Koa Lou Whittingham

Dr Koa Whittingham is a psychologist with specialisations in both clinical and developmental psychology, a parenting researcher at the University of Queensland, and a mother.

Koa first had the idea of writing Becoming Mum, a book to support all women in the transition to motherhood, while trying to conceive herself. The idea grew along with her pregnancy and she found herself writing an initial outline while heavily pregnant and impatiently awaiting the beginning of labour. Most of the content of Becoming Mum was literally written on a laptop propped up on Koa’s knees while her beloved first child slept across her chest.

Koa regularly blogs about parenting issues on her blog Parenting from the Heart www.koawhittingham.com/blog/