From the Kitchen to Well-Being

The Psychology of Motherhood, Food, and Weight Concerns

Now Available for Pre-Order
Release Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Available in Hardcover, Paperback, and E-Book

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A Psychologically Grounded Exploration of Maternal Well-Being

From the Kitchen to Well-Being examines mothers' psychological well-being and what it means for family life.

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Grounded in Dr. Adwoa’s recent nationwide psychological research study on the psychological well-being of African, African American, and Caribbean mothers, this book explores how food attitudes, everyday eating behaviors, weight concerns, and emotional life shape maternal well-being—and why this matters for families. This book reflects the broader research program Dr. Adwoa leads on food psychology, caregiving, and family life under complexity. 

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This book situates maternal well-being not as a private concern, but as something that quietly shapes family life, relationships, and long-term trajectories. 

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Why This Matters

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What does it mean for a mother to be well—not only physically, but inwardly, emotionally, and psychologically?

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How do everyday experiences around food, care, and self-perception become psychologically meaningful over time?

 

And how do mothers’ inner lives shape the emotional climates of the homes they create?

 

This book offers insight into the psychological well-being of mothers—and why what happens within them quietly shapes far more than we tend to notice.

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A Psychological Lens on Motherhood

This book approaches motherhood as a psychological experience shaped by longing, responsibility, love, pressure, memory, and meaning.

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It examines how emotional life becomes embedded in daily practices—how food becomes more than food, how care becomes more than care, and how well-being becomes more than an individual concern.

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This central idea—Food is more than Food™—runs throughout the book, highlighting how everyday eating and feeding experiences carry emotional, relational, and psychological meaning. 

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This book does not offer clinical treatment or prescriptions. Instead, it offers a psychologically grounded way of thinking about maternal well-being—its meanings, patterns, and quiet influence on family life.

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Who This Book Is For

This book is written for mothers—and for those who love them.

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It is also for professionals who work with women, families, and children, and who recognize that much of what shapes health and development happens quietly, relationally, and over time.

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This book is for readers who:

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• Think deeply about motherhood, care, and identity
• Want to understand emotional life beneath everyday habits
• Are curious about how family patterns form and persist
• Want to explore how food behaviors reflect deeper emotional worlds
• Want a psychologically grounded understanding that can inform real life

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Grounded in Research

Grounded in psychological research, From the Kitchen to Well-Being offers a compassionate and thoughtful lens on mothers’ inner lives—and why attending to those inner worlds is not optional, but essential.

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Pre-Order Information

From the Kitchen to Well-Being will be released on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.

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By placing a pre-order, you are reserving your copy before publication. Orders will be fulfilled upon release. All purchasers will receive email updates regarding publication progress and delivery timelines.

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If the release date changes, you will be notified in advance and given the option to maintain or cancel your order.

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Available Formats

Hardcover • Paperback • E-Book

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All pre-orders placed directly through this website will receive a personally signed copy from Dr. Adwoa.

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