From the author of AFTERWARDS, Postpartum Life Mum to Mum. The Sweet, The Awkward, The Awkward, The Perplexing, comes BEFORE. After all, Before there can be Afterwards, there must be a big belly! Pregnancy should be peppered with beautiful growth & innocent bliss as you patiently wait to cradle your darling bundle. With every minute that passes, your heart deepens into immeasurable depths. It's sensational as you witness your body take such natural lead. While delving into the sweetness, we should also appreciate the more peculiar and somewhat uncomfortable aspects of pregnancy life, should we not? Chubby ankles, niggling nausea, ferocious fatigue ... and a few unwelcome toots. In a frank, sincere and unfiltered tone, BEFORE sets off to explore the pregnancy terrain! Understanding the plethora of scans & the medical lingo, to learning about safe exercise, sex, sleep, nutrition, mental health + all of the taboo aspects women may associate with an 'ick' factor ... despite the fact we are all probably wondering, '...what's up with the swollen hoo-hoo?" A cast of brilliant professionals in the pre and postnatal space have joined the pages of BEFORE, as well as a collection of mothers who have written letters to their pregnant selves offering true understanding & light. Women carrying twins! Women in same-sex relationships! Stepmums carrying their first little wonder, and women who become spectacular mothers after suffering previous loss, long hauls with fertility, IVF and stillbirth. This book is a palmful of love & solace for every woman who reads.
Tori started her career at 21 years old, managing talent for Vivien's Model Management in Melbourne. After a period of time at the agency, she moved on to work in a one-on-one capacity with talent who aspired to build nationally recognised brands & transition into Australian ambassadors. A decade in this space saw Tori's role range from project manager, to lead writer & designer. When her babies came along at 29, first Hamish (now 3) and then George (now 9m), Tori's eyes opened to the world of motherhood. This quickly become a space where she found such joy, contentment & amazement. Publishing AFTERWARDS in 2021, a book that explores the postpartum landscape ... with special focus on the 'nitty grittier' aspects to life post birth, Tori watched as the book quickly became a dependable form of support and friendship for women in Australia and abroad. From that point, 'mum-chat', became her vice as she was truly blown away by the strength & potential held by every single woman in this world. Copies of AFTERWARDS have since sold in France, the UK, the US, United Emirates, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada, Germany and Sweden. Given the particular style of Tori's writing offered a growing community such solace, Tori chose to extend her platform into video production. She formally launched Tori Bowman Creative Productions in 2023, and kicked it off with The First Word {A Modern Day Mother's Group, For New Age Woman}, her first production. With the core aim to ensure all women had readily available access to conversations that were specifically ignifted for them, TFW has seen a world of women come together & realise they're never alone in their triumphs or struggles. Covering topics from fertility, to postpartum, to their career, parenting, mental health, loss, self-worth, health & wellness, relationships, culture, sex, style & more, TFW has found a hungry audience. March 2023 will see Tori launch her 2nd book, the prequel to AFTERWARDS, titled BEFORE. In the same vein, BEFORE will deep dive into the world of the pregnant woman in the modern era, shining special focus on the elements of pregnancy that may lead women to feel alone, isolated or just a bit 'ick'. At her core, Tori is a curious creator. She learns from people, she leans into challenges & she is committed to enhance the potential of all women - whether they're mothers or not.
* FROM THE AUTHOR OF 'AFTERWARDS POSTPARTUM.
* AFTERWARDS HAS SOLD COPIES AROUND THE WORLD.
* FROM THE PRODUCERR OF 'THE FIRST WORD' ... MODERN MOTHER'S GROUP, FOR NEW AGE WOMEN IN THE FORM OF A WEB SERIES.
