Skip to main content
book cover for Unchecked

Unchecked

OCD and Intrusive Thoughts After Having a Baby: Expert Guidance for New Parents

This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.

Buy on Amazon Buy on BN.com Buy on Bookshop.org
*This page contains affiliate links, so we may earn a small commission when you make a purchase through links on our site at no additional cost to you.
Book 3 of Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts

Send NetGalley books directly to your Kindle or Kindle app


1

To read on a Kindle or Kindle app, please add kindle@netgalley.com as an approved email address to receive files in your Amazon account. Click here for step-by-step instructions.

2

Also find your Kindle email address within your Amazon account, and enter it here.

Pub Date Aug 04 2026 | Archive Date Apr 20 2026


Talking about this book? Use #FamiliusBooks #NetGalley. More hashtag tips!


Description

An illustrated guide helping new parents manage postpartum OCD and anxiety with expert strategies from the author of Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts, Karen Kleiman, and licensed counselor Noah Suzuki.

Feeling overwhelmed by intrusive thoughts and obsessive checking after your baby? Stuck in a cycle of assessing, obsessing, checking, and doubting?

Karen Kleiman, MSW, LCSW, and licensed counselor Noah Suzuki present Unchecked, an illustrated guide to coping with postpartum OCD and anxiety. They tackle the serious matter of protecting the mental health of parents with evidence-based strategies that lessen anxiety and manage obsessive thoughts and actions.

Through practical tips and relatable comics in the style of the bestselling Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts, you’ll learn how to break the cycle of obsessive thoughts, gain reassurance, and feel calmer and more confident as a new parent. It’s an easy-to-read package perfect for parents who don’t have the time or energy to sit down and read a book.

Every page empowers you with clarity, validation, and support so you can leave the doubts unchecked and focus on enjoying your baby.

Available in English and Spanish!

An illustrated guide helping new parents manage postpartum OCD and anxiety with expert strategies from the author of Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts, Karen Kleiman, and licensed counselor Noah Suzuki.

...


Available Editions

EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9798893961096
PRICE $18.99 (USD)
PAGES 156

Available on NetGalley

NetGalley Reader (PDF)
NetGalley Shelf App (PDF)
Send to Kindle (PDF)
Download (PDF)

Average rating from 3 members


Featured Reviews

5 stars
5 stars
5 stars
5 stars
5 stars

Absolutely loved both the style and the content of this book. The cartoons made it so easy to understand and kept the tone lighthearted. The writing provided not only important tools but also reassurance that the experiences many parents with OCD face are normal. I will definitely keep this book in mind for when I have kids

5 stars
5 stars
5 stars
5 stars
5 stars
Was this review helpful?
5 stars
5 stars
5 stars
5 stars
5 stars

This is book that has done an outstanding job at explaining how OCD can affect the new parents and how to deal with the problems that come along with being new parents. The author is sensitive to this topic which is observed with how clearly she has described different scenarios in which a parent can find themselves in and the techniques in which they can cope with them.
As a person who has anxiety herself, I would say that this book has taught me that I need to take life with a calmer manner instead of being anxious about it all.
The language is simple, concise and easy to understand. I doesn't use any fancy words that the reader might not understand.
The illustrations are simple and colorful and do a Greta job in explaining a scenario. They are enjoyable to look at as well.
I would highly recommend this to all expecting and new parents and also to other people who might be undergoing OCD.

5 stars
5 stars
5 stars
5 stars
5 stars
Was this review helpful?

Readers who liked this book also liked: