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- ISBN 9781913183677
- Weight: 280g
- Dimensions: 124 x 196mm
- Publication Date: 04 Aug 2022
- Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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As recommended by Josh Widdicombe on the PARENTING HELL podcast
"It's staggeringly honest but also really funny - I laughed out loud several times. It felt like hearing from a friend. A book that will make a difference, I am sure of it" - Sarah Turner, author of The Unmumsy Mum
"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
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What readers are saying:
***** "What a tremendous read. A big-hearted, painfully honest and utterly joyful story."
****** "Cannot put this book down. A rollercoaster of emotions from start to finish but even in the darkest moments Laura manages to find an uplifting way to talk about them...An incredible read no matter what your circumstances are."
***** "Such a moving and important read bringing light to a topic that is not spoken about enough. Laura writes so candidly and emotively...I have recommended this inspiring and brave account to so many people!"
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Laura Canty is a new mum.
She has a 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 Postnatal Depression. In fact, she has decided that the only way out of her current situation is for her to kill herself, or her baby...
A moving and refreshingly honest memoir to finally lift the lid on PND and the mental health problems so many mums face. Full of truth and hope, Something to Live For is a special book about the little discussed realities of the illness - and how Laura overcame it.
Laura Canty is a business consultant, author, and advocate for mental health and women in STEM. Balancing multiple roles as a part-time business consultant, mother, and now author, Laura shares her deeply personal journey in her memoir, Something to Live For. The book recounts her emotional experience from bringing her son home from the hospital to being discharged from a Mother and Baby Unit (MBU) in 2018, a raw and hopeful story that leaves nothing unsaid.
With a background in Mechanical Engineering from Sheffield University, Laura has worked at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence since 2008, holding various roles including Business Analyst, Chief of Staff, and Bid Manager. For the past 15 years, she has thrived as a Business Change Consultant, advocating for women in STEM and cybersecurity by visiting schools to inspire the next generation.
Laura is passionate about mental health, crediting her supportive workplace for enabling her to manage her well-being alongside her career, motherhood, and volunteer work with the NHS and Therapy Dogs Nationwide. She currently lives in Cheltenham, co-parenting her son, daughter, and springer spaniel with her ex-husband. Embracing the hilarity and challenges of dating in her 40s, Laura hints that there may be plenty of material for a second book in the future.
