Overview
Childbirth is often framed as magical, transformative, and universally joyful. For many women, the reality is far more complex—and far more damaging.
In The Alchemy of Motherhood, Casey Keen examines the physical and psychological aftermath of pregnancy, labor, and delivery, tracing how birth trauma, postpartum depression, and postpartum anxiety are routinely minimized, misdiagnosed, or ignored altogether.
Grounded in her own experience, and informed by her work as a postpartum women's advocate, Keen situates maternal suffering within a health care system ill-equipped to recognize or respond to it. Part personal reckoning, part cultural and institutional critique, this book confronts the myths surrounding motherhood and exposes the structural failures that leave women unsupported during one of the most vulnerable periods of their lives.
The Alchemy of Motherhood is written for mothers seeking language for what they endured, and for anyone invested in maternal health, social justice, and systemic change.
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