Eating, Drinking, Overthinking
The Toxic Triangle of Food, Alcohol, and Depression--and How Women Can Break Free

Drinking game idea: drink every time the author says “toxic triangle”. I kid, I kid. Although this book offered me some new insight, I did not enjoy it. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator overdramatized the text. This made it sound hokey.......more

The ridiculous "case studies" throughout the book were so overblown and pathetic I wanted to throw my Kindle out the window. Apparently all women have to drink wine and eat lasagne at 2am after a fight with their husband because of the 'toxic triangle'. Oh, and starve themselves.......more

The author calls the cycle the Toxic Triangle. Many women spend all week carefully keeping themselves in check. They work hard at their jobs all day making sure that they don't say or do the wrong thing. After work, they continue to control their actions by only choosing healthy food in just the rig......more

Sorta disappointing. There were two or three mindfulness exercises that might be interesting to try, but otherwise this was hyperfocused on the societal pressures of women and how they’re hard on themselves, which, at this point in history: no shit?......more

This honestly read like a high school textbook. The information was somewhat basic. I found myself wondering when the new information was going to hit, or the next helpful tip. I think the most helpful thing that was said was something along the lines of “if your partner is aggressive towards you, s......more