Parents Have Feelings, Too

Praise for Parents Have Feelings, Too: 2025 BEST BOOK AWARDS WINNER, HEALTH: PSYCHOLOGY/MENTAL HEALTHA GREATER GOOD MAGAZINE FAVORITE PARENTING BOOK OF 2025“A game-changer for parents and their children.″—Publishers Weekly, starred review“This is an empowering book. The practical exercises, real-life examples, and research-backed insights are a rare combination in a readable book. Highly recommended for parents or any adult seeking to better understand themselves and others.″—Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D., author (with Oprah Winfrey) of the #1 New York Times bestseller What Happened to You: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing “All parents could benefit from this helpful instruction on how to welcome and process our feelings instead of acting them out in ways we regret. You’ll be a better parent and a happier person for reading this book.”—Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD, clinical psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents“Explores the emotional lives of parents—especially the often-overlooked experiences of fathers. Hendel and Fraga offer practical, judgment-free steps to help caregivers move through guilt and shame, while making sense of the complex emotions that come with raising children.″—Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play and Find Your Unicorn Space “This book is a gentle guide for every parent to a place of more openness and calm even in the most challenging moments. A welcome roadmap for parents from toddlers to teens!″—Tovah P. Klein, PhD, USA Today bestselling author of Raising Resilience“Teaches readers exactly how to do this in a compassionate, accessible, and non-judgmental way.″—Carla Naumburg, PhD, LICSW, author of How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t With Your Kids“A rare gem … This book offers more than tools; it offers the possibility of transformation.″—Diana Fosha, PhD. Developer of AEDP, editor of Undoing Aloneness: the Transformation of Suffering into Flourishing: AEDP 2.0“The book every overwhelmed parent didn’t know they needed… A must-read for every caregiver who’s ever felt like they were one meltdown away from falling apart.″—Danielle Sherman-Lazar, author of Mothers Are Made and It’s Okay to Not Be Okay: Adults Get Big Feelings Too“A compassionate roadmap for every parent who wants to better understand and regulate their own emotions while modeling for and teaching their child alongside them.” —Dr. Sheryl Ziegler, psychologist and author of The Crucial Years“Helps you understand yourself in deep and healing ways. The more you come to know yourself and feel whole, the more potential you have to parent with an open heart.”—Catherine Birndorf, MD, Reproductive Psychiatrist, Co-Founder & CEO, The Motherhood Center“You don’t have to have children to gain profound insights from Hendel and Fraga’s Parents Have Feelings, Too. The authors gracefully and skillfully tackle the complex and difficult world of emotions.”—Orenda Fink, Jungian coach and author of The Witch’s Daughter

Hilary Jacobs Hendel is a Certified AEDP psychotherapist and supervisor, and psychoanalyst. She is the author of the award-winning and acclaimed It’s Not Always Depression, and her work has been featured in outlets such as The New York Times, TIME, and Oprah.

Juli Fraga is a psychologist and parenting educator. She has contributed to national outlets like The New York Times, Parents magazine, and NPR. She is also on the medical advisory board of Baby Center and teaches classes for expectant parents at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) hospital.