#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠In hilarious and tender essays, Chelsea Handler shares her unforgettable story of becoming the woman she always wanted to be.
āA raw and raucous exploration of Handlerās ongoing search for self . . . [Sheās] disarming us with humor to get at our softest selves and meeting us with her own.āāOprah Daily
Thereās a woman I want to become, Chelsea Handler thought as a child. Sheāll be strong and confident. Sheāll light up a room and spread that light to make others feel better. Sheāll make a living being herself. Sheāll be a survivor.
At ten years old, Chelsea opened a lemonade stand and realized sheād make more money if the drinks were spiked. So she added vodka to her recipe and used her earnings to upgrade herself to first-class on a family vacationāleaving her parents and siblings in coach. She moved to Los Angeles and got fired from her temp job when she admitted she didnāt know how to transfer calls. Sheās played pickleball with the scions of an American dynasty. Sheās sexted a governor. She shared psychedelics with strangers in Spain. When she accidentally ended up at dinner with Woody Allen, she was not going to leave the table without asking him a very personal pointed question. She went on national television and talked about having threesomes. She's never been one to hold back.
But this life of adventure and absurdity is only part of her story. Chelsea knows what it is to truly show up for her familyācanine and human, biological and chosen. Sheās discovered how to spend time with herself, how to meditate, how to be open to love, and how to end a relationship with dignity. She is a sister to the many women who rely on her.
Surprisingly vulnerable and always outrageous, Chelsea Handler captures the antic-filled, exhilarating, and joyful life sheās builtāa life that makes the rest of us think, Iāll have what sheās having.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠In hilarious and tender essays, Chelsea Handler shares her unforgettable story of becoming the woman she always wanted to be.
āA raw and raucous exploration of Handlerās ongoing search for self . . . [Sheās] disarming us with humor to get at our softest selves and meeting us with her own.āāOprah Daily
Thereās a woman I want to become, Chelsea Handler thought as a child. Sheāll be strong and confident. Sheāll light up a room and spread that light to make others feel better. Sheāll make a living being herself. Sheāll be a survivor.
At ten years old, Chelsea opened a lemonade stand and realized sheād make more money if the drinks were spiked. So she added vodka to her recipe and used her earnings to upgrade herself to first-class on a family vacationāleaving her parents and siblings in coach. She moved to Los Angeles and got fired from her temp job when she admitted she didnāt know how to transfer calls. Sheās played pickleball with the scions of an American dynasty. Sheās sexted a governor. She shared psychedelics with strangers in Spain. When she accidentally ended up at dinner with Woody Allen, she was not going to leave the table without asking him a very personal pointed question. She went on national television and talked about having threesomes. She's never been one to hold back.
But this life of adventure and absurdity is only part of her story. Chelsea knows what it is to truly show up for her familyācanine and human, biological and chosen. Sheās discovered how to spend time with herself, how to meditate, how to be open to love, and how to end a relationship with dignity. She is a sister to the many women who rely on her.
Surprisingly vulnerable and always outrageous, Chelsea Handler captures the antic-filled, exhilarating, and joyful life sheās builtāa life that makes the rest of us think, Iāll have what sheās having.