They Bloom Because of You

Hits you right in the chest – in that soft, tired, magic-filled part of motherhood no one talks about. It’s a book that makes you feel seen – powerful poetry for big people raising little people.

Steph Pase, author of Mastering My Messy Life

Beautiful words every mother needs. This book is a balm for the weary. Jess’s words land like love.

Donna Ashworth

Jess Urlichs manages to take the little bits of motherhood that very few acknowledge and serve them up in beautiful poetry. Real, uplifting, reflective and (sometimes) sad – this is a book to treasure. I adore Jess and her work.

Giovanna Fletcher

At once uplifting and unvarnished, vulnerable and triumphant, They Bloom Because of You is a metaphor for the complex poetry of motherhood itself – an ode to the chaos and beauty, the failures and triumphs, the messiness and sleepless nights, frustrations and endless joys that make up not only the experience of raising a child, but of the ways in which our children raise us.

Miranda Cowley Heller, bestselling author of The Paper Palace

Jessica Urlichs has a gift for distilling the intricate experiences of motherhood into something both tangible and deeply relatable. This is a book that will meet you exactly where you’re at and remind you that the love you pour out is always growing something beautiful.

Elise Powers, author of The Size of Your Joy

Reading Jessica's poetry nourishes the soul, allowing mothers to feel seen in the emotional complexity of motherhood and in witnessing our children – and ourselves – bloom.

Bryana Kappadakunnel, author of Parent Yourself First

Jessica Urlichs has become the voice mothers turn to. Her poems are moving, real, and a reminder that we are never alone in this journey. They Bloom Because of You is a gift to every mother.

Rose Brik