Raising A Happier Mother

How to Find Balance, Feel Good and See Your Children Flourish as a Result.

Author: Anna Mathur

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A reassuring, empowering guide to understanding feelings of failure in motherhood, and learning how to overturn them.How to Be the Mum You Want to Be unpicks the myth of perfect motherhood and reframes what 'a good mother' looks like. Using her own experience as a mum combined with therapy expertise, psychotherapist Anna Mathur provides a toolkit for becoming a calmer, more patient and more resilient mum.Dismantling how mums come to set impossible expectations of themselves, the book offers evidence-based therapy guidance and tackles taboo subjects such as maternal rage and intrusive thoughts in depth and detail. Anna will compassionately but firmly empower mums with practical ways to learn to trust their gut, see how well they are doing, set realistic standards - and to define which standards are actually important - and therefore see what a great mum they already are.Each chapter provides strategies for reframing 'competency' in motherhood, to take the pressure off and focus on the issues that truly matter. Containing case studies, journaling prompts and tools that are simple to implement even when sleep deprived. This book will help mums understand that they are the best mum they can be, they just need to see it.

Critic Reviews

Lightbulb moments that will change the course of your motherhood Anna Whitehouse
Five years into my parenting journey, Anna's warm words continue to sooth and hearten me. And best of all, sometimes I get to pass them onto other mums and look super wise. Ellie Taylor
This is such an important book that every mother would benefit from having on their shelf. It's true that what a child really needs is a happy mother, and whilst self care can often end up at the bottom of our list, a mother taking time to focus on herself and fulfil her own needs should be high priority. Dr Zoe Williams
This guide to becoming your most authentic parenting self is a breath of fresh air in a world full of judgment. If you've ever fallen foul of mum-guilt, this book will change your life. Emma Reed-Turrell
With her warmth and wisdom, Anna makes today's often overwhelmed parents feel seen and less alone. Grazia

About the Author

Anna Mathur is a psychotherapist, bestselling author of Mind over Mother, and a mum of three children. She's passionate about taking therapy out of the therapy room and loves sharing her own personal and professional experiences to support fellow mums through motherhood.She shares daily, supportive insights on her Instagram page @annamathur and runs regular 'Mental Health' lives, discussing topics based on her professional and personal experience. Anna has appeared on Sky News, Good Morning Britain, PA Media, and BBC Three and has been featured in publications such as Grazia, Stylist, Red, and The Telegraph. Her podcast, 'The Therapy Edit' has around a quarter of a million downloads and she has appeared on podcasts including Deliciously Ella, Control Alt Delete, Scrummy Mummies, The Midult and Honestly.