A review by nssutton
Catastrophic Happiness: Finding Joy in Childhood's Messy Years by Catherine Newman

4.0

I can't remember the last time I saw reflected in a book something I needed so badly. As I move from a mom of babies to what comes next, I feel a little adrift. I vaguely remember people feeling this way after weddings although I never did. If I am not and never again will be constantly nursing, what am I? Newman was right there, from the first page, exactly in my head but also just ahead, telling me all of the things I needed to hear at the exact moment I needed to hear them. "I'm trying to believe that I won't be punished for my happiness - that we aren't jinxed by the very fact of our healthy, joyful lives." Such a serendipitous read, a true balm for my soul.