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Something To Live For Laura Canty

Something To Live For By Laura Canty

Something To Live For by Laura Canty


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Summary

The real-life story of a young mum with postnatal depression - and how a small, specialist NHS hospital is saving women's lives.

Something To Live For Summary

Something To Live For: My Postnatal Depression and How the NHS Saved Us by Laura Canty

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"Her memoir is brave, honest and shows how friends, family and the NHS got her back from the brink." - The Sun

"Something To Live For vividly, brilliantly depicts a descent into mental illness, and what it feels like. It's funny, brutally honest - but uplifting too, because it shows how, with the right treatment, she recovered." - The Telegraph

Laura Canty is a new mum.

She has her beautiful baby boy, Arthur, and a wonderful husband. She has new mum friends on the local WhatsApp group, and everyone in her life is supportive and happy for her. But Laura doesn't see it this way.

In the weeks since her baby was born, like 1 in 5 women, Laura has developed Post Natal Depression. In fact, she has decided that the only way out of her current situation is for her to kill herself, or her baby...

Laura Canty has written a moving and refreshingly honest memoir, full of truth and hope, to finally lift the lid on PND, revealing not only the little discussed realities of the illness - but also how an incredible NHS Mother and Baby Unit literally saved her and Arthur's lives.

Something To Live For Reviews

FOUR weeks after having baby Arthur, Laura's mental health declined. She became scared of everything, including her son. She was diagnosed with acute postnatal depression and admitted to the Barberry, the National Centre for Mental Health. The author is passionate about spreading the word on PND. Her memoir is brave, honest and shows how friends, family and the NHS got her back from the brink. * The Sun *
Something To Live For vividly, brilliantly depicts a descent into mental illness, and what it feels like. It's funny, brutally honest - but uplifting too, because it shows how, with the right treatment, she recovered. * The Telegraph *

About Laura Canty

Laura Canty was diagnosed with acute postnatal 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 PND which is still a taboo subject despite changing attitudes towards mental health.

Additional information

GOR011943911
9781913183653
1913183653
Something To Live For: My Postnatal Depression and How the NHS Saved Us by Laura Canty
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Octopus Publishing Group
2021-02-04
304
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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