Swaddled:
Sage Stories to
Wrap Mothers in Love

The honest, sometimes humorous, and ultimately hopeful glimpse at the vulnerability and drama of new motherhood. Coming in June of 2025, Sarah Cassidy’s new book is the perfect companion for moms of every variety and stage.

“This is the book I needed when I had my first child.

I wish I’d had the embrace of knowing I wasn’t alone in my self-doubt and fear in being a new mother. Swaddled is a game changer, opening the conversation about what it really looks like to become the lifeline for the most important – and entirely dependent – person in the world, your baby…when there’s no room for error and you’ve never done the job before.”

Denise - Working Mother of Two

I formula-fed, I pumped, and I breastfed. I worked full-time with a nanny, part-time with my boys in daycare, and for a time, I didn’t work for a paycheck at all. Through it all, I wrestled with self-criticism and doubt.

But looking at my boys now—healthy, socially and emotionally sound, and most importantly, happy—I realize I was enough.

This book is because of them. But it’s for me. 

And it’s for you.

  • “Finally, a book offering moms and their loved ones a genuine understanding of the bliss and the unexpected turmoil of pregnancy, birth, and early motherhood.

    Cassidy illuminates the emotional rollercoaster of matrescence – the insecurity, loneliness, grief, and ambivalence – that many mothers experience. This empowering story collection helps prepare women for the both the joys and the tribulations of early motherhood, while modeling a pathway for resilience, connection, and personal growth.”

    Dr. Angele Close
    Clinical Psychologist

  • “Swaddled is a tightly wrapped blanket,

    a cozy nest for new mothers as they’re launched from prenatal expectation into postpartum reality. I’m so relieved to know I’m not the only one feeling these feelings.”

    Alaina
    Working Mother of Three

  • “Even the medically safest, happiest birth can leave a woman feeling like she slid off a cliff,

    as attention shifts precipitously from the radiantly expectant mother to the incomprehensibly precious baby. Swaddled honors the new mother and ensures that she isn’t alone, as she embarks on the remarkable journey of nurturing life outside of the womb.”

    Heather Heiberger
    MD, FACOG| OB/GYNE

  • “Swaddled is a much-needed salve for the new mother.

    Through honest sharing and raw storytelling, Cassidy tenderly holds our hand and walks us through what it truly feels like to be a new mother. A transition that forever changes us, and only for the better, when we learn how to care for ourselves and each other in the process.”

    Amy Owen - Yoga Instructor + Birth Coach

  • “How do you learn to mother?

    Whether you are already a mother or about to become one, the mothers who speak to you through Swaddled reach out with guidance and kind encouragement. Read their stories, absorb their support, and pass it on. Mothering is an ancient human task, and as stated by one mother in the book, ‘I actually don’t think anyone is meant to mother alone.”

    Ann Jordahl - Counselor and Parent-Infant Instructor

  • “What a beautiful gift

    to know I’m not alone in my struggles as a new mama.”

    Malia - Stay-at-Home Mother of Two

  • “A must-read for new moms

    navigating the complexities of motherhood, Swaddled will inspire mothers to release the internalized myths of the good mother and find their own path with grace and self-compassion.”

    Dr. Angele Close - Clinical Psychologist

  • “A healing read for every mother:

    new mothers in the trenches and those who’ve survived to thrive and look back with sweet nostalgia or maybe even a little doubt or confusion.”

    Camile - Working Mother of One

  • “Swaddled brings an important, moving and relatable message to the world of new motherhood.

    I saw in the stories that are so lovingly shared the experiences of many of my therapy clients, who feel guilt, shame and loneliness when their lived experience as a new mother does not match the image projected by society. It also reminded me of my own experiences as a mother; that it can be and is hard, that we all need community and connection, and that the challenges are temporary and ever-changing.  A must read for all new mothers, and for those supporting and loving them.”

    Noelle McWard Aquino, LCSW - Psychotherapist and Author of Anxiety Unpacked: Discover Your Type and Recover Your Peace

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