She also wrote this heartbreaking letter to her insurance company that she includes in the book, and you find out a little later that she actually sent it to them as a desperate last move to get a treatment for her depression covered. They’ve had to work at their marriage, and she shares what that’s been like, especially having to deal with mental health issues simultaneously. She takes care to say it’s not all puppies and rainbows and strange arguments. Some notable departures in this one, she spends quite a bit of time reflecting on the differences between her and Victor’s marriage as she’s portrayed it over the years on her blog and in books, and what their marriage is like in real life. (She has treatment resistant depression and doesn’t shy away from talking about her lowest moments, including feeling suicidal.) And yet this book feels light and very human. Side-splitting anecdotes, social anxiety, lots of animal stories, bizarre arguments with her husband Victor, talking openly about mental health issues like depression, etc. If you’ve read a Jenny Lawson book before, you’ll know what to expect here.
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