{"product_id":"devout-a-memoir-of-doubt-9781668004036","title":"Devout: A Memoir of Doubt","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"This moving memoir is always attuned to the possibilities of community and spiritual sustenance, even as it refuses to efface the struggles at its core--believing that this struggle, too, can be a thing of beauty.\" --Leslie Jamison, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Recovering\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this revelatory memoir, Anna Gazmarian tells the story of how her evangelical upbringing in North Carolina failed to help her understand the mental health diagnosis she received, and the work she had to do to find proper medical treatment while also maintaining her faith. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Anna is diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2011, she's faced with a conundrum: while the diagnosis provides clarity about her manic and depressive episodes, she must confront the stigma that her evangelical community attaches to her condition. Over the course of ten years, we follow Anna on her journey to reframe her understanding of mental health to expand the limits of what her religious practice can offer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDevout: A Memoir of Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e, Anna shows that the pursuing our emotional health and our spiritual well-being is one single mission and, in both cases, an act of faith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668004036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2023 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anna Gazmarian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43505882267829,"sku":"9781668004036","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5e964eb1-5d42-4008-8c46-ebd74d616280.jpg?v=1705426001","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/devout-a-memoir-of-doubt-9781668004036","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}