{"product_id":"day-nine-9781459744455","title":"Day Nine","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA harrowing memoir about a woman's struggle with postpartum depression.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNine days after the birth of her daughter, Amanda was involuntarily admitted to a Toronto psychiatric ward for postpartum depression. The typical hold-and-release process in Ontario is seventy-two hours. She stayed eighteen days.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew parent sleep deprivation is familiar, but Munday's tumultuous experience with depression is one rarely discussed within parent communities. Any mental illness comes with a strong public stigma, and with mental illness connected to motherhood, the judgments run deep. Through her experiences, Munday presents the harsh realities of new parenthood and the quiet suffering postpartum depression commands. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDay Nine\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate memoir that reads like a freight train, revealing how common life transitions  childbirth and parenthood  can unravel into a medical emergency few new parents are prepared for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn intimate and honest portrait of a family’s journey through postpartum depression. This book will be a godsend to any mother who finds herself stuck in a swamp of anxiety and self-doubt and who is struggling to find her way out. * Ann Douglas, author, The Mother of All Pregnancy Books *\u003cbr\u003eIn some ways, \u003ci\u003eDay Nine\u003c\/i\u003e is a very personal story, but in so many other ways it’s a story of what happens when life – particularly motherhood – don’t go according to plan. I found in these pages the same thing that has always kept me going as a founder and a mother: the innate resilience of women and mothers born out of the power of all-consuming ferocious love. \u003ci\u003eDay Nine\u003c\/i\u003e is at times messy and horrifying, but it’s also a beautiful and inspiring ode to the power that’s found within our weakest moments * Sarah Lacy, Founder and CEO of Chairman Mom, author of A Uterus is a Feature, Not a Bug *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDay Nine\u003c\/i\u003e takes you through the overwhelming \u0026amp; palpable experience of being trapped by mental unwellness while highlighting the glaringly obvious disconnect of health care for the mind and body. So moving and hard to put down. * Bianca Sprague, CEO, bebo mia \u0026amp; Baby and Me Fitness *\u003cbr\u003eI believe that \u003ci\u003eDay Nine\u003c\/i\u003e should be read by anyone that plans on becoming a parent and\/or works with parents-to-be. Amanda Munday bravely takes us into the eye of a storm that many mothers have experienced – and have done so alone and in silence. Munday’s writing style pulls you in and gets you comfortable with the uncomfortable. \u003ci\u003eDay Nine\u003c\/i\u003e provides its readers with invaluable lessons on the power of community, healthy boundaries and the importance of re-imagining the family structure.\" * Alana Nugent, Marketing Director, bebo mia \u0026amp; Baby and Me Fitness *\u003cbr\u003eAmanda Munday’s memoir \u003ci\u003eDay Nine\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable example of a new mother’s resilience. In vivid prose, Munday poignantly examines her experience with postpartum depression and other heartbreaking situations. She demonstrates how it’s possible to move through agony to create a fulfilling life. \u003ci\u003eDay Nine\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspiring account of perinatal mental illness, grief, joy, and recovery. * Dyane Harwood, author, Birth of a New Brain: Healing from Postpartum Bipolar Disorder *\u003cbr\u003eFew social identities come with more expectation and baggage than motherhood, and \u003ci\u003eDay Nine\u003c\/i\u003e is a stigma-busting, beautifully written record of what is so often suffered in silence. * Open Book *","brand":"Dundurn Group Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49530266779991,"sku":"9781459744455","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781459744455.jpg?v=1731878719","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/day-nine-9781459744455","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}