All the Parts You Haven't Lost Author|Danielle Ripley-Burgess Befriend an African elephant

Befriend an African elephant

Whether counseling individuals or groups hosting a radio show or teaching his passion for helping people live their best lives flows through

and dazzlingly sharp-eyed on the details

The poems in this book play with unanswerable questions about home

and authentic

All the Parts You Haven't Lost Author|Danielle Ripley-Burgess Befriend an African elephantAll the Parts You Haven't Lost is a hybrid collection of poetry and lyrical prose that navigates a violent nosedive into early motherhood, exploring the depths of identity loss and self perception outside of what a "good mother" is permitted to discuss. By opening frank conversation about depression, body dysmorphia, obsessive compulsive disorder, addiction, sexuality, familial trauma and female rage, these collected works reject the social norms and