{"id":7933,"date":"2014-01-28T15:55:46","date_gmt":"2014-01-28T23:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/?p=7933"},"modified":"2018-05-15T09:56:59","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T16:56:59","slug":"guest-blogger-gayathri-ramprasad-author-of-the-upcoming-memoir-shadows-in-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/guest-blogger-gayathri-ramprasad-author-of-the-upcoming-memoir-shadows-in-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Blogger: Gayathri Ramprasad author of the upcoming memoir Shadows in the Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"gayathri\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Namaste,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My name is Gayathri Ramprasad. I\u2019m the author of the upcoming\u00a0memoir from Hazelden Shadows in the Sun: Healing from Depression and Finding the Light Within.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Julie and I have been friends and mental health colleagues for almost ten years. It\u2019s exciting to finally announce that the book we\u00a0originally discussed in a restaurant booth when we were both starting our mental health advocacy work is finally a reality.\u00a0 The book comes out in March, but Julie wanted me to introduce myself to everyone before we talk more about the release. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I was born and raised in Bangalore, India, amidst ancient traditions, and a large, loving extended family of twenty-three \u2013 grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins. My happy childhood, however, gave way to a traumatic adolescence. By the time I was 18, I was debilitated by generalized anxiety disorder and panic attacks. At 23, as a young mother in America, I struggled to free myself from the death-hold of depression.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On April 30, 1989, confined in the seclusion room in a psychiatric ward in America, stripped of freedom, dignity, hope and humanity, I promised to emerge a messenger of hope and healing. For every indignity that I had suffered in shame and silence, I promised to fight to restore my dignity and the dignity of others like me around the world. And for every moment that my family and I had lived in despair, I promised to bring hope to the lives of others like us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I dreamed of having a life where I could be a loving mother and wife as well as someone who could honestly tell her story. I didn\u2019t know how it would happen, but I knew I would do everything I could to help others who went through and are going through what I experienced. I started a nonprofit called ASHA International- Julie is on the board! We promote cultural competence and mental health awareness.\u00a0 Writing the memoir took many years. I\u2019m glad I kept going and I hope I can encourage you if today is a tough day or if you care about someone who is having a hard time. We can get better. \u00a0I still deal with my depression and anxiety, but I now have tools to keep it managed. \u00a0I talk about all of this in the book. <\/span><\/p>\n

Helping others has helped me heal and become whole again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ASHA literally means HOPE both in Sanskrit, one of the world\u2019s most ancient languages which originated in India, and Hindi, India\u2019s national language. In English, ASHA is an acronym for A Source of Hope for All touched by mental illness. \u00a0I look forward to telling you more about Shadows in the Sun<\/em>. Check back for more information in the next few weeks! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wishing you wellness,<\/span><\/p>\n

Gayathri<\/span><\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to watch a video trailer about the book. <\/span><\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to read more about ASHA International. <\/span><\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to read more about Shadows in the Sun<\/em> on Facebook! <\/span><\/p>\n

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A note from Julie: I’m so excited that this book will finally be available to the world! It’s the first memoir ever written by a woman from India that directly addresses mental health. Amazing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"gayathri\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Namaste, <\/p>\n

My name is Gayathri Ramprasad. I\u2019m the author of the upcoming memoir from Hazelden Shadows in the Sun: Healing from Depression and Finding the Light Within. <\/p>\n

Julie and I have been friends and mental health colleagues for almost ten years. It\u2019s exciting to finally announce that the book we originally discussed in a restaurant booth when we were both starting our mental health advocacy work is finally a reality. The book comes out in March, but Julie wanted me to introduce myself to everyone before we talk more about the release. <\/p>\n

I was born and raised in Bangalore, India, amidst ancient traditions, and a large, loving extended family of twenty-three \u2013 grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins. My happy childhood, however, gave way to a traumatic adolescence. [ Read More ]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7933"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7933"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11333,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7933\/revisions\/11333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}