Pork Belly Tacos with a Side of Anxiety: My Journey Through Depression, Bulimia, and Addiction

Pork Belly Tacos with a Side of Anxiety: My Journey Through Depression, Bulimia, and Addiction Wydawca: Santa Monica Press Opis produktu In Pork Belly Tacos with a Side of Anxiety, Yvonne Castañeda shares vibrant stories of her childhood growing up in Miami as the daughter of humble immigrants from Mexico and Cuba . . . and how she came to develop an unhealthy relationship with food. To help ease her mami's nervios, Yvonne becomes a perfectionist from a young age, achieving high grades at school and mastering the piano. But as her Cuban family members openly make comments about her awkward desarrollo, or puberty, Yvonne enters a new phase of self-consciousness that begins her obsession with weight. She abandons the piano for the high school cheerleading team, and reinvents herself, becoming both skinny and popular. However, as a first-generation adolescent born in the United States, Yvonne wrestles with the conflict between the cultural norms of her Hispanic/Latino heritage and American societal expectations. Plagued by doubt and low self-esteem, Yvonne begins a vicious cycle of weight gain and loss, as she battles Bulimia Nervosa. Beleaguered by feelings of guilt, shame, and inferiority, she develops anxiety, depression, and a reliance on dangerous coping mechanisms. Ultimately, sage advice from her dear abuela in Guadalajara, Mexico, guides Yvonne to a realization that shifts her perspective of herself and the purpose of her life, providing a foundation for inner peace, and la solución to her past struggles. Features: Bibliography, Ikids Specyfikacja SKU: SNMP065246157 EAN: 9781595801401 Waga: 431 g Author: Casta�eda, Yvonne Binding: Hardcover Pages: 282 Publication Year: 2025 BISAC Category 1: YAN006020 BISAC Category 2: YAN051080 BISAC Category 3: YAN051200