Almond, a psychoanalyst, offers an optimistic message about the roots of these mixed emotions. Recommended If: The last book you'd ever pick up is one about motherhood.' Bitch 'Takes on the taboo of maternal ambivalence. She authored books on psychiatry, including The Monster Within: The Hidden Side of Motherhood. 'The Monster Within' addresses what everybody knows, but almost nobody talks about: Even the best mothers among us will be or have been tormented from time to time by strong feelings of dread, fear, hatred and even revulsion at the whole process of motherhood, as well as experiencing downright murderous feelings toward our children.' - Carolyn See Washington Post Book World 'A smart, cohesive read, and a welcome respite from perfect-mother guidebooks. Barbara Almond was an American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.

Sons, husbands, dads and lovers might profit from reading this, too. 63, has written a new book about another aspect. The monster within: Mary Shelleys Frankenstein and a patients fears of. Here’s an excerpt from Steve Almond’s interview with UC Press author Barbara Almond: Rumpus: There’s such a remarkable range of cultural touchstones in the book, everything from literary novels ( Beloved, The Tin Drum, The Fifth Child) to blockbuster movies ( Aliens, Rosemary’s Baby) to pop culture figures (Brooke Shields, the Octomom). An oddly compelling read.' New Yorker 'Myth-shredding look at maternal ambivalence.' Ms Magazine 'First, let me recommend this engrossing study to every new mother, old mother, good mother and bad mother. The Monster Within: The Hidden Side of Motherhood by Barbara Almond. Almond> The International Journal of Psychoanalysis.

Print.In the book The Monster Within, Barbara Almond discusses the notion of maternal ambivalence. Los Angeles, California: University of California Press, 2010. Barbara Almond and Susan Maushart Maternal Ambivalence In The Monster Within: The Hidden Side of Motherhood, Barbara Almond defines ambivalence in. The Monster Within: The Hidden Side of Motherhood. Drawing on her thirty-seven years of practice as a psychoanalyst as well as her own experiences as a mother, Almond leads an adventurous tour through the shadowy, secret parts of the mother's psyche. This book examines maternal ambivalence and its manifestations in our society through a psychoanalytic framework, examining both clinical and literary case studies. 'Just the thing for a gray and drizzly autumn afternoon.

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