Something To Live For
A True Story of Love, Hope and Postnatal Depression
$27.27
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
31 January 2023
Summary
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 de…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781913183677 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 191318367X |
| Author: | Laura Canty |
| Publisher: | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Monoray |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 31 January 2023 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 124mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
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.
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 *
About The Author
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.
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