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Lauren Novak

Author | Journalist | MC | mum of two

Mum Rage, as you may have heard it called, came as a surprise to me. But the truth is it happens to most of us – we just don’t talk about it.

So I spent more than a year investigating how motherhood pushes all our buttons for my new book meltdown. In it you’ll find:

– Honest stories from real mums
– The most common ‘mum rage’ triggers
– The science behind the blow-ups

– Expert advice that actually helps

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Cream book cover with black title text 'meltdown' by author Lauren Novak (in orange text) above an image of an upside down light brown teddy bear which has been thrown to the ground in a tantrum. With subtitle 'why motherhood makes us angry and what to do about it'.
Image of author Lauren Novak with long brown hair, smiling, wearing a blue denim jacket and black dress, hands clasped loosely in front of her.
Image of author Lauren Novak with long brown hair, smiling, wearing a blue denim jacket and black dress, hands clasped loosely in front of her.

Lauren Novak

Lauren Novak is an award-winning news and features journalist of more than two decades, specialising in coverage of education, child safety and family violence.

She lives in South Australia with her patient partner and their two lively kids, born less than two years apart during a global pandemic.

When Lauren isn’t parenting or writing her favourite pastime is going to bed early!

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I acknowledge the Kaurna people, the traditional owners of the land on which I live, write and raise my children. I also acknowledge the cultural authority of First Nations people around Australia and pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging.