Motherhood Missed

Stories from Women Who Are Childless by Circumstance

Lois Tonkin (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2018
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-78592-337-1 (ISBN)

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Honouring women who are childless by circumstance, these first-person stories describe their emotional responses and under-discussed grief. While exploring their sense of loss, the book also presents the hopefulness and positivity of the women interviewed and the alternative routes their lives have taken.

Many women expect to become mothers but are childless through social rather than biological reasons - perhaps they haven't met the right person or they prioritised career or education earlier in life. Featuring international interviews by grief counsellor and researcher Lois Tonkin, this collection of first-person stories provides insight into the under-discussed situation of being childless by circumstance.

Each story highlights the different aspects of being childless by circumstance, as women move through their 30s, 40s, and 50s, and beyond their ages of fertility. The book explores feelings of grief and loss, and also how women adapt positively to their changed life expectations, finding excitement in the alternative, rich and complex shapes their lives have taken.

Dr Lois Tonkin is a counselling lecturer at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. She has worked in private practice as a writer, counsellor, supervisor, and educator about loss and grief for over 25 years.

Acknowledgements. Foreword by Jody Day. Introduction. 1. Gina, USA. 2. Toni, New Zealand. 3. Andrea, England. 4. Lynne, New Zealand. 5. Molly, New Zealand. 6. Leeann, Australia. 7. Bron, New Zealand. 8. Persephone, England. 9. Sonja, New Zealand. 10. Claudia, Australia. 11. Louise, New Zealand. 12. Hannah, Spain. 13. Maree, New Zealand. 14. Julia, New Zealand. 15. Raewyn, India 16. Genevieve, England. 17. Holly, New Zealand. 18. Bridget, New Zealand. 19. Yvonne, England. 20. Deborah, New Zealand. 21. Brigitte, England. 22. Georgina, New Zealand. 23. Rebecca, Australia. 24. Rachael, New Zealand. 25. Teena, New Zealand. 26. Rose, New Zealand. 27. Shanti, England. 28. Shelly, New Zealand. 29. Kathryn, New Zealand. 30. Stella, New Zealand. 31. Vicki, New Zealand. 32. Natasha, England. About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	07.09.2018
Vorwort	Jody Day
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	130 x 196 mm
Gewicht	213 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Trennung / Trauer
ISBN-10	1-78592-337-4 / 1785923374
ISBN-13	978-1-78592-337-1 / 9781785923371
Zustand	Neuware