Proxy Mom : My Experience with Postpartum Depression - [no first name] Mathou

Proxy Mom

My Experience with Postpartum Depression

By: [no first name] Mathou (Illustrator), Sophie Adriansen

Paperback | 18 June 2024

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Marietta and Chuck, madly in love, are expecting a baby. But childbirth marks the end of the fairy tale. Zoe's birth didn't go as Marietta imagined, and the maternal instinct is slow to manifest itself. While she no longer recognizes her body, Marietta feels herself losing her footing in the face of this vulnerable baby for whom she is now responsible. Will she manage to feel like a mother? To love her baby? To stop thinking that a proxy mom would do better than her? A humorful but realist viewpoint on a problem experienced by a significant number of new mothers, with an insight on how to overcome it.

Industry Reviews
"A gentle and accessible portrayal of a mental health crisis."--Publisher Weekly

"Delivered lightly and breezily but deadly serious for all that, Proxy Mom finds cheery ways to provide encouragement, support and vital information."--Now Read This!

"Proxy Mom is a needed and timely book. The book should be required reading in medical schools and in medical humanities courses. Finally, expectant parents and their friends and family should read it too." -- Graphic Medicine Review

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