12 Compelling and Candid Books on Mental Health

Unbearable Lightness by Portia De Rossi

Portia De Rossi tells the painful and true story of her struggles with anorexia as an up and coming actress in Hollywood. In this unflinchingly honest memoir, Portia is able to convey the complex emotional truth of what it is like when food, weight, and body image take priority over every other human impulse or action. From rock bottom, Portia began the difficult climb back to a life of health and honesty and emerging as an outspoken advocate for gay rights and women’s health issues.