Motherhood
The nine steps: A story of birth and rebirth
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Pregnancy brings about the birth of not one but two new beings. Mother is not a fixed identity; we are dynamic and grow along with our young. The
Angela Garbes • Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy
The truth is that motherhood is a hero's journey. For most of us it's not a journey outward, to the most fantastic and farthest-flung places, but inward, downward, to the deepest parts of your strength, to the innermost buried core of everything you are made of but didn't know was there.
Jessi Klein • I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood
Motherhood, with its intense physical and emotional extremes, is a crucible in which we are tested and altered. In the alchemical vessel of motherhood, the heat is turned up high.
Lisa Marchiano • Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself
We have known for some time that the long-term health of mothers and their children is impacted by the physical journey of pregnancy. We now also know that the long-term health of mothers and their children is impacted by the physical journey that takes place after pregnancy.
Angela Garbes • Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy
Motherhood changes you. Every fibre, every cell, every area. And with a little understanding, support and deep compassion, it will be the making of you.