Mother: A Human Love Story

Description

Compassion, nurturing and pain are at the heart of everyone's story of mothers and motherhood. In this book, Matt Hopwood presents a selection of deep, powerful stories of and by mothers which were told openly and bravely to him. Women, men, children, teenagers and centenarians tell their experiences of childhood, motherhood, birth, loss, yearning, fear, contentment, love and divinity. They tell of connection with Mother and the Mother instincts that reside in every human being. Together, these stories, from as far afield as the USA, Russia, Taiwan, and Europe as well as the UK, are a gift that help bring us to a deeper understanding of our humanity and the role of the intuitive feminine Mother that is so needed by every one of us.

Matt Hopwood is a keeper of stories, a facilitator of sharing spaces and the Founder of A Human Love Story Project. Matt seeks to create encounters where people can feel safe, tell their story and be heard. Through these sharings Matt hopes to help nurture understanding, love and compassion across communities and cultures.

'Motherhood is a transformational journey but it's not an exclusive journey, what [Matt] is saying is that we can all key into motherhood and experience that narrative...' -- Rev. Kate Bottley * BBC Radio 2 * '[Matt Hopwood] allows us all to learn more about the thing that makes each of our lives unique - our experience and understanding of love' -- Clare Balding 'One of the most valuable insights we can have is to appreciate the insights of others. The world of love as seen from a different angle than our own. Make time for this man - his ministry is both vivid and valuable' -- Peter Owen Jones