Memoir
Date Published: December 11th, 2025
Publisher: Acorn Publishing
sometimes, despite our deepest wishes and most sincere prayers, the body has
other plans.
Vincentia Schroeter dreams of building a family of her own and expects an easy
pregnancy. She imagines following in her mother’s footsteps, surrounded
by the love of children. However, when complications mount, she must face the
likelihood that her wish will never come true.
As her sisters bear children, and women all around her share their happy baby
news, Vin grows more envious than ever. The frustration continues as hard
truths test her patience and faith and medical professionals deliver
devastating blows. The only thing she knows for sure is that she is determined
to become a mother.
A story of one woman’s harrowing path through trauma and
disillusionment, Babymaking is a heartfelt memoir of vulnerability, rupture,
and repair. Vin’s journey reminds us that hope and unconditional love
have the power to lead us to the place we were always meant to be.
Vincentia Schroeter grew up in a small town in central California as the
fourth of twelve children. Intrigued by the many different personalities in
her family, she knew by the age of sixteen that she wanted to be a counselor.
She put herself through college and graduate school in order to pursue her
dreams.
Vin is the author of the award-winning self-help book, Communication
Breakthrough: How Using Brain Science and Listening to Body Cues Can Change
Your Relationships (2018). She also co-authored a training manual on somatic
psychotherapy that has been translated into three languages.
After a forty-year career as a psychotherapist listening to clients’
stories of pain and trauma, Vin felt drawn to share her own story. She now
lives in San Diego with her husband Steve and enjoys pickleball, painting, and
time with family, including her dog, Ren.
Instagram: @vincentia_schroeter
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