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Reproductive Heartbreak. Real Hope. Not every path to parenthood is simple-or spoken aloud. Maternal Hope is a powerful collection of raw and rarely shared stories from everyday people navigating painful realities on the road to starting a family. More than a dozen contributing authors share candid essays that reflect a wide range of family-building experiences. Each author opens their heart and details a deeply personal journey shaped by longing, loss, courage, and love. Their stories span everything from infertility, in vitro fertilization, and ectopic pregnancy to miscarriage, infant loss, and postpartum depression. You'll also discover accounts of NICU admissions, traumatic births, pregnancy after loss, child health issues, and more. The wisdom shared in Maternal Hope dismantles the myth of ""happily ever after"" and instead honors the complexity, resilience, and truth of what it means to build a family when doing so is anything but simple. Inside Maternal Hope, you'll find: Honest depictions of fertility struggles, pregnancy complications, shared grief, and maternal mental health The perspectives of a gay father navigating international surrogacy and a lesbian mother pursuing IVF The reflections of a woman who is childfree by choice Support, validation, and resources for those who've felt alone in their experiences A reminder that every path to parenthood can be beautiful-even the ones no one talks about Born from their own lived experiences with twin infant loss and postpartum depression, Camille Seigle and Ali Mann Stevens created this book to break the silence and offer hope to those navigating the often-invisible challenges of becoming a parent. Maternal Hope is a light in the dark. A balm for the soul. A chorus of voices that says: You are not alone.

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""A compassionate and much-needed contribution to the conversation about reproductive and maternal mental health."" -JESSICA ZUCKER, PhD, psychologist and author of the award-winning I Had a Miscarriage and Normalize It ""A powerful offering of light, empathy, and resilience to anyone navigating the many layers of building and growing a family."" -JESSICA SHEPHERD, MD, chief medical officer of Hers and author of Generation M ""A powerful reminder of the importance of community in difficult times."" -AMANDA KLOOTS, celebrity fitness trainer and New York Times bestselling author of Live Your Life ""A testament to the quiet courage of people navigating some of life's most vulnerable moments."" -NEEL SHAH, MD, chief medical officer, Maven Clinic ""Tender, raw, and alive with the kind of truth that only emerges when we feel safe enough to be fully seen."" -JORDAN YOUNGER, founder and CEO of The Balanced Blonde and host of The Balanced Blonde podcast ""A collection as diverse as motherhood itself, filled with unique perspectives and experiences designed to make us all think and feel."" -ZIBBY OWENS, podcast host, Totally Booked with Zibby, author, and bookstore owner ""The honesty that pours forth in these pages is both compelling and comforting."" -EVE RODSKY, New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play and Find Your Unicorn Space ""Honest, heartfelt reflections from real families who have been through dark moments and found light on the other side."" -MOLLIE WEST DUFFY, Wall Street Journal bestselling coauthor of No Hard Feelings and Big Feelings ""For those whose journey has been marked by adversity, disappointment, or trauma, this book provides hope."" -BEC HOLMES, PhD, senior vice president, CCRM Fertility

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