COMING SOON
In the space of a few years, Nicci Fletcher married, divorced, and buried both her parents. Struggling to find her way through the grief, Nicci turned to poetry to help her “sit” with her brutal emotions.
A decade later, Nicci found love again. Yet her happiness was short-lived, as she and her new husband experienced multiple miscarriages and a failed IVF cycle. Nearly broken, Nicci returned to writing poetry to help make sense of the very messy — and often ignored — losses of childlessness. Unbreak My Heart is her memoir of poetry, in which she takes readers on a transformational journey to the other side of grief.
Each poem is raw in its honesty, and this compassionate collection lurches from despair to hope, anger to calmness, helplessness to laughter, before returning to despair again, until acceptance and healing begin to take hold. As Nicci proves, it is possible to exit the emotional rollercoaster and mend your shattered heart.
If you recognize yourself in this — if you have whispered the names of your unborn children while crying tears of pain, felt like you are staring at a stranger in the mirror, and prayed for relief from unfulfilled longing — take Nicci’s hand and walk beside her as she helps you to navigate your own grief. For healing, hopefulness, and wholeness are possible, one poem at a time.
Available on Amazon Spring 2024
(Kindle version mid-March and Print version end of April)
“This collection of poetry not only walks you through Nicci’s stages of grief and life’s events which have required deep introspection and incredible courage to survive. It is also a mirror of one’s own journey through the grief of childlessness. A mirror that offers hope that our healing journey, whilst not linear, can become brighter and warmer resulting in soulmate love, new connection, inner peace and “margaritas at sunset”. A beautifully written collection of poetry full of raw emotion, honesty, reflection and hope.”
Helen Gallagher, founder of the Childless and Happy App
“It’s been a privilege to read Nicci Fletcher’s poetry collection. Her words take us from the grief and pain of a ‘child-shaped hole’ to the hope and joy of ‘margaritas at sunset’. Anyone who has longed for a child they never met will find themselves reflected in Nicci’s heart-breaking words. I have no doubt that her poems will bring solace, and solidarity to many, as well as offering a valuable addition to the growing canon of creative work about the childless experience.”
Jessica Hepburn, author of 21 Miles: Swimming in
Search of the Meaning of Motherhood
“Unbreak My Heart exposes Nicci Fletcher’s vulnerable underbelly as she shares her journey of loss and grief, acceptance and hope. The beautifully written poetry encapsulates the raw emotions Nicci experienced whilst grieving for her unborn children. The compassion and hope expressed within these pages will help other childless-not-by-choice people to feel heard and seen. They also give the wider world a glimpse of what it truly means to be a grieving childless person living in a world full of children.”
Sue A. Johnston, Author of Detours: Unexpected Journeys
of Hope Conceived from Infertility
“This lovingly crafted collection is a beacon for women like me. Those who imagined looking down at our swelling baby belly. Whilst we couldn’t see our toes, we could envision a future and relationships shaped by the needs of our growing children. There is no clear road map for a life like ours, a childless future. This important collection voices our collective experiences and encourages us to share our precious stories.
Thank you Nicci.”
Sarah Roberts, founder of The Empty Cradle
“Though I do not normally read poetry, I found Nicci’s collection of poems captivating. Unbreak My Heart eloquently shares the emotions one navigates throughout a grief journey. Nicci poignantly captures the intense pain while in the midst of grieving, as well as the immense joy one can recapture as part of healing.”
Brandi Lytle Not So Mommy …
“Poetry helps us remember we are beings of soul. To heal childless grief, we need to seek that which heals us on multiple levels. Nicci’s courageous poetry inspires healing on the level of soul. Sharing her experiences of childless grief allows fellow childless folks to safely touch into their own grief and feel the relief of knowing they are not alone.”
Sarah Jane Smith – childless coach and grief ritual facilitator
“In Unbreak My Heart, Nicci Fletcher reveals herself as a bold woman unafraid to peel back her armor to reveal the tender heart within. Fletcher writes with the kind of warmth and gentle humor one usually expects only from the most trusted of friends. This poignant, heartfelt, and often humorous love letter to lost dreams will be a long-awaited tonic for those struggling through the grief of unplanned childlessness.”
Lisa Manterfield, Author of Life Without Baby: Surviving and
Thriving When Motherhood Doesn’t Happen
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