Eat A Peach by David Chang

Eat a Peach by David Chang
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Wow, I'm not even sure how to describe this book and my feelings about it. I went into it without knowing much about the author, except that he was a celebrity chef. Much of the book was about his struggles, with mental health- depression, bipolar, thoughts of suicide, as well as his struggles to create food that people would want to eat. By his own admission, he was an a$$hole for many years, fed by his mental health issues and his desire to get ahead. Meeting his wife when he was almost 30 was a big turning point for him, as well as having a child, and the #MeToo movement.
This passage really resonated with me.

This all raises the question of whether depression is something you can control by simply sucking it up. My answer is no, I don't think you can overcome it with willpower, but I do believe that dealing with depression is a choice that needs to be made. You have to choose to stand up every day and keep going.

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