A Mouthful of Air

A brilliantly written but very dark account of post-partum depression as seen through the eyes of new mother Julie Davis. The book begins after a failed suicide attempt, and Julie trying to pick up the pieces and cope with her baby, husband and life in general. The book builds with some twists and t......more

Jesus. This book stopped my breath. Content Warnings: Suicidal Ideation, Attempted suicide, Post Parteum Depression, Child SA, Infidelity, Depression. It's dark. Full review for Patreon soon.......more

This book is about Julie Davis, a young wife, and mother. It explores the impact of mental illness and her crushing battle with postpartum depression. Postpartum depression used to be something no one ever discussed. Even though this book is 18 years old, it sheds light on the issue by exploring the......more

I found my way to this book through an Instagram ad for the movie adaptation. I'm always intrigued by an adaptation and I was further inspired to pick up the book, which originally published in 2003, when I saw it was reissued in 2021 by Two Dollar Radio, an indie publication local to me in Columbus......more

I had mixed feeling about this book. It was often uncomfortable to read, but it also touched upon a lot of feelings (fear, worry, paranoia) that I think are universal to new mothers--even those who have not experienced clinical post-partum depression. It is not a book of survival, or the amazing res......more