Parents Have Feelings, Too
A Guide to Navigating Your Emotions So You And Your Family Can Thrive
Juli Fraga
(Author)
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Description
This practical guide teaches parents how to understand and process their emotions–and how to teach this valuable, life-changing skill of emotional intelligence to the next generation.
Parents Have Feelings, Too is an emotions playbook for family wellness. With 1 in 5 moms experiencing anxiety or depression, and over 60% of parents struggling with burnout, parents need tools to support their emotional well-being. Parents Have Feelings, Too illuminates the emotional lives of mothers and fathers, providing parents with practical tools and guidance so they can effectively work with their emotions, as well as their children's, with greater calm and confidence.
Parents desperately need real, actionable, long-lasting advice that helps them process their emotions in a healthy and productive way. In Parents Have Feelings, Too, psychotherapists Hilary Jacobs Hendel and Juli Fraga provide the tools parents need to understand and effectively work with their own potent feelings, breaking the chain of intergenerational trauma, and passing along emotional intelligence to their children to create a generation of people with emotional regulation skills.
Parents Have Feelings, Too includes the following:
Parents have feelings. And when they can identify what they are, where they are coming from, and how to work with them, parents are empowered to help their children understand and navigate their own emotions.
Parents Have Feelings, Too is an emotions playbook for family wellness. With 1 in 5 moms experiencing anxiety or depression, and over 60% of parents struggling with burnout, parents need tools to support their emotional well-being. Parents Have Feelings, Too illuminates the emotional lives of mothers and fathers, providing parents with practical tools and guidance so they can effectively work with their emotions, as well as their children's, with greater calm and confidence.
Parents desperately need real, actionable, long-lasting advice that helps them process their emotions in a healthy and productive way. In Parents Have Feelings, Too, psychotherapists Hilary Jacobs Hendel and Juli Fraga provide the tools parents need to understand and effectively work with their own potent feelings, breaking the chain of intergenerational trauma, and passing along emotional intelligence to their children to create a generation of people with emotional regulation skills.
Parents Have Feelings, Too includes the following:
- Practical strategies to help parents process their feelings
- Stories and examples
- Tools that build confidence and emotional know-how in their children
- New approaches that break the intergenerational transfer of trauma so parents can raise emotionally healthier people who can thrive amidst the many challenges of being human in society today
- Expert insights and insight-building exercises that support parents on their emotional journey
Parents have feelings. And when they can identify what they are, where they are coming from, and how to work with them, parents are empowered to help their children understand and navigate their own emotions.
Product Details
| Publisher | Alcove Press |
| Publish Date | September 23, 2025 |
| Pages | 336 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Hardback |
| EAN/UPC | 9798892422130 |
| Dimensions | 8.3 X 5.5 X 0.0 inches | 1.3 pounds |
About the Author
Hilary Jacobs Hendel is a Certified AEDP psychotherapist and supervisor, and psychoanalyst. She is the author of the award-winning and acclaimed It's Not Always Depression, and her work has been featured in outlets such as The New York Times, TIME, and Oprah.
Juli Fraga is a psychologist and parenting educator. She has contributed to national outlets like The New York Times, Parents magazine, and NPR. She is also on the medical advisory board of Baby Center and teaches classes for expectant parents at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) hospital.
Juli Fraga is a psychologist and parenting educator. She has contributed to national outlets like The New York Times, Parents magazine, and NPR. She is also on the medical advisory board of Baby Center and teaches classes for expectant parents at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) hospital.
Reviews
Praise for Parents Have Feelings, Too:
“This is an empowering book. The practical exercises, real-life examples, and research-backed insights are a rare combination in a readable book. Highly recommended for parents or any adult seeking to better understand themselves and others.″
—Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D., author (with Oprah Winfrey) of the #1 New York Times bestseller What Happened to You: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
“All parents could benefit from this helpful instruction on how to welcome and process our feelings instead of acting them out in ways we regret. You’ll be a better parent and a happier person for reading this book.”
—Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD, clinical psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
“Parents Have Feelings, Too explores the emotional lives of parents—especially the often-overlooked experiences of fathers. Hendel and Fraga offer practical, judgment-free steps to help caregivers move through guilt and shame, while making sense of the complex emotions that come with raising children.″
—Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play and Find Your Unicorn Space
“When we can recognize, tolerate, and recover from our unpleasant emotions, we can effectively and empathically respond to our children instead of freaking out or falling apart. Parents Have Feelings, Too teaches readers exactly how to do this in a compassionate, accessible, and non-judgmental way.″
—Carla Naumburg, PhD, LICSW, author of How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t With Your Kids
“A rare gem: a compassionate, science-based guide to navigating the emotional journey of parenting... This book offers more than tools; it offers the possibility of transformation.″
—Diana Fosha, PhD. Developer of AEDP, editor of Undoing Aloneness: the Transformation of Suffering into Flourishing: AEDP 2.0
“The book every overwhelmed parent didn’t know they needed... It offers practical tools that help parents not just ‘keep it together,’ but understand what’s really going on inside. A must-read for every caregiver who's ever felt like they were one meltdown away from falling apart.″
—Danielle Sherman-Lazar, author of Mothers Are Made and It’s Okay to Not Be Okay: Adults Get Big Feelings Too
“Parents Have Feelings, Too helps you understand yourself in deep and healing ways. The more you come to know yourself and feel whole, the more potential you have to parent with an open heart. This opens new possibilities for you and your child.”
—Catherine Birndorf, MD, Reproductive Psychiatrist, Co-Founder & CEO, The Motherhood Center
“You don't have to have children to gain profound insights from Hendel and Fraga's Parents Have Feelings, Too. The authors gracefully and skillfully tackle the complex and difficult world of emotions.”
—Orenda Fink, Jungian coach and author of The Witch's Daughter
“This is an empowering book. The practical exercises, real-life examples, and research-backed insights are a rare combination in a readable book. Highly recommended for parents or any adult seeking to better understand themselves and others.″
—Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D., author (with Oprah Winfrey) of the #1 New York Times bestseller What Happened to You: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
“All parents could benefit from this helpful instruction on how to welcome and process our feelings instead of acting them out in ways we regret. You’ll be a better parent and a happier person for reading this book.”
—Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD, clinical psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
“Parents Have Feelings, Too explores the emotional lives of parents—especially the often-overlooked experiences of fathers. Hendel and Fraga offer practical, judgment-free steps to help caregivers move through guilt and shame, while making sense of the complex emotions that come with raising children.″
—Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play and Find Your Unicorn Space
“When we can recognize, tolerate, and recover from our unpleasant emotions, we can effectively and empathically respond to our children instead of freaking out or falling apart. Parents Have Feelings, Too teaches readers exactly how to do this in a compassionate, accessible, and non-judgmental way.″
—Carla Naumburg, PhD, LICSW, author of How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t With Your Kids
“A rare gem: a compassionate, science-based guide to navigating the emotional journey of parenting... This book offers more than tools; it offers the possibility of transformation.″
—Diana Fosha, PhD. Developer of AEDP, editor of Undoing Aloneness: the Transformation of Suffering into Flourishing: AEDP 2.0
“The book every overwhelmed parent didn’t know they needed... It offers practical tools that help parents not just ‘keep it together,’ but understand what’s really going on inside. A must-read for every caregiver who's ever felt like they were one meltdown away from falling apart.″
—Danielle Sherman-Lazar, author of Mothers Are Made and It’s Okay to Not Be Okay: Adults Get Big Feelings Too
“Parents Have Feelings, Too helps you understand yourself in deep and healing ways. The more you come to know yourself and feel whole, the more potential you have to parent with an open heart. This opens new possibilities for you and your child.”
—Catherine Birndorf, MD, Reproductive Psychiatrist, Co-Founder & CEO, The Motherhood Center
“You don't have to have children to gain profound insights from Hendel and Fraga's Parents Have Feelings, Too. The authors gracefully and skillfully tackle the complex and difficult world of emotions.”
—Orenda Fink, Jungian coach and author of The Witch's Daughter
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