Nimue Brown posted: " This is an incredibly grounded book, full of humour, compassion and wisdom. Anna McKerrow explores various approaches to healing while steadfastly resisting ableism and toxic positivity. It's a powerful read with a great deal to offer anyone who need" Druid Life
This is an incredibly grounded book, full of humour, compassion and wisdom. Anna McKerrow explores various approaches to healing while steadfastly resisting ableism and toxic positivity. It's a powerful read with a great deal to offer anyone who needs to take better care of themself.
I was not having a good week when I read this book back in May. (I had the book well ahead of release for blurbing, and I cunningly stashed a review!) The week in question started with a massive triggering event, and a huge meltdown, then Idabbled in sleep deprivation and then crashed into a period while flirting yet again with anaemia. Health had become a matter of firefighting and trying to keep going. It's been a tough year on that score with far too many rounds of similar things. I read this book while in a place of urgently needing to heal, and feeling lost and powerless. It was a good book to read in that context.
Anna talks about an array of emotional healing experiences she's had, and about the kinds of horrible, but not that unusual experiences that meant she needed that. As she points out, most of us will be wounded, repeatedly along the way. Healing is something we need to do. She also writes about the kinds of things a womb can do to your body and more people need to know this stuff, regardless of womb-status.
If you're curious about alternative healing approaches, there's a lot to learn here. We get a mix of Anna's experiences alongside interviews from practitioners, which I found really interesting. This isn't a how-to book, it won't tell you how to heal, but it does explore the idea that you could. Some things aren't fixable, but mitigation, better support and more coping mechanisms are always worth having. It's a wise and encouraging book in that way.
I think it is people in similar situations to me who will benefit most from this book. It's for those of us who could do with taking the time to ask what could be made better, rather than just being in a perpetual running battle with the health issues. For those of us with mental illness, it's a helpful invitation to think about what kind of support we might even need while being offered examples to consider. If your womb has chosen violence, this is definitely for you.
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