There are also sweet, sad, funny chapters about her family, and especially how they are dealing with her grandmother’s dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.Īnd there are chapters that are not sweet, funny or sad, where she rails against insurance companies and their unhelpful (to say the least) ways. She also reveals her own “really serious and raw stuff” – experiences with avoidant personality disorder, imposter syndrome, ADD, OCD, tuberculosis, rheumatoid arthritis, anemia, depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation. There’s even a picture of her using the device. The new book goes into those subjects in more depth, including a personal narrative of using TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) to deal with her treatment-resistant depression.
Of course, Jenny’s long-suffering husband Victor-the Ricky to Jenny’s Lucille Ball-is present throughout.Ī treat for Jenny Lawson’s already existing fans, and destined to convert new ones, Broken is a beacon of hope and a wellspring of laughter.Jenny’s previous book, “Furiously Happy,” dealt a lot with struggles against depression and anxiety – Jenny’s own and other people’s. She tackles such timelessly debated questions as “How do dogs know they have penises?” We see how her vacuum cleaner almost set her house on fire, how she was attacked by three bears, business ideas she wants to pitch to Shark Tank, and why she can never go back to the post office. Jenny discusses the frustration of dealing with her insurance company in “An Open Letter to My Insurance Company,” which should be an anthem for anyone who has ever had to call their insurance company to try and get a claim covered. In Broken, she explores her experimental treatment of transcranial magnetic stimulation with brutal honesty.
Download a free excerpt from Jenny Lawson's Broken (in the best possible way)!įrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson comes her most personal book yet.Īs Jenny Lawson’s hundreds of thousands of fans know, she suffers from depression.
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