This is a tapestry of personal stories
A huge thank you to all that have shared their fabric and stories for this project. If you would like to submit your own story, we will continue to post them here as this project continues to grow.
What started this project
Read Carole’s Personal Story
Latest Stories
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Scared to be Honest
I have two teenage daughters, and as a mother with introverted tendencies, I still remember intense feelings of exhaustion, overwhelm, and frustration of trying… Read more
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In Silence We Suffer (No More)
We waited to grow our family. Checked off all our pre-kids to-dos, found stability in anxiety management, and planned as much as possible. Finally,… Read more
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Behind the Brave Face
The night we came home with our baby I couldn’t stop crying. We were surrounded by family who wanted to meet him and they… Read more
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Nothing Feels More Lonely
Nothing feels more lonely than being a mother in the maternity ward alone while your baby is in the NICU. —Ann Arbeau Read more
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Adversity’s Sweet Milk
I remember the day C came home and declared it was “baby making time!” We whooped and danced around the kitchen in our tiny… Read more
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The Villages We Need
I was also someone who dreamed of being a mother. I am a caregiver at heart and always was, long before I ever gave… Read more
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My Heart Remade
I had devoted great practice to acutely listening to my body. Something was wrong. Every cell in my body began to scream of death.… Read more
Connecting Threads 