Beautiful Chaos: On Motherhood, Finding Yourself and Overwhelming Love

By Jessica Urlichs

A raw and heartfelt collection of poetry that captures the many layers of motherhood.

Beautiful Chaos speaks to the messy, beautiful, exhausting, and deeply meaningful experience of raising children. From pregnancy through to the school years, these poems hold the quiet, often unspoken moments - the love, the loss of self, the overwhelm, and the wonder.

Jessica Urlichs has a way of putting words to feelings many parents carry but rarely say out loud. Her writing offers a sense of being seen, understood, and not alone in the complexity of motherhood.

This is a book to easily dip in and out of - something to return to in both the hard moments or at the end of a long day.

How you might use this book:

• Keep it nearby for those days when parenting feels heavy or overwhelming.
• Read a poem at a time - letting it ground you in the moment or remind you that what you’re feeling is shared by others.
• Use it as a gentle way to reconnect with yourself alongside the demands of parenting.

About the author:

Jessica Urlichs is a mother, poet, and author who is passionate about supporting both parents and tamariki to feel seen, understood, and connected. Through her own journey of motherhood, Jess began writing to make sense of the many emotions that come with raising children - the love, the overwhelm, the joy, and everything in between.