本研究旨在描述台灣離婚婦女之生命故事，期盼能瞭解(1)母職是如何形成的？(2)離婚如何衝擊到母職？(3)離婚後之母職是如何調適？(4)母職的意義為何？經由深度之訪談及互為主體性之故事撰寫，計有六位婦女完成整個過程。他們故事之標題分別為：(1)踩著平衡的步伐，(2)成為單親媽媽不是個意外，(3)為了孩子復合，(4)哀傷失去一個完整的家，(5)我找到我自己，(6)一顆鑽石變石頭。結果顯示母職並不是一套不變的社會期待，是透過省思的過程不斷蛻變的，而且是受到母親及孩子之互動及社會情境脈絡所影響。離婚對母職有正向及負向之影響，有些家庭在結束混亂的婚姻後，更可享受家庭生活。然而離婚下的母職因雙重負擔及不可見的社會責難，是充滿挑戰及不利的情境。不可見的社會責難是透過污名化的機轉發威的，而污名化則是在透過母職之價值迷思而傳達的，而且價值迷思是經由親子互動而綿延到下一代。污名化的結果就是使雙層重擔的母職徒增內疚及無力感。而家庭外的社會支持力量，可以協助家庭走出污名化的迷思。生命故事研究法則是一個能引發省思，達到增能效果的支持。因此研究者建議護理教育可加入生命故事之書寫，最後研究者對生命故事撰寫及從事質性研究之方法論上之議題作進一步之討論。

The purpose of this study is to delineate life stories of motherhood among divorced women, and to answer the following research questions: (1) How does their motherhood develop? (2) How does divorce impact on motherhood? (3) How do mothers cope with divorce? (4) What does motherhood mean for these mothers? Through in-depth interviews, inter-subjective interaction and story writing, a total of six women's stories were collected. The following titles were found for stories of motherhood among these divorced women: (1) Walking in balanced steps. (2) Becoming a single mom is not a surprise. (3) Seeking reunion for the sake of the kids. (4) Grieving for the loss of an integrated family. (5) I found myself. (6) A diamond becomes a stone. Motherhood was found not to be a set of stable role expectations, but to be transforming and shaping through reflective thoughts on motherhood, which were impacted by interactions between the mothers and their children, and by the social contexts they encountered. The impact of divorce on motherhood was found to be both positive and negative. Some families even enjoyed life more after discontinuing their chaotic marriage. Still, motherhood of divorced women was full of challenges and disadvantages due to a concrete double burden and invisible social persecution. Invisible social persecution of divorce was performed through the mechanism of stigma. Stigma was transmitted through the value myths of motherhood, which are passed from generation to generation through parent-child interactions. Stigmatized divorce made these mothers feel more guilt and powerlessness. Divorced motherhood was therefore found to be intertwined with processes of caring and grieving. In this research, however, community resources were found to be very helpful in supporting these families, and were able to empower them to overcome the myths. Life story research was found to be an effective support, inspiring deeper reflection, and empowering the storyteller. The researcher therefore suggests that the life story research method be included in the nursing curriculum. Finally, the researcher goes on to discuss some issues regarding methodology for life stories and qualitative research.