I walk through a fire, I came out the other side.

Okay, welcome to We Can Do Hard Things, we have a big treat for you today.

Jeanette McCurdy is the New York Times bestselling author of, I'm Glad My Mom Died, which stayed

at number one on the New York Times bestseller list for eight consecutive weeks and has remained

on the list for 24, in her memoir, Jeanette dives into her struggles as a former child actor,

including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother,

and how she retook control of her life. Jeanette has been honored as part of the 2022 time 100

next list, and her debut fiction novel will be released in 2024, which I find very exciting.

Yes, today. I read your book when it came out. Oh, thank you.

Love it. I was thinking this morning about why I was so excited about it. And first of all,

I feel like sometimes people have a great story. And so no matter what they write, it's going to

be good. People are going to like it. And sometimes people are just great writers. And so no

matter what they write, it's going to be good. And then every once in a while, there's somebody who

has a great story. And she was a great writer. Your book, fantastic fucking story. But also,

your writing is so fresh and so exciting and so different. We've been so excited for this

conversation. We all adore you. How are you today? I'm so excited to be here. Thank you so much

for the kind words coming from you. I almost can't even believe it. You know, when somebody that

you really respect and look up to so much doesn't think it's just like, I feel dizzy right now.

I truly feel so excited. I just think you're just the best and the way that you write

and make your work accessible so that it can be healing to others. It's helped me heal so much.

It's so rare. I think to be able to make something entertaining and meaningful at the same time.

And you do that. And so just the kind words from you is just beyond. And thank you.

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