Shadows in the Sun

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A first of its kind, cross cultural lens to mental illness through the inspiring story of Gayathri s thirty year battle with depression This literary memoir takes readers from her childhood in India where depression is thought to be a curse to life in America where she eventually finds the light within by drawing on both her rich Hindu heritage and Western medicine to find healing.As a young girl in Bangalore, Gayathri was surrounded by the fragrance of jasmine and flickering oil lamps, her family protected by Hindu gods and goddesses But as she grew older, demons came forth from the dark corners of her idyllic kingdom with the scariest creatures lurking within her.The daughter of a respected Brahmin family, Gayathri began to feel different I can hardly eat, sleep, or think straight The only thing I can do is cry unending tears Her parents insisted it was all in her head Because traditional Indian culture had no concept of depression as an illness, no doctor could diagnose and no medicine could heal her mysterious malady.This memoir traces Gayathri s courageous battle with the depression that consumed her from adolescence through marriage and a move to the United States It was only after the birth of her first child, when her husband discovered her in the backyard clawing the earth furiously with my bare hands, intent on digging a grave so that I could bury myself alive, that she finally found help After a stay in a psych ward she eventually found the light within, an emotional and spiritual awakening from the darkness of her tortured mind.Gayathri s inspiring story provides a first of its kind cross cultural view of mental illness how it is regarded in India and in America, and how she drew on both her rich Hindu heritage and Western medicine to find healing. Free Download [ Shadows in the Sun ] Author [ Gayathri Ramprasad ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Oh, where do I even start I think I must begin by requesting, nay, begging everyone out there to grab a copy and read this book.One day, you meet someone And you know that someone is beautiful because you look at them and a split second later, you look at them again Something about them has spoken to you She has the most gentle walk his smile seems too big to hold his face Her eyes shine, his nose twitches She has a duck walk, his hair does a cute floppy thing It attracts you it leaves Oh, where do I even start I think I must begin by requesting, nay, begging everyone out there to grab a copy and read this book.One day, you meet someone And you know that someone is beautiful because you look at them and a split second later, you look at them again Something about them has spoken to you She has the most gentle walk his smile seems too big to hold his face Her eyes shine, his nose twitches She has a duck walk, his hair does a cute floppy thing It attracts you it leaves you wanting .But. I don t know Maybe ...A little background on me, because I think sometimes people wonder why certain books resonatewith others My masters degree in in clinical psychology, and much of my research in both undergrad and grad school centered around cross cultural education for mental health service providers So I have an academic if not professional, since I never got licensed and have never practiced interest in the topic at hand, but also a personal one It doesn t come up much here, but I ve been fairly ope A little ba...I had the good luck to have met Gayathri Ramprasad at a training she did here in Portland a while back She is an eloquent, engaging speaker and an amazingly bright and industrious person The work she does for the community is incredible I had a hard time imagining her ever having suffered from mental illness, much less being completely debilitated by it After reading the first few chapters of this, I had to put it down Not because it was poorly written it s not, and her descriptions of he I had the good luck to have met Gayathri Ramprasad at a training she did here in Portland a whi...I almost didn t finish this book It was dark and depressing for far too long But every time I thought about delving into alight hearted read, this found it s way into my hands instead The last 2 paragraphs made it 100% worth reading In a life filled with love and light, from time to time, my moods continue to cast shadows in the Sun But I no longer curse the shadows, for they have become my greatest teachers Depression in no longer a demon I dread, but a teacher whose wisdom I seek I almost didn t finish this book It was dark and depressing for far too long But every time I thought about delving into alight hearted read, this found it s way in...As a second generation Indian American woman with depression, I definitely resonated with the way the author described her relatives reacting to her illness the stigma surrounding it I wish she had dug a little deeper and that there wasn t so much exposition about her daily life.4.5 5The title of this book can be a bit off putting, because it appears to be a self help book I got a few odd looks when I was reading it But don t let that turn you away from it It s a fascinating memoir of one woman s struggle with mental illness and social stigma I learned a lot from this book about Indian culture, human nature, relationships, and yes, depression It was very emotionally moving and a good reminder that you can never know what another person is going through Highly recommend The title of this book can be a bit off putting, because it appears to be a self help book I got a few odd looks when I was reading ...This ebook was free when I downloaded it to my Nook library from Barnes and Noble It is a creative nonfiction type of memoir because the author must fill in her memories, lost to ECT shock treatment for her depression, with stories told by her family mem...one of the best books i have ever read

Shadows in the Sun
  • 16 March 2018
  • Paperback
  • 240 pages
  • 1616494751
  • Gayathri Ramprasad
  • Shadows in the Sun