Alena Dillon's Article in BookTrib
- Oct 17, 2021
- 1 min read
Alena Dillon, author of My Body is a Big Fat Temple, has written an article for BookTrib that will be published on October 18.
My Body Is A Big Fat Temple, a memoir of pregnancy and early motherhood, follows a writer as she debates having children, miscarries, faces morning sickness, uncertainty, physical impairments, labor, breastfeeding, the “baby blues,” the heartache of not loving her son as she thinks she should, parenting through a plague, until finally (basically, mostly) blossoming into her new identity.
Creating life is a primal phenomenon. It requires grit, resilience, and a lot of bathroom breaks. There are dry heaves and darkened nipples, crotch lightning and brain fuzz, milk stains, sleep regressions, and equal amounts of despair and joy. It's a complicated magic. The undertaking is airbrushed to preserve the ideal of motherhood, and exacerbated by a culture that dictates what women can do and how they should feel. We don’t get the full story, so mothers with unromantic experiences feel like aberrations, and worse, alone. This is why the voices of women matter. The voices of mothers matter. Here’s one to keep you company, and to remind you to do your Kegels. (They’re really important.)
The upcoming BookTrib article expands Dillon's presence in the literary community by offering readers fresh insights and commentary.
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I appreciate books that share experiences in a raw and relatable way, especially when they help people feel less alone in moments of uncertainty. I believe conversations about motherhood benefit from honesty rather than unrealistic expectations. Even when I’m unwinding with EaglerCraft, I enjoy reading about personal stories that offer meaningful perspectives on life and resilience.