PART I
Motherhood and culture
Introduction
1 Historical, cultural and psychological perspectives on motherhood
PART II
Contemporary spirituality
2 Spiritual awakening: the cultural shift
3 Spirituality and interdisciplinary partners
4 Testing the psycho-spiritual approach in the transition to motherhood: a pilot study
5 Extending the psycho-spiritual paradigm: spiritual intelligence theory
PART III
Motherhood and spirituality
6 Research on the lived spirituality of motherhood
7 Seven narratives of maternal transition
PART IV
Motherhood and spiritual care
8 Uncovering the maternal transition: prenatal, birth and postnatal experiences
9 Implications for the future
Biography
Noelia Molina, PhD is a psychotherapist, lecturer and researcher. She has been engaged in spirituality studies, workshops and teaching for more than a decade. Her PhD investigated the transition to motherhood as spiritual process. Currently she teaches several modules on the MA in Applied Spirituality accredited by Waterford Institute of Technology and hosted by the Spirituality Institute for Research and Education (SpIRE) in Dublin. She also serves on the leadership team of the programme and on the advisory board of SpIRE.
