Motherhood is life-changing. Joyful. Disorientating. Overwhelming. Intense on every level. It's the best, most awful job. This essay collection brings together twenty bold and brilliant women to speak about motherhood in all its raw, heart-wrenching, gloriously impossible forms. Overturning assumptions, breaking down myths, and shattering stereotypes, these writers challenge perceptions of what it means to be a mother--and ask you to listen. Contributors are as follows: Michelle Adams Javaria Akbar Charlene Allcott MiMi Aye Jodi Bartle Sharmila Chauhan Josie George Leah Hazard Joanne Limburg Katherine May Susana Moreira Marques Dani McClain Hollie McNish Saima Mir Carolina Alvarado Molk Emily Morris Jenny Parrott Huma Qureshi Peggy Riley Michelle Tea Tiphanie Yanique