We’ve Got This

Essays by Disabled Parents
ed. Eliza Hull

“Eliza is a legend—and a great advocate for our community. This book will help a lot of people!”

Dylan Alcott, paralympian

“We’ve Got This is the book I needed many years ago when I was considering whether to have children. Now, as I embark on motherhood, these stories from these incredible parents will teach me so much.”

Nas Campanella, journalist

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“All parenting is a leap of faith: with a disability it’s a powerful affirmation of life—as the stories in We’ve Got This demonstrate.”

Virginia Trioli, journalist and radio/TV presenter

“We’ve Got This challenges the narrow stereotype of what disability looks like. It shows that disabled people are parents too—and bloody good ones at that! Thank you, Eliza, for disrupting the discourse.”

Lisa Cox, media professional and disability advocate

“We’ve Got This shows what’s possible—that disabled people make brilliant parents. Eliza Hull is a skilful curator. This book should be mandatory reading for healthcare professionals, educators, and everyone wanting to be a better disability ally.”

Carly Findlay OAM, writer, speaker and appearance activist

“Full of deep, beautiful, important stories. I’ve learnt so much from this book.”

Clare Bowditch, musician, actress and radio presenter

“Eye-opening and heartwarming, We’ve Got This will make you laugh, cry, and rethink disability entirely. A must-read.”

Holly Ransom, public speaker and author of The Leading Edge

“Parenthood can tangle with grief and loss. Disability can include joy and abundance. And goddammit — disabled parents exist.”

Rebekah Taussig

“In this anthology, 30 parents with various mental and physical disabilities discuss the beauty and challenges of parenting and raising a family in an ableist society.”

The New York Times

The first major anthology by parents with disabilities.

How does a father who is blind take his child to the park? How is a mother with dwarfism treated when she walks her child down the street? How do Deaf parents know when their baby cries in the night?

When writer and musician Eliza Hull was pregnant with her first child, like most parents-to-be she was a mix of excited and nervous. But as a person with a disability, there were added complexities. She wondered: Will the pregnancy be too hard? Will people judge me? Will I cope with the demands of parenting? More than 15 percent of people worldwide live with a disability, and many of them are also parents. And yet their stories are rarely shared, their experiences almost never reflected in parenting literature.

In We’ve Got This, parents around the world who identify as Deaf, disabled, or chronically ill discuss the highs and lows of their parenting journeys and reveal that the greatest obstacles lie in other people’s attitudes. The result is a moving, revelatory, and empowering anthology that tackles ableism head-on. As Rebekah Taussig writes, ‘Parenthood can tangle with grief and loss. Disability can include joy and abundance. And goddammit — disabled parents exist.’

“Eliza is a legend—and a great advocate for our community. This book will help a lot of people!”

Dylan Alcott, paralympian

Nas Campanella, journalist

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“All parenting is a leap of faith: with a disability it’s a powerful affirmation of life—as the stories in We’ve Got This demonstrate.”

Virginia Trioli, journalist and radio/TV presenter

Lisa Cox, media professional and disability advocate

Carly Findlay OAM, writer, speaker and appearance activist

“Full of deep, beautiful, important stories. I’ve learnt so much from this book.”

Clare Bowditch, musician, actress and radio presenter

“Eye-opening and heartwarming, We’ve Got This will make you laugh, cry, and rethink disability entirely. A must-read.”

Holly Ransom, public speaker and author of The Leading Edge

“Parenthood can tangle with grief and loss. Disability can include joy and abundance. And goddammit — disabled parents exist.”

Rebekah Taussig

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Format:Paperback

Size: 9in × 6in

Extent:304pp

ISBN (13):9781957363257

RRP:$22.00

Pub date:1 May 2023

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Eliza Hull

Eliza Hull is a musical artist, writer, journalist, and disability advocate based in Victoria, Australia. Her podcast series on parenting with a disability, We've Got This, was one of Radio National’s and ABC Life’s most successful series of all time.

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Essays by Disabled Parents
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