“Lyrical, penetrating, and compassionate…A radical act, and a comfort for every person whose body has ever made them feel like an island.”
—Claire Hansen, former reporter, U.S. News & World Report

Book Description

Though our reproductive journeys often shape our life experiences, they can feel too private—or perhaps inappropriate—to share. But when Connors began to ask people to share their stories, her simple invitation unleashed a torrent of stories from friends and strangers alike about how this one aspect of life influenced just about every other: partner relationships, faith and spirituality, family dynamics, careers, childhoods, and mental health.

Through documentary-style interviews and personal essays, Connors artfully illuminates the themes that emerged from these individual accounts, as well as the relationships among them. What she uncovers is that, despite our feelings of isolation, our silence, or our politics, we are more united than we are divided in our reproductive challenges. These challenges, it seems, weave together and branch, creating a silken web of experiences within ourselves and connecting us to one another.

And yet, what place do we have to share these truths? Wellspring sheds light on this paradox, inviting us to discard shame, judgment, and isolation in favor of raw honesty, unflinching complexity, and deep empathy.

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