Honoring Missed Motherhood: Loss, Choice and Creativity

By Kani Comstock and Barbara Comstock

Book Overview

Millions of women in go through life hiding or denying feelings resulting from the loss of a pregnancy through miscarriage or abortion, or the inability to conceive, or giving a child up for adoption or choosing not to have children. While these women may be considered to be outside the norm, this book reveals the radically different perspective that the majority of women have at least one experience of missed motherhood. Rather than being able to explore and express their feelings and receive the support they need to integrate the loss and create joyful lives, these women often suffer in silence, and so does the entire society. The authors use their own experiences of loss, choice and healing along with stories of twelve other women as a starting point for a much larger story. Their healing journeys are followed by specific steps that can be taken to create a culture of understanding and support so countless women can move out of the closet, grieve their losses, experience their wholeness and move into joy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 096791860X
• ISBN13: 9780967918600
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Willow Press
• Length: 135 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.