Jen Jihye Shin is a Korean diasporic writer, baker, and mental health advocate with more than a decade in recovery from alcoholism and bulimia. She is currently at work on Bad Magic, a coming-of-age addiction memoir which examines how we return to our true selves after reality and illusion become one. Their essays can be found in Provecho, The Rumpus, Buckman Journal, and elsewhere. Follow them on Instagram @jenperrr