The Resilient New Mom

The Resilient New Mom: 9 Practices for Emotional Health is a book for new mothers to help them navigate the transition into motherhood.

Through exploring nine practices, Dr. Kathleen Tresness helps new mothers to:

• Address common difficulties new mothers oftentimes face in early motherhood.
• Explore strategies to help ease the transition into motherhood.
• Identify and challenge common roadblocks to help new mothers in successfully incorporating the practices into their lives.

The book is designed to help new mothers feel more emotionally healthy and resilient during their journey into motherhood.

Dr. Kathleen Tresness completed her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in 2004 and obtained her PhD from the University of Minnesota in 2012. Dr. Tresness has worked in both private practice and mental health clinic settings for the past 10 years and is licensed as a psychologist in the states of Illinois and Minnesota. She currently provides psychotherapy and psychological testing to patients of many ages and she is owner of her private practice, Wild Meadows Counseling. She resides with her husband and two young daughters.