Unexpected: A Postpartum Memoir (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781772584257)

Repeat mothers are assumed to know what to expect during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. Unexpected: A Postpartum Memoir is the moving, raw account of a second-time mother who finds herself struggling for the first time with postpartum depression, anxiety, and motherhood itself. Only as a mother of two does Emily find herself unable to ignore the impossible tempo of motherhood. At eight-months postpartum, Emily finds motherhood to be punctuated with unexpected sensations of irritability and feelings of rage all lathered in immobilizing guilt and shame. Readers witness the author's personal evolution through her internal review and deconstruction of self and her examination of maternal expectations. It is through this journey of examining and feeling that truly opens up the unexpected possibilities of understanding and what it means to be content in motherhood.

Author: Emily Adler Mosqued, Emily Adler Mosqueda
ISBN-10: 1772584258
ISBN-13: 9781772584257
Publisher: Demeter Press
Language: English
Published: 02/27/2023
Pages: 155
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.70h x 6.10w x 0.80d