The motherload : episodes from the brink of motherhood / Sarah Hoover.
The Motherload, offers a candid and sobering exploration of the journey women undergo as expectant mothers and wives. Hoover, who grew up imagining a life for herself, experienced a series of challenges when she became pregnant. She felt like an imposter, distant from her friends and husband, and suffered from anxiety, fear, guilt, and shame. Her son was born, and she experienced severe postpartum depression. The Motherload is about learning to forgive oneself for not being what they were told they should be and for not loving the way they should. It is a moving and exciting exploration of the unique female experience of constantly grappling with expectation versus reality and rejecting the cultural idea of the mother as a perfect being.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781668010136
- ISBN: 1668010135
- Physical Description: viii, 340 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Simon Element hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon Element, 2025.
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Baby drop -- Balthazar -- Love and marriage -- Pregnant -- Mother wound -- Birth story -- Coming home -- First signs -- Off the deep end we go -- Brain explosion -- Brain switch -- A for autonomy -- The walk -- Mom strikes again -- Phone games -- The confrontation -- The end is just beginning.
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- Subject:
- Hoover, Sarah (Art historian)
Motherhood > Biography.
Mothers > United States > Biography.
Motherhood > Psychological aspects.
Pregnancy > Psychological aspects.
Postpartum depression.
Pregnant women.
Motherhood > United States.
Motherhood > United States > Biography. - Genre:
- Autobiographies.
Available copies
- 5 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | BIO HOOVER (Text) | 36015000738365 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | B HOOVER (Text) | 34208900244392 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Bogue Banks | B HOOVER (Text) | 34208900244400 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | 155.646 H 2025 (Text) | 0112523574011 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | 155.6463 H (Text) | 33258035511947 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| High Point Library | 155.6463 Hoover (Text) | 30519010961343 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/07/2026 |
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The Motherload, offers a candid and sobering exploration of the journey women undergo as expectant mothers and wives. Hoover, who grew up imagining a life for herself, experienced a series of challenges when she became pregnant. She felt like an imposter, distant from her friends and husband, and suffered from anxiety, fear, guilt, and shame. Her son was born, and she experienced severe postpartum depression. The Motherload is about learning to forgive oneself for not being what they were told they should be and for not loving the way they should. It is a moving and exciting exploration of the unique female experience of constantly grappling with expectation versus reality and rejecting the cultural idea of the mother as a perfect being.
