Dr. Margo Lowy is a psychotherapist with a specialty in mothering.
In 2017, she completed her doctorate at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, investigating the field of maternal ambivalence. Dr. Lowy is the author of Maternal Ambivalence: The Loving Moments & Bitter Truths of Motherhood, as well as a previous academic book on the topic of maternal ambivalence, The Maternal Experience: Encounters with Ambivalence and Love, and has spoken on the subject at universities and media outlets in the United States, Australia, and Israel.
She is a member of PEN America and a former advisor to the founder of the Australian Jewish Fertility Network (AJFN). She is mother to three children and is based with her husband in New York City.
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My Books
Maternal Ambivalence: The Loving Moments & Bitter Truths of Motherhood
Maternal Ambivalence is a groundbreaking examination of the myriad complex emotions that accompany motherhood for so many women. Dr. Margo Lowy tackles the dark and shameful feelings associated with this long-misunderstood and taboo topic, offering the reader genuine self-acceptance and a transformative approach to mothering.
The Maternal Experience: Encounters With Ambivalence And Love
The Maternal Experience explores the powerful and dynamic nature of maternal ambivalence and disrupts the conventional narrative of the mother’s lived experience by arguing that encounters with conflicting feelings are both universal and have the capacity to stimulate and enrich her maternal love.
Articles and News
All things motherhood
If someone asks you about your role as a mother, you may be quick to say it is the most rewarding experience of your life right? But is it? Do you always feel that way? Motherhood brings us to the depth of all our emotions.
Let's collaborate!
Mothers have many varying and contradictory feelings that are not talked about publicly. As well as experiencing love, most experience disturbing feelings. These difficult feelings actually strengthen and fuel a mother's love for their child. Let's explore the idea of maternal ambivalence together.