Something To Live For - My Postnatal Depression and How the NHS Saved Us

Zusatztext A very candid memoir... you are drawn into her story. Informationen zum Autor Laura Canty was diagnosed with acute postpartum depression and was admitted to the Barberry National Centre for Mental Illness mother and baby unit in August 2018. She and her baby Arthur lived there for 10 weeks. As a result of her gratitude for the treatment she received, Laura now volunteers as an Expert by Experience for the NHS. She also sits on the Perinatal Mental Health Network Group for Gloucestershire, regularly speaking at training sessions and events, and mentors women before their potential admission to a Mother and Baby Unit. Laura is passionate when it comes to spreading the word about Postpartum Depression which is still a taboo subject despite changing attitudes towards mental health. Klappentext The real-life, very relatable story of how young mum overcame postnatal depression and rediscovered hope and joy. Vorwort The real-life, very relatable story of how young mum overcame postnatal depression and rediscovered hope and joy. Zusammenfassung The real-life, very relatable story of how young mum overcame postnatal depression and rediscovered hope and joy.

Product details

• Authors: Laura Canty
• Publisher: Conran Octopus Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.02.2021
• EAN: 9781913183653
• ISBN: 978-1-913183-65-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 218 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Motherhood, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Depression, SELF-HELP / Mood Disorders / Depression, Women's health, Health & personal development, Women’s health, Mental health services, Coping with mental health issues, Advice on parenting, Parenting: advice and issues, Coping with depression and other mood disorders