The Brink of Being
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It is estimated that one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage and yet
it persists as a taboo. In The Brink of Being, a groundbreaking and
essential book, psychotherapist Julia Bueno encourages us to talk about,
think more, and reflect upon this often misunderstood, and little
discussed event.
Drawing on her personal experience of
miscarriage, stories from her consulting room, and interviews with
medical professionals and researchers, Bueno provides history, context
and consolation for anyone who has been through pregnancy loss, or wants
to know how to help someone who has.
Bueno also investigates
miscarriage in terms of how we respond to women's bodies and
reproductive health, our attitudes to birth and death, and how we can -
and should - encourage more curiosity and candid conversations, in order
to better support the many affected by this loss.
'Intelligent,
sensitive, and utterly candid ... It's the sort of book that women have
long been searching for, and it feels like real progress. I'm so
thankful she wrote it' Meaghan O'Connell, author of And Now We Have
Everything