Press — Angela Garbes

“You don't have to be a mother or even a woman to be fascinated by the science and physiology that she writes about.”

—Terry Gross, Fresh Air

“Angela Garbes’ Like A Mother is the evidence-based, open-minded book that U.S. pregnancy culture needs. . .In this fraught climate, Garbes’ book is a true feminist accomplishment that puts trust and agency back with women and parents.”

“What got me was Garbes' regard for mothers in their own right, rather than the hosts or self-sacrificing caregivers they're conditioned to be.”

—The Seattle Times

“Personal yet wildly informative, Garbes’s book is about all the things you didn’t know about pregnancy. Along the way, I realized just how little we know about the process of carrying a child until it happens to us, if it does.”

—Washington Post's The Lily

“An empowering resource...Throughout this thoughtful book, she speaks to her readers as peers, providing affirmation that their experiences are important and that they are not alone.”

“The big myth this book takes on is that what’s out there is all there is. You feel like, in your choices regarding motherhood, there’s a right way and wrong way to do it. All of us are really just doing the best we can.” —Explicit Connections: PW Talks with Angela Garbes

Thrive sat down with Angela Garbes, the author of the book, "Like a Mother - A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy," to talk about the connection between breastfeeding and feminism, and the importance of maternal well-being.

“Our culture makes it seem like a biological trap, when in fact it’s a superhuman power. To be able to grow someone, birth, and then feed them with just your body? Why don’t we give that worth and value?”

—Angela Garbes is Like a Mother, Seattle Met

“Her book goes. . .into the science and culture of what women experience during pregnancy and as new moms, without any of the usual prescriptive overtones. If you’ve ever wondered how and why a woman’s body and mind shifts—the good, the bad, the ugly—before, during and after childbirth, it’s a fascinating read.”

—Seattle Magazine

“I wrote it in a way I hoped would be interesting to all women, anyone interested in female reproductive health or in the body and science. That’s what I wanted to do with the book, too—because we’ve never valued female reproductive health, or female health at all, from a cultural, financial and scientific standpoint.”

—Like a Mother: Angela Garbes on Her New Book, City Arts Magazine