| Description |
xv, 269 pages ; 23 cm |
| Note |
"A memoir"--Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-264). |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Prologue -- Bright beginnings -- Diwali at rama iyengar road -- Mantras & miniskirts -- Veil of darkness -- Tomb of terror -- American knight -- Passport to paradise -- Shadows in the sun -- A welcome respite -- Blessed motherhood -- Postpartum blues -- Descent into darkness -- Breakdown -- Prisoner in paradise -- Awakening -- Finding the light within -- On the road to recovery -- From adversity to advocacy -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Wellness resources -- Disorders on the depression continuum -- About the author. |
| Summary |
The author discusses the mental illness she suffered from a young age and the treatment she received only after she left India and became a mother for the first time in the United Stateas, describing her emotional recovery and spiritual awakening and her role as an advocate for the mentally ill. |
| Subject |
Ramprasad, Gayathri -- Mental health.
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Depression, Mental.
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Postpartum depression.
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Depressed persons -- United States -- Biography.
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Mind and body therapies.
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| ISBN |
9781616494759 (pbk.) |
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1616494751 (pbk.) |
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