Tumbleweeds: How to be an Advocate for Your Children and Yourself in a Failing System

Systems are designed to solve problems.
This book examines what happens when they don't.

Tumbleweeds is a clear-eyed, unapologetic examination of what happens when families are expected to navigate broken systems quietly and instead choose to speak up.

Through the births of her three sons and the years that followed, Paula Yost documents her experience navigating pregnancy, healthcare, education, and child welfare systems that routinely dismiss women's voices and penalize necessary advocacy. M...