Difficult: Mothering Challenging Adult Children through Conflict and Change

Difficult presents detailed stories of how women balance their desire to protect their challenging adult children alongside feelings of resentment, helplessness, isolation, shame, and fear for their children’s future and their own safety.

Judith Smith is associate professor at Fordham University, with years of experience as a clinical social worker/psychotherapist and researcher. Her research focuses on aging, mothering, child development, and elder abuse. She lives in New York City with her family.