by Jenny Lawson
First published 2021
Jenny Lawson opens her life to readers, chronicling her ongoing battles with depression and anxiety through a series of personal stories. The bestselling author of Furiously Happy and Let's Pretend This Never Happened delivers both heartbreak and humor as she navigates mental and physical health challenges. Lawson shares everything from her unconventional business pitches she dreams of presenting to Shark Tank to the incident that forever banned her from returning to her local post office. Her husband Victor appears throughout these tales, playing the long-suffering straight man to Lawson's chaotic energy in their Lucy and Ricky dynamic. Lawson transforms her darkest moments into sources of connection and laughter. She reassures readers struggling with similar issues that they are not alone in their experiences. Her unflinching honesty about mental illness creates a space where pain and joy coexist naturally.
Genres: mental-health, non-fiction, biography-memoir, personal-development
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: personal-journey, vulnerability
285 pages · Hardcover · Henry Holt and Co.
Content warnings: anxiety, depression, mental-illness