*Foreword from Robert Sege, MD, PhD, Director, HOPE National Resource Center
Carry My Strength was written to share my knowledge and validation, empowering parents and families to thrive.
“Like a warm, supportive hug, Dr. Raphael’s book offers new parents an invaluable guide not only to succeed in their new role but also to enjoy it.”
—MICHAELEEN DOUCLEFF, New York Times bestselling author of Hunt, Gather, Parent and Dopamine Kids
“Having a child transforms every part of us, yet so few books explore the profound inner changes that come with raising one. In Carry My Strength, Dr. Debbie Raphael draws on her rare perspective as both a child psychiatrist and a mother to illuminate the joy, doubt, and vulnerability of raising a child. Warm and deeply reassuring, this book releases parents from unrealistic goals of perfect parenting and helps them trust that love and affection go a long way in getting it right.”
—JENNIFER WALLACE, New York Times bestselling author of Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic—and What We Can Do About It.
“We live in strange times: both our science and the wisdom of ages tells us that ‘children are our future’ – yet we do such a terrible job helping young parents as they struggle with the overwhelming, exhausting, sometimes confusing early years of caregiving. Dr. Debbie Raphael’s book, Carry My Strength, is a lighthouse for young parents. Offering reassurance with honesty, compassion and wisdom she teaches about the importance of stress, resilience, attachment and how crucial it is to embrace – and celebrate - the inevitable imperfections of parenting.”
-Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D., New York Times bestselling author of What Happened to You? with Oprah Winfrey
Debbie Raphael, M.D. is the physician author of Carry My Strength. A double board-certified child and adult psychiatrist in practice nearly twenty years and parent to now-teenage boys, she applies her deep emotional understanding to real-life parenthood crucial in today’s world.
