Mother Brain

A groundbreaking exploration of the parental brain that untangles insidious myths from complicated realities, MOTHER BRAIN explodes the concept of 'maternal instinct' and tells a new story about what it means to become a parent

Chelsea Conaboy is a veteran journalist, specialising in personal and public health. She was part of the Boston Globe's Pulitzer prize-winning team for coverage of the Boston Marathon Bombing and more recently, has worked as a freelance magazine writer with bylines at Mother Jones, Politico, The Week, the Boston Globe Magazine and others. She lives in Maine with her husband, their two young sons and her own changing maternal brain.