Prelude: The Black Hole of Bile: It's Not Forever
Introduction: Confessions of a Holy Whackjob
Part I. Drink, Pray, Cry: My Story
Chapter 1. Prayer, Piety, and Panic: Depression in My Younger Years
Sanity Break: 9 Ways to Stop Obsessing
Chapter 2. BMI (Body Mass Issues): Depression in My Thighs
Sanity Break: The Prison of Perfectionism
Chapter 3. Booze: The Quiet Car in My Very Loud Brain
Sanity Break: 11 Ways You Know You're an Addict
Chapter 4. It's Depression: Naming the Pain
Sanity Break: Love the Questions
Chapter 5. From the Maternity Ward to the Psych Ward: Four Simple Steps
Sanity Break: 30 Ways Motherhood Is Like Mental Illness
Chapter 6. "Honey, I Think It's Time!": The Day I Cracked
Sanity Break: How I Met My Guardian Angel
Chapter 7. Mind over Spoon: When Yoga and Meditation Aren't Enough
Sanity Break: They Just Don't Get It
Chapter 8. The Land of Oz: My Happy Ending
Sanity Break: Dear Kate: It Will Get Better
Chapter 9. Exuberance: What's Underneath the Bumps
Part II. Beyond Blue: Or At Least Headed That Way
Chapter 10. No Really, I'm Not Making It Up: Depression Is a Brain Disease
Sanity Break: Oh Perseverance
Chapter 11. Work It, Girlfriend! My 12-Step Program
Sanity Break: Guilt: My Confirmation Name
Chapter 12. Monkey Brains: Anxiety Under Construction
Sanity Break: Jesus Says to Chill Out
Chapter 13. Filling In the Gap: My SEF (Self-Esteem File)
Sanity Break: Love Her: My New Mantra
Chapter 14. When the World Overwhelms You and You Overwhelm the World: On Being Highly Sensitive
Sanity Break: Four Steps to Better Boundaries
Chapter 15. Sorry, Wrong Number: Codependency and Boundaries
Sanity Break: Use Your Words
Chapter 16. Risking Intimacy: Sex, Marriage, and Depression
Sanity Break: On Marrying a Head Case
Chapter 17. The Least Harmful Addiction (Because I Have So Many)
Epilogue: I, Too, Have a Dream