Still: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Motherhood
Description
- Emma Hansen's blog post sharing her grief about her son's stillbirth went viral with thousands of people sharing the post as well as their own experiences with stillbirth.
- Although an estimated 1 in 4 pregnancies end in loss, and 1 in 125 end in a stillbirth, there are few books about the experience, and it is rarely talked about out loud.
- Stillbirth is isolating, and this memoir can help those who have experienced it know they are not alone and there is hope after such a terrible loss.
- Still will appeal to anyone who has experienced a pregnancy loss, as well as their family and loved ones.
- Emma Hansen is a social media influencer with a popular blog and an Instagram account that has 16.5k followers
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About the Author
Emma Hansen is a writer and model whose blog post about the passing of her first son, Reid, due to a true knot in his umbilical cord, went viral in 2015. Today, Hansen is trained as a full-spectrum doula and lives in Vancouver, Canada. She is the daughter of Rick Hansen, a former Paralympian and world-renowned disability activist.
Reviews
"This ultimately uplifting memoir will resonate with readers long after the last page is turned."
--Publishers Weekly
"Vulnerable and powerful... Still is a story that strengthens our bonds as humans."
--Christy Turlington Burns, founder, Every Mother Counts
"One of those rare books that catches you up and does not let you go. Both enriching and ultimately uplifting. Still adds an important voice to this tragic and too-often silenced subject."--Beth Powning, author of Shadow Child
"Still will help you understand, evolve your empathy, and give you a glimpse of what it truly means to have lived."
--Mira Ptacin, author of Poor Your Soul and The In-Betweens
"The world needs Emma Hansen's beautiful memoir. Still creates a window into the heartbreaking experience of letting go of a precious child, and gives permission to integrate him with love into the fabric of a family."
--Anna Whiston-Donaldson, author of Rare Bird
"Still is an exceptionally authentic story of love and loss. As a grief therapist, I am grateful to have this resource."
--Patrick O'Malley, PhD, author ofGetting Grief Right
"Raw, powerful, and poetic."
--Amelia Kathryn Barnes, author ofLandon's Legacy
"This poignant love story gifts readers with insight intro grief and loss that have had the courage to examine so authentically. Emma Hansen writes from the heart and gently holds the hand of her reader as she navigates living after loss while loving always."
--Dr. Katherine Kortes-Miller, author of Talking about Death Won't Kill You
