Because I'm Not Myself, You See
a memoir of motherhood, madness and coming back from the brink
$36.00
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
20 May 2024
Summary
Motherhood and Madness: A Memoir of Postpartum Psychosis
A frank, hopeful, and darkly funny memoir of postpartum psychosis and recovery.
‘I do not know who I am anymore or where I have gone …’
Ariane Beeston is a child protection worker and newly registered psychologist when she gives birth to her first child—and very quickly begins to experience scary breaks with reality. Out of fear and shame, she keeps her delusions and hallucinations secret, but as the months pas…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760644505 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760644501 |
| Author: | Ariane Beeston |
| Publisher: | Black Inc. |
| Imprint: | Black Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 20 May 2024 |
| Weight: | 393g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 154mm x 23mm |
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About The Author
Ariane Beeston
Ariane Beeston is a former child protection caseworker and psychologist with NSW’s Department of Communities and Justice. She was a staff writer at Fairfax Media’s Essential Baby and Essential Kids and has also published articles in The Sydney Morning Herald, Daily Life, Babyology and Mamamia. Ariane currently works for Australia’s peak body in perinatal mental health, The Centre of Perinatal Excellence (COPE), as their communications and content manager. She is also a dancer and choreographer. Because I’m Not Myself, You See is her first book.
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