[Recap] I'm Glad My Mom Died, with Jennette McCurdy

Mayim Bialik's Breakdown

Mayim Bialik

Mental Health, Society & Culture, Wellness, Health & Fitness, Comedy, Thebigbangtheory, Spirituality, Selfimprovement, Mentalhealth

4.7 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

A collection of the best moments from our conversation with writer, director, actor, and singer Jennette McCurdy! Join us as we revisit all of Jennette's empowering nuggets of wisdom, from disordered eating and her enmeshed relationship with her mother to the profound revelations she experienced following her mother’s death. Jennette also helps us break down harmful coping mechanisms, the pressures and anxieties she faced as a child actress and the source of financial support for her family, why we tolerate emotional discomfort for so long, and the power struggles surrounding love. Enjoy the best moments of Jennette McCurdy, and tune in on Tuesday for a brand new full episode of MAYIM BIALIK’S BREAKDOWN.

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0:00.0	When I see my identity was like what my mom thought of me, it was 100% that.
0:07.0	So the idea of pulling away, getting away, it wasn't even something that came into my mind.
0:14.0	I would be completely lost. I would be nothing without her. Also, I had been fed that messaging my entire life.
0:19.0	You're completely incompetent. You are not smart. You can't do anything without me. You made me.
0:24.0	I'm the thing that keeps you from just completely being derailed and a loose cannon.
0:30.0	That was definitely what kept me from getting away sooner.
0:33.0	So my mom had cancer for the first time when I was two.
0:35.0	So I was always kind of aware of the fragility of her health.
0:38.0	And I think that played a part. I just had this weight on me all the time.
0:43.0	Well, she could go at any time. It was just like the awareness of her death was always weighing on not just me, but the entire family.
0:52.0	And then her cancer recurred when I was 18. That would have been exactly the time that I would have been like, fuck you mom.
0:59.0	I don't want anything to do with you. I'm leaving you where I would have started really just, I think, rebelling like full, very intensely.
1:07.0	But because of her cancer, then I felt kind of roped back in with that guilt and that obligation and just all those overwhelming feelings that come with the imminent symptoms.
1:17.0	It's my ambiolix breakdown. She's going to break it down for you because you know she knows a thing or two.
1:25.0	So now she's going to break down. It's a breakdown. She's going to break it down.
1:31.0	Hi, I'm my ambiolix.
1:32.0	And I'm Jonathan Cohen. Welcome to a Thursday edition of Bite Size Breakdown.
1:37.0	Now, this episode is a collection of the best, most concentrated, awesome moments from our conversation with writer, director, actor, and singer.
1:46.0	Jeanette McCurdy. This is a woman who does it all. And Jonathan, talk about some of the things that people will get in this bite sized condensed miniature breakdown.
1:57.0	You are going to get vulnerability. You're going to get insight.
2:01.0	I mean, I'm laughing, but we were so moved by her reflective nature and just how she was exploring how her past has was impacting her and her patterns that we thought, wait a second.
2:15.0	We got to revisit this also. She's recently had a book come out.
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