The Practitioner's Guide to Spotting the Perfect Mother Myth

10 Hidden Signs Your Clients Are Struggling with the System

Ever notice how different mothers share the same struggles in your practice or mother-support work? What if their "personal challenges" aren't actually personal at all?

Transform your mother-support work with this practical assessment tool developed by Motherhood Studies Sociologist Dr Sophie Brock. Based on a decade of research, this guide helps you:

  • Identify hidden signs of systemic pressure in client sessions

  • Spot patterns that signal when individual solutions aren't enough

  • Guide more effective conversations about maternal experience

  • Support lasting change by identifying root causes

what’s INCLUDED

  • Comprehensive Assessment Framework: A 10-point checklist with clear scoring guide

  • "What to Listen For" Guide: Practical examples and indicators for each category

  • Quick-Reference Examples: Common phrases and patterns to watch for

  • Scoring Guide: Clear framework to assess level of systemic impact

suitable for:

  • Perinatal and Maternal Health professionals

  • Child and Family Health Nurses

  • Allied Health Professionals

  • Mother Mentors and Coaches

  • Maternal Wellbeing Specialists

  • Parent and Matrescence Educators

  • Social Workers

  • Women’s Health Physiotherapists

A tool appropriate for anyone who works with mothers and wants to deepen their understanding of how systemic pressures shape maternal experience.

Why This Guide?

We can’t solve systemic challenges with individual solutions alone, and many of the challenges mothers today face have systemic roots.

This practical tool emerges from a decade of academic research and pioneering work in Motherhood Studies, bringing a revolutionary sociological lens to mother-support work.

As the creator of the world's first Motherhood Studies Practitioner Certification, I've developed this assessment framework to help practitioners identify when mothers are struggling with systemic pressures.

This guide translates complex sociological concepts into practical, actionable insights you can use in your client work. It's built on groundbreaking research in maternal experience and offers a unique framework you won't find anywhere else.

By using this tool, you'll be able to:

  • Feel more confident identifying and articulating patterns across your client sessions

  • Move beyond surface-level support to identify the root causes of maternal challenges

  • Enhance your professional expertise with research-backed assessment tools

  • Stand out in your field by offering deeper, more nuanced client support

  • Articulate your clients' hidden struggles with greater clarity and precision, helping them feel more seen and understood

  • Connect insights across sessions to develop richer service offerings

This isn't just another checklist – it's the opening of a paradigm-shift to help you see beyond individual challenges to understand the bigger picture of maternal experience.