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Motherhood

Facing and Finding Yourself

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Motherhood

By: Lisa Marchiano
Narrated by: Xe Sands
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Motherhood is the true hero's journey - which is to say that it can be as harrowing as it is joyful, and enlightening as it is exhausting. For Jungian psychoanalyst Lisa Marchiano, this journey is not just an adventure of diaper bags and parent-teacher conferences, but one of intense self-discovery.

In Motherhood, Marchiano draws from a deep well of Jungian analysis and symbolic research to present a collection of fairytales, myths, and fables that evoke the spiritual arc of raising a child from infancy through adulthood.

Divided into three major segments similar to the stages of a hero's initiatory journey, (Descent, Sojourn, and Return), Motherhood charts how events like pregnancy, the calamities of childhood, and the empty-nest experience are all parts of an odyssey to which every mother receives an invitation. Here, Marchiano emphasizes that when you take up that invitation, it will lead to an adventure into the wild frontier of your own soul. And once you return from this inner journey, you'll possess the treasured knowledge need to clarify your values, embrace your disowned parts, and claim the mantle of motherhood in the full bloom of your empowerment.

©2021 Lisa Marchiano (P)2021 Tantor Motherhood Parenting & Families Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships Inspiring

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A beautifully deep depiction of the myths that echo motherhood. Normalizing in its empathetic insights and enlightening in its clarifying Jungian analysis.

Poignant and beautifully written

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I’m sad this book has ended, I’m going to listen to it again. What a lovely beautiful listen! A free included audiable book

Beautiful listen

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A must read for everyone who is a mother! No matter if your children are still infants or all grown up. Lisa is presenting different aspects of the experience of being a mother through the analysis of fairytales. Beautifully read, a wonderful book I shall be returning to for a second read soon!

Amazing!!

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Jungian analyst Lisa Marchiano explores motherhood, womanhood and femininity through myths, legends, and fairy tales and beautifully illustrates both the sacrifices and gifts of being a woman. My favourite bits were the excellent and extremely helpful journaling prompts at the end of each chapter. I will come back to this book soon.

A must-read for every woman - not just mothers.

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If you wish to find ways reveal your self to yourself through the challenges and pitfalls of motherhood as much as through the moments of bliss, just read this book :)

An alchemical book for the mother-to-be!

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I love how she weaved fairy tales with real life experiences. The use of rich imagery and messages about how motherhood transforms us is effectively and relatable. The narrator is excellent, it is through her voice that the book comes alive.
I will be waiting for her next book.

An real gem of a book

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This audio book was a great resource for me after I had given birth. I listened for hours while breastfeeding and caring for my baby it brought great wisdom to my heart and helped me to process the feelings of moving from maiden to mother

Beautiful

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I am very grateful to the author for writing so expansively and deftly on the subject of my being a mother. It felt very personal. An essential read on motherhood

Essential reading

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This book really helped me understand myself as a new mother. I was and still am struggling, but this gave me some beautiful reference points and made me feel less alone.

Helped me understand myself as a new mother

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love it lots of stories with explanations to real life situations. lots I could relate to in my own journey of motherhood. great recommendation from jungian podcast

great

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