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 itselfan 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 couldnt express. This book is not just something you read once. Its a companion that allows us to be all we are as mothers and women with no judgement and instead love. Its a book to keep close and come back to over and over again like you would a best friend * Jennifer Love Hewitt * Jesss 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 Im sure Jesss words will continue to provide a soundtrack to their childhood. * Kerry Cunningham, Murphy's Sketches * Jessicas 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 youre at and remind you that the love you pour out is always growing something beautiful. * Elise Powers, author of The Size of Your Joy * The poetic comfort and deep understanding every mother needs. Jess shines a gentle light on those dark 3 a.m. feeds and captures the overwhelming joy and ache of parenthood with rare honesty. I wish Id had her words when I was deep in the trenches of that sheer love-and-terror season of early parenting.
Beautiful words every mother needs.
This book is a balm for the weary.
Jesss words land like love. * Donna Ashworth, author of Joy Chose You *
