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Jackie Schoemaker Holmes became a mother and her world fell apart. This collection of poetry chronicles both the disruption of identity and the disruption of motherhood that Jackie Schoemaker Holmes experienced from the moment her daughter was placed on her chest and the two struck up a relationship. The real, raw, visceral interrogation of the experience of motherhood that the author takes you through is like no other. Jackie Schoemaker Holmes, PhD walks alongside you as you experience the highs and lows of what it means to be a mother in contemporary society and takes a no-holds-barred approach to the multifarious and sometimes monstrous feelings that accompany the postpartum period and beyond.

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"""Jackie's work perfectly balances brutal honesty and intensely deep empathy. She voices what so many mothers struggle with silently and makes us realize we are not alone."" Anna Paquin, Critically Acclaimed Actor ""It's like I was splayed open and seen for all the versions I've been, am, have yet to be, and tried to hid, both in and outside of 'Mom'."" Serena Dorman, Author of Mommy Cusses ""There are very few people in the world that have the gift of connecting to your soul through their words, and Jackie is one of those people. She unapologetically articulates the emotional spectrum of motherhood with beauty, raw honesty, and inspiration. I felt immensely connected to the truths Jackie tells in her poetry, because so many of us as mothers have been there. Thank you, Jackie, for sharing your gifts with the world and for making mothers everywhere feel less alone."" Jennifer Douglas, Writer, Goldfish and Chicken Nuggets"

""Jackie's work perfectly balances brutal honesty and intensely deep empathy. She voices what so many mothers struggle with silently and makes us realize we are not alone."" Anna Paquin, Critically Acclaimed Actor ""It's like I was splayed open and seen for all the versions I've been, am, have yet to be, and tried to hid, both in and outside of 'Mom'."" Serena Dorman, Author of Mommy Cusses ""There are very few people in the world that have the gift of connecting to your soul through their words, and Jackie is one of those people. She unapologetically articulates the emotional spectrum of motherhood with beauty, raw honesty, and inspiration. I felt immensely connected to the truths Jackie tells in her poetry, because so many of us as mothers have been there. Thank you, Jackie, for sharing your gifts with the world and for making mothers everywhere feel less alone."" Jennifer Douglas, Writer, Goldfish and Chicken Nuggets

Jackie's work perfectly balances brutal honesty and intensely deep empathy. She voices what so many mothers struggle with silently and makes us realize we are not alone. Anna Paquin, Critically Acclaimed Actor It's like I was splayed open and seen for all the versions I've been, am, have yet to be, and tried to hid, both in and outside of 'Mom'. Serena Dorman, Author of Mommy Cusses There are very few people in the world that have the gift of connecting to your soul through their words, and Jackie is one of those people. She unapologetically articulates the emotional spectrum of motherhood with beauty, raw honesty, and inspiration. I felt immensely connected to the truths Jackie tells in her poetry, because so many of us as mothers have been there. Thank you, Jackie, for sharing your gifts with the world and for making mothers everywhere feel less alone. Jennifer Douglas, Writer, Goldfish and Chicken Nuggets

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