I Was Told There'd Be a Village: Transforming Motherhood Through the Power of Connection by Wirt, Melissa
I Was Told There'd Be a Village: Transforming Motherhood Through the Power of Connection by Wirt, Melissa

I Was Told There'd Be a Village: Transforming Motherhood Through the Power of Connection

Melissa Wirt recounts her journey and dozens of others in building a supportive "village" to transform oppressive,...
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Author: Melissa Wirt
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I Was Told There'd Be a Village: Transforming Motherhood Through the Power of Connection by Wirt, Melissa

I Was Told There'd Be a Village: Transforming Motherhood Through the Power of Connection

$45.77
I Was Told There'd Be a Village: Transforming Motherhood Through the Power of Connection by Wirt, Melissa

I Was Told There'd Be a Village: Transforming Motherhood Through the Power of Connection

$45.77
Author: Melissa Wirt
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Melissa Wirt recounts her journey and dozens of others in building a supportive "village" to transform oppressive, solitary motherhood into a connected--even joyful--endeavor.

Melissa Wirt thought she had everything--she'd built her own company and moved to a beautiful farm with her family. Then during a personal crisis, she realized that despite having created an online community reaching thousands of moms, she'd also somehow, become utterly isolated.

In I Was Told There'd Be a Village, Melissa leads us through the small changes she made to seek out connection. She also recounts how she talked to mothers from across the country, and soon saw that the beliefs keeping each of us parenting solo - I don't have time; my life is too messy - were also keeping us from accessing our most powerful resource: each other. The stories she uncovered, combined with her own, became a foundation for slowly building back community.

That journey starts with an intentional shift from an isolation mindset to a village mindset. It might be as simple as smiling at the mom next to you at story-time or sending a quick text to a friend. But it can be much bigger, eventually growing into a thriving, supportive community. Motherhood shouldn't be this hard, and it doesn't have to be. Here, at last, is a roadmap for finding your village.


Author: Melissa Wirt
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 04/08/2025
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.37w x 1.09d
ISBN: 9781538759059


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/10/2025
Booklist 04/01/2025 pg. 11
Library Journal 05/30/2025 pg. 1

About the Author
Melissa Wirt is the CEO and founder of Latched Mama, a breastfeeding-apparel company which has grown into a robust brand and community that counts close to half a million members and has been featured in media outlets ranging from Business Insider to USA Today to CBS This Morning. Melissa and her husband Eric live with their six children outside of Richmond, VA.
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