The Guilt Pill

The Other Black Girl meets The Push in this taut psychological drama about a CEO on maternity leave who goes missing after she becomes addicted to an experimental, guilt-erasing pill, exploring themes of motherhood, privilege, race, and how the world treats women who dare to “have it all.”

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Author. Psychiatrist. Media Expert.

Saumya Dave is a writer, board-certified psychiatrist, and mental health advocate. She’s the author of three novels: The Guilt Pill, Well-Behaved Indian Women and What a Happy Family. Well-Behaved Indian Women was selected as the “summer’s fix” by the New York Times Book Review. What a Happy Family was the July Good Housekeeping book club pick. Saumya is a frequent television contributor to NBC news, where she discusses a variety of mental health topics. Her work has been featured on The Today Show, Meet the Press, New York Times, and more.

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