In this episode of Unorthodox, Jewish writer Daphne Merkin discusses her book "This Close to Happy: A Reckoning With Depression," blending memoir, case study, and confession.

Daphne Merkin's new collection of essays, "The Fame Lunches: On Wounded Icons, Money, Sex, the Bronts, and the Importance of Handbags," explores themes of meaning, self-awareness, materialism, and Jewish identity.