| Prelude: The Black Hole of Bile: It's Not Forever | p. XIII |
| Introduction: Confessions of a Holy Whackjob | p. XIX |
| Drink, Pray, Cry: My Story | |
| Prayer, Piety, and Panic: Depression in My Younger Years | p. 3 |
| Sanity Break: 9 Ways to Stop Obsessing | p. 15 |
| BMI (Body Mass Issues): Depression in My Thighs | p. 18 |
| Sanity Break: The Prison of Perfectionism | p. 25 |
| Booze: The Quiet Car in My Very Loud Brain | p. 27 |
| Sanity Break: 11 Ways You Know You're an Addict | p. 35 |
| It's Depression: Naming the Pain | p. 36 |
| Sanity Break: Love the Questions | p. 50 |
| From the Maternity Ward to the Psych Ward: Four Simple Steps | p. 51 |
| Sanity Break: 30 Ways Motherhood Is Like Mental Illness | p. 66 |
| "Honey, I Think It's Time!": The Day I Cracked | p. 68 |
| Sanity Break: How I Met My Guardian Angel | p. 84 |
| Mind over Spoon: When Yoga and Meditation Aren't Enough | p. 88 |
| Sanity Break: They Just Don't Get It | p. 107 |
| The Land of Oz: My Happy Ending | p. 111 |
| Sanity Break: Dear Kate: It Will Get Better | p. 123 |
| Exuberance: What's Underneath the Bumps | p. 125 |
| Beyond Blue: Or At Least Headed That Way | |
| No Really, I'm Not Making It Up: Depression Is a Brain Disease | p. 133 |
| Sanity Break: Oh Perseverance | p. 146 |
| Work It, Girlfriend! My 12-Step Program | p. 147 |
| Sanity Break: Guilt: My Confirmation Name | p. 169 |
| Monkey Brains: Anxiety Under Construction | p. 172 |
| Sanity Break: Jesus Says to Chill Out | p. 181 |
| Filling In the Gap: My SEF (Self-Esteem File) | p. 182 |
| Sanity Break: Love Her: My New Mantra | p. 190 |
| When the World Overwhelms You and You Overwhelm the World: On Being Highly Sensitive | p. 192 |
| Sanity Break: Four Steps to Better Boundaries | p. 203 |
| Sorry, Wrong Number: Codependency and Boundaries | p. 205 |
| Sanity Break: Use Your Words | p. 216 |
| Risking Intimacy: Sex, Marriage, and Depression | p. 218 |
| Sanity Break: On Marrying a Head Case | p. 226 |
| The Least Harmful Addiction (Because I Have So Many) | p. 228 |
| Epilogue: I, Too, Have a Dream | p. 237 |
| Recommended Reading | p. 241 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 243 |
| Index | p. 249 |
| About the Author | p. 257 |