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Pork belly tacos with a side of anxiety / Yvonne Castañeda.

Castañeda, Yvonne, (author.).

Summary:
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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781595801081
  • Physical Description: 277 pages ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: Solana Beach, CA : Santa Monica Press Teen, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"My journey through depression, bulimia, and addiction" --Cover.
Subject: Castañeda, Yvonne.
Bulimia > Patients > United States > Biography.
Depressed persons > United States > Biography.
Hispanic Americans > Biography.

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  • 4 of 5 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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Albright Memorial Library YOUNG ADULT 92 CASTANE (Text) 50686016223609 Adult Nonfiction Available -
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Southern Lehigh Public Library YA B CASTANEDA (Text) 30044100873043 Young Adult Biography Available -


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