Disappointed. As someone that suffers from a general anxiety disorder, I was intrigued by the idea of a physician's approach to the condition. Unfortunately, it fell flat for me. The memoir reads very clinical (kind of like a physician wrote it), and was unrelatable. I wish that the author showed more vulnerability in how she experienced therapy, medication, and panic attacks.

Cured is an inspirational story about a woman’s journey through Medical school while in the midst of turbulent mental health struggles. By writing this book she opens up the topic of Mental Health, Anxiety, Depression, Suppression, Childhood Trauma, and Panic Attacks. At times I felt so overwhelmed listening to her experiences that it allowed me to have more empathy for those around me that struggle with the same things. Often times for someone who doesn’t deal with this kind of thing it can be an annoyance, or seen as just a weakness, however, it is very much a physical battle. I enjoyed seeing her journey with counseling and how much it helped her. Also it should be mentioned that not only did therapy help her personally, but also her marriage and family dynamic. I felt bad for her that her extended family sucked, and she had a horrific childhood, but enjoyed seeing how she was determined to be an amazing mom because of that. I enjoyed a peak into the Medical field and process of becoming an MD, I have no experience with that.

The book ends off on a happy note, definitely worth a read (or listen on audiobook-the Narration is excellent). 4/5 stars.

*received for free from netgalley for honest review* 3.5 intriguing read that was certainly worth the read!

I enjoyed listening to this book and liked the narrator’s even voice. I also liked the story although, understandable, it was slow in parts. Overall, a good book to get another person’s view and a look into medical school in the 80s.

I should clarify that my rating is more a 3.5 out of 5.

I was intrigue by this book since I read the synopsis, it has always amazed me how people change careers and manage to be successful at that. This was a special one since I love medicine and love the idea of a mum, with all that it entitles, to become a doctor thus fulfilling her dreams and passions, without missing the family part.

I loved Nancy, the narrator, she made me feel like I was actually talking to Anne and hearing her story with all the emotions that came along during the hardships and happiness.

I found the story to be relatable, although at some points I was a tad annoyed with Anne and the narrow focus she seemed to have. Also, I needed to remind myself constantly that the story was set in 1980s because the level of misogyny was astonishing, even Anne herself acknowledge this with her own preconceptions of a female physician, I was in awe with some experiences that Anne suffer, not only with her biological family but also with coworkers, colleagues and other students, she never seemed to gave herself enough credit for those.

However I believe this book is not only a lovely success story, but also it provides tools for patients and even students suffering what Anne went through and realise that they are not alone, is a long way to find peace but it can be done, and it is always good to ask for help.

I enjoyed listening to the audiobook of Cured which is a memoir of an amazing woman, wife, mother, and PhD prepared epidemiologist who decided to attend medical school after being out of graduate school and working for several years. She shares her delicate balancing act of attending medical school and taking care of her husband and two young daughters all while struggling to take care of herself. She has a difficult time asking others for help and anxiety eventually gets the best of her. This resonated with me as I am quite certain it will with a lot of other women. She does eventually start caring for herself and gets the help she needs (through therapy) to cope with her present day as well as past issues. Inspiring and well written. #Cured #NetGalley

I enjoyed how true and raw this memoir was. Anne McTiernan did a wonderful job describing her journey and anxiety. It was a perfect example that although a path can be difficult those difficulties can be overcome/dealt with to continue to reach our goals. I recommend this audiobook.

Thanks NetGalley and Tantor Audio for the ALC for honest review.
Cured. A memoir of a mother who decides to become a doctor. What I loved about this story was that it only emphasised the way of treating patients but also treating one's own mental health issues. Also the story was encouraging. The narrator did a nice work to make the story more intriguing.