The monster within the hidden side of motherhood

In a portrait of the hidden side of contemporary motherhood, she finds that ambivalence of varying degrees is a ubiquitous phenomenon, yet one that too often causes anxiety, guilt, and depression. The Monster Within - The Hidden Side of Motherhood by Almond, Barbara. In her new book, Barbara Almond draws on her extensive clinical experience to bring this highly troubling issue to light. Whether it is uncertainty over having a child, fears of pregnancy and childbirth, or negative thoughts about oneвЂ™s own children, mixed feelings about motherhood are not just hard to discuss, they are a powerful social taboo. In her latest book, The Monster Within: The Hidden Side of Motherhood, au- thor Barbara Almond daringly explores the taboo subject of maternal am- bivalence. Barbara Almond, Stanford professor and psychoanalyst, discusses the darker side of childbearing and her new book, The Monster Within: The Hidden Side of Motherhood. The mandate of the Journal of the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement is to publish the most current, high quality scholarship on mothering-motherhood and to ensure that this scholarship considers motherhood in an international context and from a multitude of perspectives including differences of class, race, sexuality, age, ethnicity, ability and nationality.

The monster within the hidden side of motherhood