Every mother, no matter how much she loves her children, sometimes feels emotions that make her feel guilty. Not everyone manages to accept anger, rage, irritability, sadness, longing, fear—and this casts a shadow over the entire maternal experience. Claire Nigoisyants is a clinical psychologist with 20 years of experience. In her practice, she has met mothers who were in states of stress, depression, or anxiety. They admitted that often they lose control and feel ashamed, that after giving birth to the children they wanted, they lost themselves. In this book, the author offers advice on how to accept your “shadow emotions,” cope with anxiety and worries, and find calm amid the chaos of motherhood.