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I don’t say this about many books I read, but this is an absolute must-read, for absolutely everyone whether you are a mother or know a mother. Ariane has crawled back out of the pit of postpartum psychosis and has used her experiences to create a truly human memoir that is so much bigger than it seems. I was worried going into this book that I wouldn’t really connect with it because it’s about such a rare situation that I can’t relate to, but instead I found an all-encompassing reflection of motherhood, and it just left me thinking: if these issues and thoughts are so universal why has transitioning to motherhood caused me more loneliness I’ve ever felt? (When I say transition, I mean like the kind of transition you might experience being thrown out of a plane)
Ariane explores her time working in child protection and how soul-crushing the system is for EVERYONE involved, and the lens she viewed old cases through changed because of her illness. Ariane is also a psychologist herself, and her writing shows incredible insight into the issue of mental health from both sides of the desk. She also discusses her struggles with disordered eating and body image stemming from dance culture, and how this took a toll on her before and after birth, in a way that is raw and devastating.
Because I’m Not Myself, You See somehow achieves two competing goals: to share Ariane’s unique experiences that are unimaginable to most and to create a patchwork of motherhood (and in an abstract sense womanhood) that every reader can find familiarity in.
Ariane explores her time working in child protection and how soul-crushing the system is for EVERYONE involved, and the lens she viewed old cases through changed because of her illness. Ariane is also a psychologist herself, and her writing shows incredible insight into the issue of mental health from both sides of the desk. She also discusses her struggles with disordered eating and body image stemming from dance culture, and how this took a toll on her before and after birth, in a way that is raw and devastating.
Because I’m Not Myself, You See somehow achieves two competing goals: to share Ariane’s unique experiences that are unimaginable to most and to create a patchwork of motherhood (and in an abstract sense womanhood) that every reader can find familiarity in.