I M Taking My Eggs And Going Home

Author : Lisa Manterfield
Publisher : Steel Rose Press
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11-20
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780983012511

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I’m Taking My Eggs and Going Home by Lisa Manterfield Pdf

Lisa Manterfield was a sensible 32-year-old when she met The One—a man who sparked a passion for tango, an urge to break down closed doors, and a deep-rooted desire to reproduce. Five years later she was a baby addict, hiding her addiction, plotting a maternity ward heist, and threatening anything that got in her way, including her beloved husband and his pesky practicality. In this gritty, award-winning memoir, Manterfield traces her spiraling route from rational 21st-century woman to desperate mama-wannabe. She examines the siren song of motherhood, the insidious lure of the fertility industry, and the repercussions of being childless in a mom-centric society. But this isn’t just another infertility story with another miracle baby ending, nor is it a sad introspective of a childless woman; this is a story about love, desire, and choices—and ultimately about hope. It is the story of a woman who escapes her addiction, not with a baby, but with her sanity, her marriage, and her sense-of-self intact. 2012 Independent Publishers Book Awards winner.

Author : Lisa Manterfield
Publisher : Steel Rose Press
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780983012597

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Life Without Baby by Lisa Manterfield Pdf

“What if I never get to be a mother?” When this doubt first takes hold, it can knock you completely off your feet. You feel cheated, frustrated, and no longer sure of your place in society, your family, or your circle of friends. Now…imagine you could spend time with someone who really understands how you feel, who lets you express all the things that once seemed whiny, self-indulgent, or just plain crazy, and who confides that she once felt that way too. Life Without Baby founder, Lisa Manterfield, once stood where you are and not only survived, but thrived. Now she shares what she learned from her own experiences and from the women of the community she created. She’ll help you: – Know when it’s time to cut your losses and let go of your dream – Give yourself permission to grieve the loss that few others can truly understand – Learn some emotional aikido moves to handle social challenges, such as baby showers, Mother’s Day, and the dreaded “Do you have kids?” question – Rediscover your passion and find joy again, without enduring a complete life makeover – Get pragmatic about aging without children and building a new kind of family Based on her small-group workshops and popular ebook series, this book offers a combination of hard-won lessons, gentle queries, and real-world suggestions. Manterfield is a comforting and supportive companion who will guide you gently down your own path to making peace with being childfree-not-by-choice and thriving in a new happily ever after.

Author : Jody Day
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-25
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781509809042

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Living the Life Unexpected by Jody Day Pdf

‘The book to recommend to patients when they face coming to terms with unavoidable childlessness.' – British Medical Journal In Living the Life Unexpected, Jody Day addresses the experience of involuntary childlessness and provides a powerful, practical guide to help those negotiating a future without children come to terms with their grief; a grief that is only just beginning to be recognized by society. This friendly, practical, humorous and honest guide from one of the world’s most respected names in childless support offers compassion and understanding and shows how it’s possible to move towards a creative, happy, meaningful and fulfilling future – even if it’s not the one you had planned. Millions of people are now living a life without children, almost double that of a generation ago and the numbers are rising still. Although some are childfree by choice, many others are childless due to infertility or circumstance and are struggling to come to terms with their uncertain future. Although most people think that those without children either 'couldn't' or 'didn't want’ to be parents, the truth is much more complex. Jody Day was forty-four when she realized that her quest to be a mother was at an end. She presumed that she was through the toughest part, but over the next couple of years she was hit by waves of grief, despair and isolation. Eventually she found her way and in 2011 created Gateway Women, the global friendship and support network for childless women which has now helped almost two million people worldwide. This edition, previously titled Rocking the Life Unexpected, has been extensively revised and updated, with significant additional content and case studies from forty involuntarily childless people (mostly women) from around the world.

Author : Katie Gentile
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317438465

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The Business of Being Made by Katie Gentile Pdf

The Business of Being Made is the first book to critically analyze assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) from a transdisciplinary perspective integrating psychoanalytic and cultural theories. It is a ground-breaking collection exploring ARTs through diverse methods including interview research, clinical case studies, psychoanalytic based ethnography, and memoir. Gathering clinicians and researchers who specialize in this area, this book engages current research in psychoanalysis, sociology, anthropology, philosophy and debates in feminist, queer and cultural theory about affect, temporality, and bodies. With psychoanalysis as its fulcrum, The Business of Being Made explores the social constructions and personal experiences of ARTs. Katie Gentile frames the cultural context, exploring the ways ARTs have become a complex form of playing with time, attempting to manufacture a hopeful future in the midst of growing global uncertainty. The contributors then present a range of varied experiences related to ARTs, including: Interviews with women and men undergoing ARTs; A psychoanalytic memoir of male infertility; Clinical research and work with transgender, gay and lesbian patients creating new Oedipal constellations, the experiences of LBGTQ people within the medical system and the variety of families that emerge; Research on the experiences of egg donors (now central to the business of ARTs) and a corresponding clinical case study of successful egg donation; The experiences of ongoing failure which is the often unacknowledged for ART procedures; How and when people choose to stop using ARTs; A psychoanalytic ethnography of a neonatal intensive care unit populated in part with the babies created through these technologies and their parents, haggard and in shock after years of failed attempts. Full of original material, The Business of Being Made conveys the ambivalence of these technologies without simplifying their complicated consequences for the bodies of individuals, the family, cultures, and our planet. This book will be relevant to clinicians, medical and psychological personnel working in assisted reproductive technologies and infertility, as well as academics working in the fields of sociology, literature, queer and feminist theories and at the intersections of cultural, critical and psychoanalytic theories.

