Both a memoir and a self-help book, High Tides: Wading Through Depression-Every Day chronicles the difficulties of living with bipolar depression as well as the strategies that have helped this author cope with this sometimes debilitating disease. Not allowing her bipolar illness-and especially depression-rule her life, Andrews draws upon such things as exercise, writing, therapy, medication, and prayer to help her wade through the treacherous waters of this disorder, which claims over 41,000 American lives each year. Managing and battling depression, a formidable adversary, is the focus of this book. For anyone who wants to understand depression more, but most of all for those who find themselves depressed for a week, for a month, for six months, or even more, High Tides affirms that someone understands how you are feeling and that you are not alone in your suffering. In particular, this book examines how to live a more fulfilling life even if you live, like the author, with depression-every day.