What lies within the pages?


Forward – written by Donna Bowyer, Program Director of Canadian Mental Health Association in Moose Jaw, SK and Sally Elliott, R.N. Perinatal Nurse Counselor, YMCA of Regina

"The Rising" – poem by Charmaine Korchynski of Regina, SK

Introduction

Prologue – "A Fairytale of the Perfect Mother," written by Carla O'Reilly

Chapter One – Carla’s Truth

Chapter Two – Elita’s Truth

Chapter Three – Tania’s Truth

Chapter Four – "The Husbands’ Perspective," written by Publisher, Peggy Collins

Chapter Five – The Great Debate “To have or not to have another baby”

Chapter Six – Symptoms & Remedies

Acknowledgments

Notes & References

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This book is about fairytales, there is a happy ending!
Friendships that are tested
Bonds that never break
The loss of a child
Heartbreak
Hindsight
Losing yourself! Finding yourself!
Community
Girlfriends
Husbands and their support
Who steps up to the plate to help
Mental illness
Humor
Swallowing your pride and fear to ask for help
Believing in yourself and God or a Higher Power
Only being given what you can handle
Positive thinking and believing in your dreams
Standing up for yourself
The friends who loved you for who you are on the inside
Motherhood - becoming selfless and falling in love with your baby
Giving birth
Talking to whoever will listen
Human kindness - believing that there are Angels among us
Being there for your friends in their darkest hours
and having the courage to admit when something is wrong and you need help.

THE SMILING MASK