Unexpected: A Postpartum Memoir

Author:   Emily Adler Mosqued ,  Emily Adler Mosqueda
Publisher:   Demeter Press
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9781772584257


Pages:   155
Publication Date:   21 March 2023
Format:   Paperback
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Unexpected: A Postpartum Memoir


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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.

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Author:   Emily Adler Mosqued ,  Emily Adler Mosqueda
Publisher:   Demeter Press
Imprint:   Demeter Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.10cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9781772584257


ISBN 10:   1772584258
Pages:   155
Publication Date:   21 March 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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?Melissa Edwards, MD Raw. Real. Relatable. Relevant. Mosqueda takes us on a moving journey through her history linking her postpartum struggles with what has gone before. The visceral depictions, touching stories and useful research mean this book will provide comfort, solidarity and hope to the many mothers who will see themselves in its pages. ?Cath Counihan, Integrative Psychotherapist, Twin Mum and Writer Insightful and textured, through sharing her postpartum journey Mosqueda peels back the veil on the transition to motherhood within our society in a way that encapsulates both the grief and the love; the vulnerability and the power; the breaking-down and breaking-through, that is in the ?becoming? of a mother. ?Dr Sophie Brock, Motherhood Studies Sociologist


"?Melissa Edwards, MD ""Raw. Real. Relatable. Relevant. Mosqueda takes us on a moving journey through her history linking her postpartum struggles with what has gone before. The visceral depictions, touching stories and useful research mean this book will provide comfort, solidarity and hope to the many mothers who will see themselves in its pages."" ?Cath Counihan, Integrative Psychotherapist, Twin Mum and Writer Insightful and textured, through sharing her postpartum journey Mosqueda peels back the veil on the transition to motherhood within our society in a way that encapsulates both the grief and the love; the vulnerability and the power; the breaking-down and breaking-through, that is in the ?becoming? of a mother. ?Dr Sophie Brock, Motherhood Studies Sociologist"


?Melissa Edwards, MD Raw. Real. Relatable. Relevant. Mosqueda takes us on a moving journey through her history linking her postpartum struggles with what has gone before. The visceral depictions, touching stories and useful research mean this book will provide comfort, solidarity and hope to the many mothers who will see themselves in its pages. ?Cath Counihan, Integrative Psychotherapist, Twin Mum and Writer Insightful and textured, through sharing her postpartum journey Mosqueda peels back the veil on the transition to motherhood within our society in a way that encapsulates both the grief and the love; the vulnerability and the power; the breaking-down and breaking-through, that is in the ?becoming? of a mother. ?Dr Sophie Brock, Motherhood Studies Sociologist


?Melissa Edwards, MD ""Raw. Real. Relatable. Relevant. Mosqueda takes us on a moving journey through her history linking her postpartum struggles with what has gone before. The visceral depictions, touching stories and useful research mean this book will provide comfort, solidarity and hope to the many mothers who will see themselves in its pages."" ?Cath Counihan, Integrative Psychotherapist, Twin Mum and Writer Insightful and textured, through sharing her postpartum journey Mosqueda peels back the veil on the transition to motherhood within our society in a way that encapsulates both the grief and the love; the vulnerability and the power; the breaking-down and breaking-through, that is in the ?becoming? of a mother. ?Dr Sophie Brock, Motherhood Studies Sociologist


Author Information

Emily Adler Mosqueda, M.S., CCC-SLP (she/her/ella) is a second-generation Mexican-American. In 2018, Emily experienced postpartum depression and anxiety and began an alternative healing journey. Her memoir Unexpected chronicles her experience. Since 2009, Emily has professionally practiced as a bilingual and bicultural pediatric speech-language pathologist and currently is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Supervisor at the University of Oregon, USA. She is married and a mother to two daughters. Unexpected is her second book. Learn more at www.emilyadlermosqueda.com

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