I'll Be Right Back: Parenting with Mental Illness

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After a whirlwind romance and marriage, Tova found herself pregnant. She was determined to be a wonderful mother, but when she discovered uncomfortable secrets about her new husband, Tova was thrown out, and left to look after their daughter, Katie, on her own. Wracked with memories of her own unhappy childhood, and suffering from postnatal depression, Tova struggled to be the mother she'd always wanted to be. And then Katie lost her eyesight... Tova took on the medical establishment and her own inner demons to try and secure a promising future for Katie. But with her mental health deteriorating, could Tova's immense love for her daughter win out over seemingly insurmountable odds?

Tova Feinman lives in Pittsburgh, and is a scientist by training. Tova studied chemistry as an undergrad, as well as biochemistry and toxicology in graduate school. However, in her DNA, Tova is a writer. Her published and soon-to-be published essays include: 'Mania: The Hate, The 55lb Rabbit, and Dr. Rosen', 'Manic at Sixteen', and 'A Psychotic Depression Meets Academia'. Here, Tova writes of navigating life while experiencing mental illness.