Dr Janet Currie’s research chiefly focuses on perceptions of health experiences, including mental health, and participation in leisure and physical activity. Janet has designed and published numerous health promotion and well-being materials including kits, videos, teacher and community resources. Dr Currie is a past National President, Vice-President and State Representative of the Australian Health Promotion Association, Director and Chair of Health Education and Promotion International, and Director of the Board of ActivateUTS. She was awarded the Outstanding Community Engagement Award by Australian Catholic University for the highly successful Strollers Pramwalking program. This year she was appointed to the International Health, Wellness & Society Research Network

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Research Profile.- Chapter 3. Managing Motherhood.- Chapter 4. The Meaning and Lived Experience of Coping.- Chapter 5. Strategies Used to Manage Motherhood.- Chapter 6. Towards a Positive Model of Coping.- Chapter 7. Conditions Affecting Coping.- Chapter 8. Conclusion.

Dr Janet Currie’s research chiefly focuses on perceptions of health experiences, including mental health, and participation in leisure and physical activity. Janet has designed and published numerous health promotion and well-being materials including kits, videos, teacher and community resources. Dr Currie is a past National President, Vice-President and State Representative of the Australian Health Promotion Association, Director and Chair of Health Education and Promotion International, and Director of the Board of ActivateUTS. She was awarded the Outstanding Community Engagement Award by Australian Catholic University for the highly successful Strollers Pramwalking program. This year she was appointed to the International Health, Wellness & Society Research Network

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Research Profile.- Chapter 3. Managing Motherhood.- Chapter 4. The Meaning and Lived Experience of Coping.- Chapter 5. Strategies Used to Manage Motherhood.- Chapter 6. Towards a Positive Model of Coping.- Chapter 7. Conditions Affecting Coping.- Chapter 8. Conclusion.

Dr Janet Currie’s research chiefly focuses on perceptions of health experiences, including mental health, and participation in leisure and physical activity. Janet has designed and published numerous health promotion and well-being materials including kits, videos, teacher and community resources. Dr Currie is a past National President, Vice-President and State Representative of the Australian Health Promotion Association, Director and Chair of Health Education and Promotion International, and Director of the Board of ActivateUTS. She was awarded the Outstanding Community Engagement Award by Australian Catholic University for the highly successful Strollers Pramwalking program. This year she was appointed to the International Health, Wellness & Society Research Network

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Research Profile.- Chapter 3. Managing Motherhood.- Chapter 4. The Meaning and Lived Experience of Coping.- Chapter 5. Strategies Used to Manage Motherhood.- Chapter 6. Towards a Positive Model of Coping.- Chapter 7. Conditions Affecting Coping.- Chapter 8. Conclusion.