This book is a jewel that should be offered to all new parents. We're now awash with data on infants and children (and for the better), but there's an essential link missing in the chain: the parents. Thank you so much to Jodi for making my experience as a new mother easier. For giving me back my power and planting little seeds of confidence...


- Clémentine Sarlat
Journalist and founder of the podcast La Mastrescence

All praise Mommy Brain! Finally, a book that tells the true story of the much talked about but often misunderstood superpower that is the mommy brain. It’s the book I wish I’d had during pregnancy and postpartum and one that I believe will be passed down for generations to come. 

- Patricia Tomasi, Co-Founder of the Canadian Perinatal Mental Health Collaborative and Editor

In a world where mommy brain has many negative connotations, Dr Pawluski’s Mommy Brain separates fact from fiction. This book is a compelling, well-researched, in-depth analysis of what is known about the maternal (paternal and alloparent) brain and how a woman’s brain changes when she becomes a mother. But more than an analysis, Mommy Brain is a story. This makes it a delight to read whether you have a science background or not. I highly recommended Mommy Brain for all parents and people who work with mothers.

-Dr Jennifer Hacker Pearson, PhD - Neuroscientist and Maternal Mental Well-Being Consultant

I highly recommend Mommy Brain to any parent in order to understand and normalize the brain changes that come from parenting. As a Perinatal Mental Health therapist, I reference this book with many of my clients to help them understand their brain changes and also to help dispel the myth of “mommy brain”. As a mom, Mommy Brain has helped me to comprehend and find compassion around the changes in my own brain. Anyone who is a parent or works with parents should read this book! 

- Christine Cunningham, Registered Social Service Worker and Founder of Perinatal Wellbeing Ontario

Put down the conventional pregnancy manuals and pick up "Mommy Brain" – a refreshing take on the real changes happening in mothers’ brains during pregnancy and parenting. Written by leading neuroscientist and therapist, Dr. Pawluski, this book offers readers a user-friendly and enjoyable exploration of parental brain science.

Backed by scientific evidence at every turn, Pawluski takes the reader on an exciting journey uncovering what mothers contemplate about their minds during pregnancy, the impact of pregnancy-related brain changes on thinking and abilities, the hidden superpowers within parents, and the vast unknowns in this incredibly important field.

Personal anecdotes from Dr. Pawluski's own motherhood experiences add an intimate touch to an already accessible narrative. Her contagious enthusiasm empowers parents by revealing how pregnancy and parenting may actually have a rejuvenating effect on the brain, and that mothers pick up some pretty remarkable "super powers" during this transformative phase of life.

Dr. Pawluski does a great job at dissecting what facets of change can be attributed to pregnancy versus the profound impact of parenting, and she also raises a voice against the gaping holes in our knowledge on maternal mental health, obstetric violence and birth trauma, and women's healthcare.

By shining a light on the current limitations in our knowledge of mommy brain (and there are many), Dr. Pawluski paves the way for groundbreaking research that could reshape societies view of motherhood.

"Mommy Brain" is an essential companion for new parents who want to be informed about, and rejoice in, the way their brains and bodies are shaped by the awe inspiring experience that is pregnancy and parenting.

- Dr. Bridget Callaghan, Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the director of the Brain and Body Lab.