In The Mommy Brain, Katherine Ellison reveals the ways that women get smarter after having kids. Motherhood makes women more perceptive, efficient, resilient, motivated, and emotionally intelligent -- all of which adds up to tremendous mental enrichment and effectiveness.

Becoming a mother is a joyful rite of passage, but it can also bring overwhelming emotional upheaval, exhaustion, and self-doubt. And is it any wonder? Motherhood changes everything, right down to a woman's brain chemistry. No one understands "mom brain" better than psychologist Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco, a mother of two herself who specializes in treating women with young children. In this compassionate guide, Dr. Dobrow DiMarco shares science-based psychological strategies to help moms cope with common challenges and make peace with their transformed identity. Candid, witty stories from her own life and the lives of women she has worked with illustrate ways to tame self-critical thoughts; navigate the "new normal" of work, marriage, and friendships; and mindfully accept the highs and lows of parenting--even in the toughest moments.

Do you sometimes have the feeling that your brain is going to mush and that your baby is literally sucking the life out of your neurons? Don' t worry, you' re not losing your mind! In fact, your brain is getting a complete makeover and focusing on new areas of learning which are essential for parenting. In this book, Dr Jodi Pawluski questions our relationship with motherhood and explores, in an unprecedented way, the fantastic universe of the maternal, and parental, brain. Drawing on numerous scientific studies, including her own neuroscience research and experience, she provides insight into how your brain really changes with motherhood, and why.

Generations of mothers have been told -- and believed -- that having a baby means checking their own brains at the delivery room door. "The Mommy Brain" usually refers to a head full of feeding times, soccer schedules, and nursery rhymes, at the expense of creative or challenging ideas. But recent scientific research paints a dramatically different and far rosier picture. Journalist Katherine Ellison draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research to demonstrate that, contrary to long-established wisdom that having children dumbs you down, raising children may make moms smarter . From enhanced senses in pregnancy and early motherhood to the alertness and memory skills necessary to manage like a pro, to a greater aptitude for risk-taking and a talent for empathy and negotiation, these advantages not only help mothers in raising their children, but in their work and social lives as well. Filled with lively (and often hilarious) stories of multitasking moms at home and on the job, The Mommy Brain encourages all of us to cast aside conventional thinking and discover the positive ways in which having children changes mothers' brains for the better.

Le MOMMY BRAIN : le super-pouvoir des mères ! Vous avez parfois l’impression d’être à côté de vos pompes, que votre cerveau tourne au ralenti et que votre bébé est littéralement en train d’aspirer vos neurones ? Rassurez-vous, vous n’êtes pas dingue ! Il se trame bien quelque chose en vous, et cette chose, c’est votre cerveau qui se refait une jeunesse complète et se concentre sur de nouvelles zones d’apprentissage, engendrant tout à la fois une croissance émotionnelle, pratique et sensible incroyable ! Dans cet ouvrage, Jodi Pawluski questionne avec force et finesse notre rapport à la maternité et explore de manière inédite l’univers chimique et fantastique du cerveau des mères et plus largement des parents. En s’appuyant sur de nombreuses études scientifiques, y compris ses propres travaux, et de multiples cas cliniques, elle fournit des conseils concrets pour vous aider à accompagner au mieux votre cerveau durant cette transition et vous préparer à accueillir la vie.

You got this, Mommy! Studies reveal that many mothers experience brain fog or forgetfulness on the birth of their children and in the succeeding years of being a mother. This journal is a companion for moms to record the precious moments that make up their motherhood journey, while providing a space to express their gratitude and the both serious and lighthearted experiences and milestones that being a parent brings. The Mommy Brain Journal includes... Checklist for daily tasks Space for thoughts and reflections A place to give daily thanks, and to record each day's most memorable moment A daily mommy mood meter New first-time mothers and those who have been moms for years must face many challenges, and natural anxiety and the occasional feeling of being overwhelmed will become an everyday part of life. The Mommy Brain Journal is here to help. You got this, Mommy!

Health and science journalist Chelsea Conaboy explodes the concept of “maternal instinct” and tells a new story about what it means to become a parent. Conaboy expected things to change with the birth of her child. What she didn’t expect was how different she would feel. But she would soon discover what was behind this: her changing brain. Though Conaboy was prepared for the endless dirty diapers, the sleepless nights, and the joy of holding her newborn, she did not anticipate this shift in self, as deep as it was disorienting. Mother Brain is a groundbreaking exploration of the parental brain that untangles insidious myths from complicated realities. New parents undergo major structural and functional brain changes, driven by hormones and the deluge of stimuli a baby provides. These neurobiological changes help all parents—birthing or otherwise—adapt in those intense first days and prepare for a long period of learning how to meet their child’s needs. Pregnancy produces such significant changes in brain anatomy that researchers can easily sort those who have had one from those who haven't. And all highly involved parents, no matter their path to parenthood, develop similar caregiving circuitry. Yet this emerging science, which provides key insights into the wide-ranging experience of parenthood, from its larger role in shaping human nature to the intensity of our individual emotions, is mostly absent from the public conversation about parenthood. The story that exists in the science today is far more meaningful than the idea that mothers spring into being by instinct. Weaving the latest neuroscience and social psychology together with new reporting, Conaboy reveals unexpected upsides, generations of scientific neglect, and a powerful new narrative of parenthood.