“This book is the ultimate off-registry baby-shower gift, and should be required reading for all parents-to-be. Schlozman offers palpable relief from the pressure, judgment, and impossible expectations that too often shadow early motherhood.”

— Laura Birek, co-host of the pregnancy & parenting podcast Big Fat Positive

Hi, I’m Erin.

Author. Therapist. Speaker. Mom. Maternal Health Specialist.

My debut book, The Myth of the Perfect Mom, was born from the conversations mothers have behind closed doors — the ones about anxiety, identity transitions, falling in love over and over again, loneliness, and that quiet feeling that everyone else is handling motherhood better than you are.

Written as a therapist, maternal mental health advocate, and mom of two — and just featured in a conversation with Dr. Becky Kennedy — this book challenges the impossible standards modern mothers continue to carry.

Through personal stories, cultural insight, and honest conversations about matrescence, I dismantle the myths keeping moms stuck in shame and self-doubt, and replace them with something far more powerful: truth.

This isn't a parenting manual. It's the book that will set you free to mother in the way that's most authentic to you.

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The Myth of the Perfect Mom

“Schlozman avoids one-size-fits-all advice, instead encouraging new moms to develop the self-confidence needed to trust themselves . . . [and] airs well-balanced social critiques with practical advice . . . New mothers will find comfort and relief.”
—Publishers Weekly

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Praise for The Myth of the Perfect Mom

“With grace, clarity, and grounded wisdom, Schlozman redefines what it means to be a good mother, helping moms find their way back to themselves amid the noise of perfection, and toward a more authentic, forgiving version of motherhood.”

— Karen Kleiman, MSW, Founder of The Postpartum Stress Center and author of the best-selling Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts
“The Myth of the Perfect Mom is a compelling, relatable, and inspiring collection of guidance around the immense pressure to be a perfect mother. This book beautifully ushers us away from burdensome illusions, and towards the messier, but more sacred reality of our motherhoods. Erin Schlozman helps us tear down the harmful illusions of achieving perfect moods, births, bodies, attachment dynamics, work-life balance, and identity in postpartum motherhood, instead gently guiding us to cherish what is authentically lovely in motherhood.”

— Eli Harwood, author of Raising Securely Attached Kids
“Erin names what so many of us felt but couldn’t say—that the postpartum period isn’t about getting it right, it’s about becoming whole again on your own terms. This book doesn’t just validate the mess; it shows you how to find yourself inside it.”

— Heng Ou, author of The First Forty Days
“Schlozman lifts the veil on postpartum perfection and tells the truth so many mothers need to hear . . . This book shatters the myth that postpartum life must look perfect when, in reality, it’s anything but. It helps mothers reclaim self-esteem, rediscover purpose, and strengthen relationships without the heavy fear of judgment.”

— Danielle Sherman-Lazar, author of Mothers Are Made and It's Okay to Not Be Okay: Adults Get Big Feelings Too
“This book is for every person who has ever thought the word Mother contains simultaneously too much meaning and woefully not enough. Erin Schlozman understands that motherhood is not a role anyone can perfectly play because the Perfect Mom is not a person. The Perfect Mom is a set of culturally mandated ideals. Part manifesto, part guide, and part maternal chorus, The Myth Of The Perfect Mom is a balm, a resource, and a love poem to the state of constant becoming.”

— Sara Petersen, author of Momfluenced
“Every mother will feel seen in The Myth of the Perfect Mom. With empathy and clarity, Schlozman dismantles the impossible standards modern mothers face and invites us to reject perfection, write our own rules, and rediscover our confidence and joy in parenting.”

— Leslie Schrock, National Parenting Award winning author of Bumpin'
“This book is the ultimate off-registry baby-shower gift, and should be required reading for all parents-to-be. Schlozman offers palpable relief from the pressure, judgment, and impossible expectations that too often shadow early motherhood.”

— Laura Birek, co-host of the pregnancy & parenting podcast Big Fat Positive and co-author of Good To Go: A Fresh Take on Potty Training for Today's Intentional Parent

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Who Is This Book For?

⭐ Moms who feel like they’re failing even though they’re doing their best.
⭐ Moms who expected love and instinct to come naturally and felt ashamed when it didn’t.
⭐ Moms who lost themselves somewhere between feeding schedules, emotional labor, and everyone else’s needs.
⭐ Moms who are ready to redefine what a “good mother” actually means.

What to Expect

⭐ Deep validation for the parts of motherhood no one prepared you for.
⭐ Research-backed insight that explains why this season feels so hard (and why it’s not your fault).
⭐ Powerful reframes to release guilt, comparison, and impossible standards.
⭐ A new story of motherhood that makes space for your identity, your needs, and your real life.

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