Ordinary Insanity: Fear and the Silent Crisis of Motherhood in America

by Sarah Menkedick

A groundbreaking expos and diagnosis of the silent epidemic of fear afflicting new mothers, and a candid, feminist deep dive into the culture, science, history, and psychology of contemporary motherhood

Anxiety among mothers is a growing but largely unrecognized crisis. In the transition to mother­hood and the years that follow, countless women suffer from overwhelming feelings of fear, grief, and obsession that do not fit neatly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1524747777
• ISBN13: 9781524747770
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Pantheon Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"