真实的母职：在崩溃中迷失，又在其中找回自己 Honest Motherhood:On Losing My Mind and Finding Myself

基本信息

Publisher：Crown

Publication date：April 14, 2026

Language：English

Print length：288 pages

ISBN-10：0593735218

ISBN-13：978-0593735213

Item Weight：13.8 ounces

Dimensions：5.86 x 1.05 x 8.56 inches

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书籍简介 

这是一位疲惫不堪的母亲的坦诚而又令人捧腹的回忆录。她不堪重负，然后崩溃。她直面过往，找回自我，并学会放下完美主义，只管做好鸡块。

“莉比正在改变文化叙事，其影响将持续数代。《诚实的母亲》是一部充满力量的作品，它融合了坦诚与反叛，是女性的呐喊，呼吁她们不再背负那些本不属于自己的重担。”——伊芙·罗德斯基，《纽约时报》畅销书《公平竞争》的作者

莉比·沃德26岁成为母亲时，她以为自己已经做好了准备。她决心给孩子们一个与自己截然不同的童年，紧紧抓住世俗的“应该”，仿佛孩子们的未来就取决于此。这是她犯的一个错误。

几年后，莉比身边围着蹒跚学步的孩子，怀里抱着需要照顾的婴儿，心中却涌动着无声的愤怒，她开始崩溃。面对着无休止的、往往不言而喻的育儿期望，她像任何一个过度在意他人感受的人一样，陷入了深深的羞愧之中。然后，她更加努力。自我关爱！设定界限！宝宝睡的时候我也睡！但随着莉比的身心开始出现问题，她不禁疑惑：为什么在信息和建议唾手可得的今天，为人母仍然如此艰难？

在《诚实的育儿》一书中，莉比坦诚地分享了她打破“理想母亲”神话的历程。她直面许多母亲都经历过却鲜有人敢于公开谈论的种种感受——缺乏支持、内疚、被忽视、努力打破的恶性循环，以及为了喘口气而幻想住院的念头。莉比逐渐摆脱了社会制约和创伤后应激反应的束缚，发现放下不切实际的标准、寻求帮助、优先考虑自己并非失败，而是必需。

《诚实的母亲》既是回忆录，也是宣言，充满了令人耳目一新的感悟，它呼吁所有母亲放下完美主义的执念，选择关爱自己，给予孩子他们需要的——一个完整而专注的母亲。

An unflinchingly honest and disarmingly funny memoir from an exhausted mom who broke under the pressure to do it all, faced her past, found herself—and learned to let go of perfection and just serve the dang chicken nuggets.

"Libby is shifting the cultural narrative in a way that will echo for generations. Honest Motherhood is a powerful blend of truth-telling and rebellion—a rallying cry for women to stop carrying what was never theirs to hold." —Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play

When Libby Ward became a mother at twenty-six, she thought she was prepared. Determined to give her kids a childhood different from her own, she clung to the world’s “shoulds” like her children's future depended on it. That was her first mistake.

A couple years later, with a toddler around her ankle, a needy baby in her arms, and silent rage coursing through her veins, Libby began to unravel. Struggling to manage the unrelenting and often unspoken expectations of mothering, she did what any overfunctioning people-pleaser would do—she wallowed in shame. Then, she tried harder. Self-care! Boundaries! Sleep when the baby sleeps! But as Libby’s body and mind began to push back, Libby wondered: Why, with so much information and advice at our fingertips, is motherhood still so impossibly hard?

In Honest Motherhood, Libby candidly shares her journey of unlearning the myth of the ideal mother. She dives headfirst into the experiences many mothers have but few feel safe enough to say out loud—the lack of support, the guilt, the invisibility, the cycles they’re breaking, and the fantasies about a hospital stay just to get a flippin’ break. Libby untangles her social conditioning from learned trauma responses and discovers that letting go of unrealistic standards, asking for help, and prioritizing herself aren’t failures—they’re necessities.

Equal parts memoir and manifesto, flush with refreshing takeaways, Honest Motherhood is a rallying cry for moms to let go of perfection, choose themselves, and give their kids what they need most—a mother who is present and whole.

作者简介

莉比·沃德是一位作家、演说家和倡导者，致力于重新定义母性叙事。她通过社交媒体平台，以真诚、幽默和亲切的语言与女性建立联系并赋予她们力量。她曾亮相BBC和《早安美国》节目，也是瑞茜·威瑟斯彭首届“你好阳光”（Hello Sunshine）社群的成员。她与丈夫和两个孩子居住在加拿大安大略省。

Libby Ward is a writer, speaker, and advocate redefining the motherhood narrative. Through her social media platforms, Libby is known to connect and empower women with honesty, humor, and her relatable voice. She has been featured on the BBC, Good Morning America, and is a member of Reese Witherspoon’s inaugural Hello Sunshine Collective. She lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband and two children.