buy the great belonging: how loneliness leads us to each other

If you’re a mom, have you ever felt disconnected from a group of parents you wanted to be a part of? Have you ever felt like you have failed as a mom in a specific situation when you wanted so badly to mother in a certain way? Have you ever wanted to provide a positive and happy experience for your kids and it all just fell apart instead of working out the way you wanted it to?

In this episode of Hope for the Lonely, I share a story about how I’ve experienced loneliness in motherhood and I share several anonymous responses for the survey for this episode.

Listen to Hope for the Lonely Episode Four: The Loneliness of Motherhood.

Charlotte Donlon is a writer, a spiritual director for writers, and the founder and host of the Our Faith in Writing podcast and website. Charlotte’s writing and work are rooted in noticing how art helps us belong to ourselves, others, God, and the world. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Curator, The Christian Century, Christianity Today, Catapult, The Millions, Mockingbird, and elsewhere. Her first book is The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other. You can subscribe to her newsletter and connect with her onTwitter and Instagram.