Bøker av Stephanie Thompson

Jason Thompson and Annabelle Bryant have been inseparable since childhood. It only made sense for them to fall in love and plan a future together.When Jason's dreams of being a country music singer come closer to reality, their relationship will be tested. Can they survive his new life, or will the dreams tear them apart.

Have you ever had a favorite toy or game? Yellowboy is new to Greenville School and he is excited to make new friends. He brings to school something very special. He comes face to face with the playground bully Jake who wants something from Yellowboy. Will he play nice or will he end up in the principals office? This book is a teachable story for young readers and parents alike.

This gut wrenching yet heartwarming story of the mother and daughter bond is overwhelming in its intensity. What the mother goes through trying to save her daughter from a life of addiction will leave you wanting to read more. The author begins her recollection of events as they occurred from high school until her daughter is given a 23 year prison sentence. Yet she also leaves you hanging with the question, What happened to her daughter?

Becoming a mother is a simple, natural act … right? It's the circle of life? You're a woman - you know what to do … surely? But what happens when your birth does not go even remotely as planned?Childbirth is no longer simply 'secret women's business' - it is now big business. And women everywhere are paying for information to help them on their journey to motherhood, only to find a very one-sided view about how a birth 'should' be. It's like being given only half the textbook, only it's presented in such a way that you can't tell - which is the reason so many women are feeling stuck. This book tells you what you don't know but need to know. The Day My Vagina Broke is much more than one woman's birth story. It is written for all women to: reveal the massive need for factual and unbiased information to be made easily available to prospective parents, so they can make informed choices break down the culture of silence and judgement surrounding childbirth challenge ideologies and systemic issues that leave women feeling isolated and abandoned after birth trauma make the case for moving away from a one-size-fits-many approach to antenatal care towards a model of individualised assessment and care inspire the broken mummas who have experienced birth trauma to change the way they see themselves and know they can heal help women to have childbirth experiences that prioritise the health and wellbeing of both baby and mumma.The Day My Vagina Broke tells the story of Stephanie Thompson's journey to motherhood, and of medical professionals who dismissed her fears and concerns. The author writes openly about her traumatic birth, and the ongoing physical, emotional and physiological impacts of her injuries. But it is also a story of hope, courage and heart that explores ways to adjust and live with a new reality, and to finally find a way to begin to heal. It's essential reading for all mothers and the professionals charged with caring for them.