Jordana Brewster on Finding Peace With Surrogacy and Redefining Motherhood
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Jordana Brewster
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Actress Jordana Brewster shares her emotional journey with surrogacy after being unable to carry her own children. She initially felt disconnected from motherhood and struggled with feelings of inadequacy, but eventually found peace and realized that carrying a child is not what defines being a mother. The article explores her path to acceptance, the societal pressures around pregnancy, and how she built a deep bond with her children through surrogacy.
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The choice to carry her own kids was taken from actress Jordana Brewster — and with it, she thought, the feeling of motherhood. Eventually, thankfully, she learned she was wrong.
I thought I would feel less of a mother because I didn't carry them
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