{"product_id":"pork-belly-tacos-with-a-yvonne-castaeda-9781595801081","title":"Pork Belly Tacos with a Side of Anxiety: My Journey Through Depression, Bulimia, and Addiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePork Belly Tacos with a Side of Anxiety\u003c\/i\u003e, Yvonne Castada 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo help ease her mami's \u003ci\u003enervios\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003edesarrollo\u003c\/i\u003e, or puberty, Yvonne enters a new phase of self-consciousness that begins her obsession with weight.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlagued 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUltimately, 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 \u003ci\u003ela soluci\u003c\/i\u003e to her past struggles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yvonne Castada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1595801081\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595801081\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Santa Monica Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022 pg. 84","brand":"Yvonne Castada","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053784494335,"sku":"9781595801081","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_edef2be2-474f-4466-be46-f4193fa0d4ff.jpg?v=1685026247","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pork-belly-tacos-with-a-yvonne-castaeda-9781595801081","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}