‘Nobody taught her how to be a mother’: The lived experience of mothering without a mother

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‘Nobody taught her how to be a mother’: The lived experience of mothering without a mother

Jun 6, 2023 | Posted by ICAMH.org@gmail.com |

For mothers who have grown up without mothers, raising a child may entail addressing their own identities, mourning prior losses and breaking intergenerational cycles.

Walsh, A., Tiernan, B., Thompson, B., McCormack, D., & Adair, P. (2023). ‘Nobody taught her how to be a mother’: The lived experience of mothering without a mother. Infant Mental Health Journal.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/imhj.22059?campaign=wolearlyview

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‘Nobody taught her how to be a mother’: The lived experience of mothering without a mother

‘Nobody taught her how to be a mother’: The lived experience of mothering without a mother

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