Author : Sarah Franklin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000768756

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Embodied Progress by Sarah Franklin Pdf

This new edition of Sarah Franklin’s classic monograph on the development of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) includes two entirely new chapters reflecting on the relevance of the book’s findings in the context of the past two decades and providing a ‘state-of-the-art’ review of the field today. Over the past 25 years, both the assisted conception industry and the academic field of reproductive studies have grown enormously. IVF, in particular, is belatedly becoming recognised as one of the most influential technologies of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, with a far-reaching set of implications that have to date been underestimated, understudied and under-reported. This pioneering text was the first to explore the emergence of commercial IVF in the United Kingdom, where the technique was originally developed. During the 1980s, the British Parliament devised a unique system of comprehensive national regulation of assisted reproduction amidst fractious public and media debate over IVF and embryo research. Franklin chronicles these developments and explores their significance in relation to classic anthropological debates about the meanings of kinship, gender and the 'biological facts' of parenthood. Drawing on extensive personal interviews with women and couples undergoing IVF, as well as ethnographic fieldword in early IVF clinics, the book explores the unique demands of the IVF technique. In richly detailed chapters, it documents the ‘topsy-turvy’ world of IVF, and how the experience of undergoing IVF changes its users in ways they had not anticipated. Franklin argues that such experiences reveal a crucial feature of translational biomedical procedures more widely – namely, that these are ‘hope technologies’ that paradoxically generate new uncertainties and risks in the very space of their supposed resolution. The final chapter closely engages with the ‘hope technology’ concept, as well as the idea of ‘having to try’ and uses these frames to link contemporary reproductive studies to core sociological and anthropological arguments about economy, society and technology. In the context of rapid fertility decline and huge growth in the fertility industry, this volume is even more relevant today than when it was first published at the dawn of what Franklin calls the era of 'iFertility'. Embodied Progress is an essential read for all social science academics and students with an interested in the burgeoning new field of reproductive studies. It is also a valuable resource for practitioners working in the fields of reproductive health, biomedicine and policy.

Author : D.A. McGrath
Publisher : D.A. McGrath
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Os-Nàdarra Gang by D.A. McGrath Pdf

The colony mission to the planet Andarna appears to be cursed… First, there was a mysterious illness that wiped out most of the population soon after arrival. Then, the few remaining survivors were forced to endure a hand-to-mouth existence, for years, with no chance of rescue. Now, just as the colony is getting back on its feet, the supplements their lives depend on are running out and there’s no way to make more. Unless something extraordinary happens, the entire population will soon die. Enter the most unlikely of heroes: Aggie, Drew, Lexi and Brody. Four young loners - each with their own unique ability, who must figure out how to work together to do the impossible - save their world! The Os-Nàdarra Gang: Supernatural is a gripping adventure story of hope, courage and friendship. The first book in a new sci-fi/fantasy dystopian survival series, it’s perfect for fans of Lauren James, James Dashner and Veronica Roth.

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1274 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Copyright
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006357516

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Catalog of Copyright Entries by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf

Author : Gae Polisner
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781250095534

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The Memory of Things by Gae Polisner Pdf

"[A] gripping, emotional story set in the part of history we’ll never forget." - New York Daily News On the morning of September 11, 2001, sixteen-year-old Kyle Donohue watches the first twin tower come down from the window of Stuyvesant High School. Moments later, terrified and fleeing home to safety across the Brooklyn Bridge, he stumbles across a girl perched in the shadows, covered in ash, and wearing a pair of costume wings. With his mother and sister in California and unable to reach his father, a NYC detective likely on his way to the disaster, Kyle makes the split-second decision to bring the girl home. What follows is their story, told in alternating points of view, as Kyle tries to unravel the mystery of the girl so he can return her to her family. But what if the girl has forgotten everything, even her own name? And what if the more Kyle gets to know her, the less he wants her to go home? The Memory of Things tells a stunning story of friendship and first love and of carrying on with our day-to-day living in the midst of world-changing tragedy and unforgettable pain—it tells a story of hope.

