They Bloom Because of You

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Jess Urlichs manages to take the little bits of motherhood that very few acknowledge and serve them up in beautiful poetry. Observations that feel like a peak behind a curtain into the realities of motherhood in all its forms and demands. Real, uplifting, reflective and (sometimes) sad - this is a book to treasure. I adore Jess and her work. * Giovanna Fletcher * At once uplifting and unvarnished, vulnerable and triumphant, They Bloom Because of You is a metaphor for the complex poetry of motherhood itself-an ode to the chaos and beauty, the failures and triumphs, the messiness and sleepless nights, frustrations and endless joys that make up not only the experience of raising a child, but of the ways in which our children raise us. * Miranda Cowley Heller, New York Times bestselling author of The Paper Palace * I often say you can't put motherhood into words, it can't be defined by any number of adjectives or emotions, it's a feeling you can only understand through living it. Jessica is the closest I've felt to putting that feeling into words. A raw and honest read that makes you feel seen and understood in a way that will bring you to tears, both from the deepest place of joy and also the release of pent-up emotion. Reminding us that there is no singular path through motherhood, but that we are in fact, in this together. * Hilary Swank * The first time I read something Jessica wrote, it lifted the postpartum fog I was in. And I was deeply grateful to have someone put into words what I was feeling but couldn't express. This book is not just something you read once. It's a companion that allows us to be all we are as mothers and women with no judgement and instead love. It's a book to keep close and come back to over and over again like you would a best friend * Jennifer Love Hewitt * Jess's poems always seem to find me right where I need them, like a very good mum friend who just knows all the right words to say. I just love everything she writes and I think 'They Bloom Because of You' is the perfect follow on from 'Beautiful Chaos' as my own kids get older I'm sure Jess's words will continue to provide a soundtrack to their childhood. * Kerry Cunningham, Murphy's Sketches * Jessica's words are a gift for mothers everywhere. Soft, soulful and soothing, they remind us that even the most mundane moments are sacred. * Nicola Jane Hobbs, author of The Relaxed Woman: Reclaim Rest and Live an Empowered, Joy-Filled Life * They Bloom Because of You is a tender and earnest ode to motherhood. Jessica Urlichs has a gift for distilling the intricate experiences of motherhood into something both tangible and deeply relatable. This is a book that will meet you exactly where you're at and remind you that the love you pour out is always growing something beautiful. * Elise Powers, author of The Size of Your Joy *