Honoring Missed Motherhood

Honoring Missed Motherhood
Author :
Publisher : Willow Press
Total Pages : 152
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0996704426
ISBN-13 : 9780996704427
Rating : 4/5 (427 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Honoring Missed Motherhood by : In Collaboration with Barbara Comstock

Download or read book Honoring Missed Motherhood written by In Collaboration with Barbara Comstock and published by Willow Press. This book was released on 2021-03-14 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The absence of a child or loss of a pregnancy is a void and, frequently, a profound loss experienced as a failure, a lack, a shame, something that needs to be fixed or hidden, even when it is a choice. For the most part, there is no frame, no structure, no rituals, no celebration, no acknowledgment, often even no words. It has no name, no category. The pain, loneliness and awkwardness can be unimaginable until it happens to you.What if "not children" isn't really that unusual? What if the vast majority of women have had, are having, or will have some experience of what we call missed motherhood in their lifetime, whether or not they ever have children?Based on available statistics, it appears that is the case-that as many as 75% of women in America have had or will have one or more experiences of missed motherhood at some time in their lives through miscarriage, adoption, abortion, infertility or the choice to be childfree. This is a stunning percentage! If this is true, the experience of missed motherhood appears to be as common an experience as being a mother. As a society, we need to name and include missed motherhood as part of the cultural norm, to bring it out into the open and offer effective steps for grieving and healing that go beyond what each woman can accomplish on her own. When we do this, each of us can move forward in life with passion and enthusiasm.


Honoring Missed Motherhood Related Books

Honoring Missed Motherhood
Language: en
Pages: 152
Authors: In Collaboration with Barbara Comstock
Categories: Self-Help
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-03-14 - Publisher: Willow Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The absence of a child or loss of a pregnancy is a void and, frequently, a profound loss experienced as a failure, a lack, a shame, something that needs to be f
Risen Motherhood (Deluxe Edition)
Language: en
Pages: 265
Authors: Emily Jensen
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-10-25 - Publisher: Harvest House Publishers

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

THIS HIGHLY GIFTABLE DELUXE EDITION OF THE BESTSELLER INCLUDES THREE ALL-NEW CHAPTERS Motherhood is hard. In a world of five-step lists and silver-bullet soluti
Grace Like Scarlett
Language: en
Pages: 214
Authors: Adriel Booker
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-05-01 - Publisher: Baker Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Though one in four pregnancies ends in loss, miscarriage is shrouded in such secrecy and stigma that the woman who experiences it often feels deeply isolated, u
Surprised by Motherhood
Language: en
Pages: 241
Authors: Lisa-Jo Baker
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014 - Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A lawyer with a well-stamped passport and a passion for human rights, Lisa-Jo Baker never wanted to be a mom. And then she had kids. Having lost her own mother
Our Revolution: A Mother and Daughter at Midcentury
Language: en
Pages: 485
Authors: Honor Moore
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-03-10 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A daughter’s “tender and unflinching portrait of her complex, privileged, wildly talented mother” (Louise Erdrich) evolves beautifully into a narrative of