Author : Molly Mattocks
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-14
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9798765244692

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Every Day, Forever by Molly Mattocks Pdf

Every Day, Forever is a collection of letters written from a mother to her young daughter after her passing. Written in real time, the letters chronicle Mattocks’day-to-day journey during her first two years of grief. With grace and poise, Mattocks boldly refuses to accept that grief is a season of getting over pain, but instead insists grief is a season of getting used to it. As heartwarming as it is heartbreaking, the letters paint a picture that anyone who has experienced deep loss can find themselves in. Every Day, Forever serves as a powerful reminder for us all. That we can have hearts that are broken and still love. Have dreams that were shattered and still live. And we can be grateful for what we were given and still grieve for what we weren’t.

Author : Andrea Bain
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-13
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781459739116

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Single Girl Problems by Andrea Bain Pdf

“If one more person tells me about their third cousin twice removed who met the love of their life online, I’m going to take out my weave and eat it.” Being single sucks! Well, that's what everyone says, anyway. Single women over the age of 29 are seen as lonely, miserable, undesirable, and cat-crazy. Family members, friends — heck, even perfect strangers ask, “When are you going to get married?” This book flips the script on what it means to be a single woman in the twenty-first century. With dating horror story anecdotes and advice about online dating, self-esteem, sex, money, and freezing your eggs, Andrea Bain takes the edge off being single and encourages women to never settle.

Author : Ann Patchett
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780063092808

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These Precious Days by Ann Patchett Pdf

The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays. "The elegance of Patchett’s prose is seductive and inviting: with Patchett as a guide, readers will really get to grips with the power of struggles, failures, and triumphs alike." —Publisher's Weekly “Any story that starts will also end.” As a writer, Ann Patchett knows what the outcome of her fiction will be. Life, however, often takes turns we do not see coming. Patchett ponders this truth in these wise essays that afford a fresh and intimate look into her mind and heart. At the center of These Precious Days is the title essay, a surprising and moving meditation on an unexpected friendship that explores “what it means to be seen, to find someone with whom you can be your best and most complete self.” When Patchett chose an early galley of actor and producer Tom Hanks’ short story collection to read one night before bed, she had no idea that this single choice would be life changing. It would introduce her to a remarkable woman—Tom’s brilliant assistant Sooki—with whom she would form a profound bond that held monumental consequences for them both. A literary alchemist, Patchett plumbs the depths of her experiences to create gold: engaging and moving pieces that are both self-portrait and landscape, each vibrant with emotion and rich in insight. Turning her writer’s eye on her own experiences, she transforms the private into the universal, providing us all a way to look at our own worlds anew, and reminds how fleeting and enigmatic life can be. From the enchantments of Kate DiCamillo’s children’s books (author of The Beatryce Prophecy) to youthful memories of Paris; the cherished life gifts given by her three fathers to the unexpected influence of Charles Schultz’s Snoopy; the expansive vision of Eudora Welty to the importance of knitting, Patchett connects life and art as she illuminates what matters most. Infused with the author’s grace, wit, and warmth, the pieces in These Precious Days resonate deep in the soul, leaving an indelible mark—and demonstrate why Ann Patchett is one of the most celebrated writers of our time.

Author : Kristin Akin
Publisher : Dog Ear Publishing
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06
Category : Grief
ISBN : 9781457513251

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Love Trumps Grief by Kristin Akin Pdf

Author : Debbie Hymer
Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781640032514

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The Story of a Teenage Dyslexic by Debbie Hymer Pdf

Jennifer, a struggling seventeen-year-old girl bombarded with low self-esteem because of her dyslexia, ends her junior year in high school with devastating news. Her school counselor tells her mom she won't be promoted to a senior. Her mom's solution is to send her away, far away, in the middle of nowhere, to her grandparents for the summer. She's expected to study and complete a rigorous load of schoolwork and pass a massive test in order to continue high school as a senior. But she has hardly passed any tests in her entire high school career. She leaves her one and only friend back at home and faces her rival-an old friendship gone sour. But not all is lost. Jennifer learns more than she ever imagined. Based on true personal challenges.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1134 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1935
Category : Law
ISBN : HARVARD:32044116498064

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

Author : A. American
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780698151840

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Going Home by A. American Pdf

Book 1 of The Survivalist Series If society collapsed, could you survive? When Morgan Carter’s car breaks down 250 miles from his home, he figures his weekend plans are ruined. But things are about to get much, much worse: the country’s power grid has collapsed. There is no electricity, no running water, no Internet, and no way to know when normalcy will be restored—if it ever will be. An avid survivalist, Morgan takes to the road with his prepper pack on his back. During the grueling trek from Tallahassee to his home in Lake County, chaos threatens his every step but Morgan is hell-bent on getting home to his wife and daughters—and he’ll do whatever it takes to make that happen. Fans of James Wesley Rawles, William R. Forstchen's One Second After, and The End by G. Michael Hopf will revel in A. American's apocalyptic tale.