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

Author: Laura Canty

Narrator: Chloe Massey

Unabridged: 7 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Monoray

Published: 02/04/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

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.

(P) 2021 Octopus Publishing Group

About Laura Canty

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rhys

Couldn’t put it down once I started. Very humerus writing style especially with such a serious topic!......more

Goodreads review by Charley

Something To Live For: My Postnatal depression and how the NHS saved us’ -Laura Canty ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⚠️ Post Natal Depression ⚠️ 5 months ago, as a I sat cradling this new life in my arms, sobbing; “I don’t know what to do!” My Midwife said to me: “We are unfortunately living in a society where a mother’......more

Goodreads review by Rose

I was fortunate enough to have seen @cantylaura present this at a conference I attended last year for work. I won't lie, Laura's story saved what was a very dull few days for me. Her talking about her experience was incredible and I couldn't wait to get my hands on her book. Despite me working in men......more

Goodreads review by Lizzie

Laura Canty is commendable for writing this book. I struggled with post natal anxiety when my little girl was born, let alone post natal depression. The nights are long and dark and you feel completely alone. Your body has gone through the biggest trauma, you're on zero sleep and you're in charge of......more

Goodreads review by Abigail

This book is so honest, open, humorous and relatable - a combination that usually works for me and this time was no exception! Laura recounts her experiences of PND in a skilful and very human way - I love how she’s busting the stigma of shame around perinatal mental health issues and although my st......more

Quotes

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, @TheUnmumsyMum

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

A very candid memoir... you are drawn into her story. JUNO

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