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A mother\u2019s quest, a daughter\u2019s depression, and the Greek myth that brought them together<\/h3>\n

Ann Batchelder, Author<\/p>\n

\"\"When her teenage daughter admitted to an eating disorder and suicidal thoughts, Ann Batchelder had experience in social work, business, education and the arts, but it was in the Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone that she found the answers she needed. Her memoir Craving Spring<\/em> narrates how this ancient story of mother and daughter showed her how to ease her own daughter into young adulthood and how to become a better parent herself. \u201cMotherhood is a dance,\u201d Batchelder says, \u201cand you constantly have to learn new steps as your children grow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Without her daughter\u2019s consent, she says, she would never have published their story. \u201cWe were sitting together when she finished reading the final draft,\u201d says Batchelder. \u201cI was blown away when she looked up and said, \u2018This is a love letter to me, isn\u2019t it?\u2019 She said the book made her feel like I\u2019d really seen her; plus, it helped her understand me better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Craving Spring: A mother\u2019s quest, a daughter\u2019s depression, and the Greek myth that brought them together, October, 2023, memoir, paperback, $15.99, by Ann Batchelder, and published by Legacy Book Press, Camanche, IA. To learn more, visit AnnBatchelder.com<\/a>.
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