Wild Motherhood: Intuitive Parenting Without Burnout

Ksenia Epelbaum — a graduate of the A. M. Gorky Literary Institute, mother of three children. She gathered her experience bit by bit: in Africa, where her firstborn was born, in the mountains of Algeria, among local mothers who carry their children in slings and do not know the word "burnout," and then — in Moscow, where she had to relearn to trust her instincts amidst a flood of advice and outside opinions. Every line is dictated by personal experience, not theory.

"Wild Motherhood" — is not about life without civilization. It is about the ability to hear yourself and your child, even when there are hundreds of "correct" pieces of advice and external expectations. There are no universal recipes for "how it should be." Instead, the author honestly shares her mistakes, insights, and small victories. This book is a diary of the transformation of a woman who agreed to become a mother, even though her life was fine without diapers. She writes about how plans fall apart, how the body changes, how freedom disappears — and how in this chaos one can find new supports, new meaning, and a new self. And most importantly — how to maintain a connection with the baby without losing the connection with oneself.