{"product_id":"when-1","title":"When Joy felt far Away","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaperback, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWhen Joy Felt Far Away\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA gentle guide for mothers finding themselves after birth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMotherhood is meant to be joyful — but what if joy feels distant, confusing, or absent altogether?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWhen Joy Felt Far Away\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a compassionate, honest companion for mothers navigating postnatal depression, emotional overwhelm, and the quiet identity shifts that can follow birth. Written with deep care, this book does not offer fixes, timelines, or unrealistic expectations. Instead, it offers understanding.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough thirteen gently unfolding chapters, this book explores the parts of early motherhood that are often left unspoken — guilt and shame, exhaustion, difficulty bonding, relationship strain, body disconnection, rage, numbness, and the slow, uncertain process of finding yourself again. Each chapter ends with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Gentle Pause\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — soft reflections that invite self-compassion rather than self-judgement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book is for you if:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyou don’t feel like yourself since becoming a mother\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ejoy feels muted, distant, or complicated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebonding hasn’t looked the way you expected\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eguilt follows you, no matter what you do\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyour body feels unfamiliar or disconnected\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyou feel alone, even when you’re not\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWhen Joy Felt Far Away\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e honours the truth that motherhood is not one emotional experience — and that struggling does not mean you are failing. It recognises that healing is not linear, identity takes time to reform, and connection can grow quietly, in its own way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is not a clinical guide or a list of strategies.\u003cbr\u003eIt is a holding space.\u003cbr\u003eA place to feel seen.\u003cbr\u003eA reminder that you are not broken — and you are not alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten for mothers who need gentleness more than advice, this book meets you exactly where you are and walks beside you as you begin to soften, heal, and become yourself again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sweet Pea Holistic Healing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56901214667125,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/0268\/0949\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_5c353d18-5be8-409b-a3f0-4e95bbee4b00.jpg?v=1773476122","url":"https:\/\/looecrystals.co.uk\/products\/when-1","provider":"Sweet Pea Holistic Healing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}