No One Talks About This Stuff : Twenty-Two Stories of Almost Parenthood
| Autor: | Kat Brown |
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Miscarriage--Social aspects, Infertility--Psychological aspects, Miscarriage--Psychological aspects, Parental grief, Loss (Psychology), Childlessness--Psychological aspects, Childlessness--Social aspects, Childfree choice--Social aspects, Infertility--Social aspects, Childfree choice--Psychological aspects
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| Popis: | 'Will allow you to find the peace, the rage, the acceptance, the anger, the love, the hatred, the joy and the connection that we all need to be allowed to feel'Pippa Vosper, author of Beyond Grief No One Talks About This Stuff is a support group for almost-parents: it is a place to share journeys of loss and limbo, to confront social pressure and to find courage in the darkness of tragedies which happen every day yet are brushed under the carpet. So, we hear from a stepmother who wrestles with infertility. A husband and wife each tell their experience of losing their baby. A lesbian comes of age at a time when gay people rarely become parents. A father finds loss to be his unlikely superpower. Complex post-traumatic stress disorder impacts a person's choices about having a family. A black woman unpacks ancestral shame while finding renewed purpose. And each person shares how they lived through it. This captivatingly beautiful, profound and honest anthology opens a much-needed conversation about society, family and honouring the missing children we will never forget.'Each generously shared experience powerfully validates and chips away at shame, as it speaks the truth of hoping, waiting, losing, loving and questioning'Anna Mathur, bestselling author of Know Your Worth'The voices of the contributors are necessarily varied, but they are unified by fascinating and moving insights'Julia Bueno, author of The Brink of Being |
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