Shattered Motherhood

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Shattered Motherhood is written by Donna Frances Johnson and published by Spinifex Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1922964158 (ISBN 10) and 9781922964151 (ISBN 13).

If you are a mother today, you are mothering in patriarchy. What that means, and how it impacts a mother grieving the loss of her child to suicide, is a subject Donna Johnson explores in this profound book. Donna worked closely with mothers who lost a child to suicide and what struck her was the absence of specific support groups for them and the overwhelming sense of guilt, shame and failure they experienced – emotions not shared by the fathers of the children. In Shattered Motherhood, Donna Johnson argues for assistance for mothers that meets their unique needs, recognizes the depth of their suffering and provides them with proper care. Through a feminist lens, she considers the institutions of marriage, motherhood and the family and how these impact mothers' suffering. She also offers hope through the power of women coming together to name their own experiences, feel their own pain and search for their own solutions.