Between Death and Tteokbokki: The life and legacy of Baek Se-hee

Baek Se-hee's memoir, "I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki," offered a radical, honest record of therapy sessions, resonating globally. Her vulnerability in sharing her struggles with depression became a cultural rupture, giving language to a generation's quiet despair and redefining resilience as persistence through simple pleasures.

Between Death and Tteokbokki: The life and legacy of Baek Se-hee
Baek Se-hee's memoir, "I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki," offered a radical, honest record of therapy sessions, resonating globally. Her vulnerability in sharing her struggles with depression became a cultural rupture, giving language to a generation's quiet despair and redefining resilience as persistence through simple pleasures.