A beautiful journey through the often nebulous, unspoken tumble of emotions that motherhood evokes—tenderness, frustration, joy, grief, anger, depression, and love—offering support, acceptance, and hope to mothers everywhere.
Moods of Motherhood
charts the inner journey of motherhood, giving voice to the often nebulous, unspoken tumble of emotions that motherhood evokes. Lucy H. Pearce explores the taboo subjects of maternal ambiguity, competitiveness, and the quest for perfection, offering support, acceptance, and hope to mothers everywhere. Though the story is hers, it could be yours. This fully-updated second edition features twenty-three new pieces including posts written for her popular blog, ‘Dreaming Aloud,’ her best-loved magazine columns and articles, and many other original pieces. This is a book full of Lucy’s trademark searing honesty and raw emotions, which have brought a global following of mothers to her work.