Life Will Be the Death of Me: . . . and You Too! by Chelsea HandlerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I'll start by stating that this book is extremely different from any other Chelsea Handler book I've read in the past. I've read all her earliest books and loved those. Her sense of humor is wonderful and she's so blunt and honest. I'm also a fan of her Netflix shows/documentaries. I've been following her career for a while. This book took me by surprise. A pleasant surprise.
Chelsea Handler produced this crossover memoir/self-help book about her journey with her therapist, Dan Siegal, into letting herself grieve for her brother who died over thirty years ago. She uncovered a side of herself that her fans have not heard yet. This is her most forthcoming and honest work thus far. I was touched reading this book. Uncovering the band-aid from this huge loss she suffered as a child, she exposes the wound and does the work to heal herself. She recognizes that it is a process and she'll be working on learning new behaviors for a long time. If anyone has worked with a therapist specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, you'll see the techniques used with Chelsea throughout this memoir. This book is recommended for fans of Chelsea Handler (although major heads up that it is NOT a humor book), those who have suffered the loss of a sibling at a young age or in adulthood, or those who are grieving a death of any sort. This is my favorite piece of writing of Chelsea's and I look forward to seeing her upcoming documentary with Netflix on white privilege.
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