The artist claims that her bulldog, Petunia, saved her life in an essay .
Ex-wife of John Mulaney Anna Marie Tendler says she had a mental breakdown just before the end of her marriage was announced.
The 37-year-old artist wrote about how her impending divorce sent her into a depression, made her move to a new city, and strengthened her relationship.
With her French bulldog in an essay for Elle that was published on Tuesday.
In response to my severe mental health breakdown and what seemed to be the impending dissolution of my marriage.
We became even more deeply bonded in a synchronized and mutually beneficial relationship. I was never allowed to leave her sight.