The Practitioner's Guide to Spotting the Perfect Mother Myth

10 Hidden Signs Your Clients Are Struggling with the System

Are You Missing Hidden Signs that Your Clients Are Trapped in the Perfect Mother Myth?

Transform your mother-support work and discover the subtle patterns hiding in plain sight in your client sessions with this one of a kind 10-minute assessment tool. Developed from groundbreaking research by Motherhood Studies Sociologist Dr Sophie Brock, this guide reveals the invisible threads connecting your clients' struggles.

what if you could

  • Spot the exact moment a client is responding to systemic pressure - starting in your very next session

  • Finally understand why different clients share identical ‘shoulds’ and self-doubts

  • Connect seemingly separate struggles into a clear pattern of the Perfect Mother Myth at work

  • Finally break the cycle of surface-level solutions that never quite stick and feel you’re able to support mothers to make real progress

  • Transform how you see and understand maternal struggle in your practice

This isn't just another checklist. It's your lens for seeing the deeper patterns beneath the surface of every client conversation.

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

inside this practical assessment tool you’ll learn:

  • The 10 hidden signs of the Perfect Mother Myth showing up in client sessions

  • How to identify when individual solutions aren't addressing the root cause

  • What patterns to listen for in client language and behaviour

  • Why certain struggles keep repeating across different clients

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

  • 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