads. As a mother of a 21 month old I found this book to be an invaluable resource on taking care of myself. Mother Nurture really teaches you in a very sensible way with easy to incorporate solutions how to take care of yourself so that you can be a healthier Mom, friend and partner. Every parent needs this book! You couldn't ask for a better Mother's Day Gift!!