The Sacrificial Mother : Escaping the Trap of Self-Denial
by Carin Rubenstein
Category: Motherhood

Mothers are experts in the art of sacrifice. What sometimes isn't recognized is that this is a syndrome -- and it can be hazardous to a woman's health and well-being and that of her children. Based on research into the lives, habits, and emotions of hundreds of women, this groundbreaking book identifies the sacrifice trap for mothers and shows how to escape it. Using examples from women's lives, she exposes the toll self-denial takes on women and their families. Most important, The Sacrificial Mother teaches women how to accept and nurture themselves as well as their loved ones. Praised as "well-researched and practical ... gives the lie to the popular notion that the best mother is the one who has the least left of herself once the child-raising is done" (Dalma Heyn, author of Marriage Shock).