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"Being a mother isn't the only piece of me, but it's the piece of me I love the most"
A new mother. 28 years old. One week postpartum and with a completely new identity. Weeping, scared, traumatized-- this was not how things were supposed to go. So much had happened in the past week with the birth, the recovery, figuring out how to exist and survive while also keeping a week-old baby alive. So she does the one thing she knows how to do in the moment. What she's always done when life has felt hard and messy. What she thinks she can still do when everything else in her life feels new and scary-- she writes.
I'm Melanie. I'm a girl mom, an English teacher, and an author. I'm so glad you found me.
One week postpartum and I wrote my first poem in my debut poetry book, "Among Her Wildflowers." I write poetry to help me make sense of the inexplicable joys I have felt of motherhood along with the pain. I wrote poetry to help me cope with my diagnosed Postpartum PTSD and pelvic floor injuries from giving birth to my Sagittarius baby 5 days before Christmas in 2021. I wrote poetry to heal those parts of my soul that slowly came back with time. I turned my pain into poetry, and it is my greatest honor to share my work with you and walk this journey with you, in whatever stage of motherhood you are in. I hope my books bring messages of healing, growth, and comfort to you.
Whether I'm hiking along the Northern California coast or watching a famous Nevada sunset, poetry is part of my life in every way. It fills my soul in life's beautiful moments or in the ordinary and mundane. My mind is filled with poetry as I'm camping under the stars or playing on the floor with my two daughters. It is part of me, and I am honored to share that part of me with you.
XO, Melanie
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