I want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokpokki by Baek Sehee

My mom and I were big fans of the TV series "In Treatment." My friend Leah and I binge-watched the Showtime series "Couples Therapy" last year, and we are clamoring for another season. Jeff and I recently started watching the Apple series "Shrinking," and we cannot get enough of it. This is all to say I'm a big fan of following real, or fictional, people into their therapists' offices. I love people who are able to do the hard work, and find the light in the darkness. "I want to Die but I want to Eat Tteokbokki" by Baek Sehee was a best seller in South Korea. This intimate therapy memoir chronicles the relationship of a young woman and her therapist when she struggles with what she thinks is a little, "depression?" The author is a successful social media director at a publishing house when she seeks treatment for her anxiety and self-doubt. She finds herself exhausted and overwhelmed, and unable to hold down a meaningful relationship. At her lowest moments of despair, she finds happiness by eating her favorite snack: a hot, spicy rice cake, or tteokpokki. During the 12-week period when she meets with her therapist, the author tries to draw a road map that will take her away from pain, and towards happiness. Subtle and poignant, Sehee's book is a small gem, and comforting read for anyone who has ever felt unsure and unsettled. To buy this book on Amazon click here.