Cracked Open

What happens when the woman you used to be vanishes in the fog of motherhood?

Cracked Open: Raising Kids While Trying to Save Myself is a deeply personal, journal-style memoir that takes you inside the emotional world of a mother unraveling-and rebuilding-herself after birth.

From postpartum anxiety and identity loss to relationship strain and the desperate search for self, this book holds nothing back. It's not a how-to. It's a how-it-feels. Honest. Reflective. Raw.

Through intimate storytelling and quiet revelations, the author walks us through:Crying alone in the laundry room while pretending everything's fineGrieving her old life while holding her baby in loveRediscovering creativity, connection, and self-compassionRebuilding her identity-not as who she was, but who she's becomingThis is the book you reach for when you whisper, "I love my child, but I miss me."

Whether you're in the thick of new motherhood or years down the road, this book is your mirror and your reminder:

You don't need to be perfect to be worthy. You only need to be real.