Missing Me

""This brave memoir does valuable work in dismantling the stigma of an often overlooked mental illness.""--Publishers Weekly ""Ayana Lage has created a generous and gorgeous piece of work, shining a light in the darkest of places."" --Nora McInerny, author of Bad Vibes Only (and Other Things I Bring to the Table) ""The only way we reclaim and heal our stories is by telling them in our own time and in our own tongues. The messy, the breathtaking, the painful, the beautiful, all of it belongs. These are the threads of our becoming, and vulnerability is the vessel that carries them home. Ayana opens her heart wide, offering a tender reflection of her own ache and beauty. Through her words, we are reminded that even in the deepest dark, we are still worthy of light. May this book stand as a lighthouse and a lanterned path for those walking through motherhood, miscarriage, and mental health, a gentle and bold reminder that you are not crazy, you are not alone, and your story deserves to be told.""--Arielle Estoria, author of The Unfolding, poet, actor, speaker ""In Missing Me, Ayana Lage lays bare her harrowing descent into postpartum psychosis and her fight back to herself. Raw, riveting, and unexpectedly hopeful, it's a memoir about faith, stigma, and the resilience of the human spirit.""--Kate Baer ""Missing Me is a raw and poignant look at Ayana Lage's struggle with postpartum psychosis. Her memoir sheds much-needed light on the often-stigmatized condition, blending her challenging past experiences, present-day insights, and harrowing moments spent in crisis.""--Jessica Zucker, PhD, psychologist & author of Normalize It + I Had a Miscarriage