| International Standard Book Number |
9780063429086 (hardcover)
|
| International Standard Book Number |
006342908X (hardcover)
|
| Personal Name |
Bertinelli, Valerie, 1960- author.
|
| Title Statement |
Getting naked : the quiet work of becoming perfectly imperfect / Valerie Bertinelli.
|
| Edition Statement |
First edition.
|
| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York, NY : Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2026.
|
| Physical Description |
xvii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
|
| Formatted Contents Note |
Introduction: The poetry of being -- Walking -- My roots are showing -- Puzzles -- Climate change -- Dry January, February, December, and beyond -- In a warm bath (a meditation) -- Just breathe -- Falling -- If I could talk to my animals (and if they could talk to me) -- Getting naked -- Sitting still with anger and disappointment (a meditation) -- Smaller and wiser -- Never say never -- Connections -- And yet -- Healing (a meditation) -- Time (don't hurry, be happy) -- Good work -- A parting thought.
|
| Summary, Etc. |
Television actor and cooking show maven Valerie Bertinelli strips away the polished facade and shares what it's really like to grow older, love harder, and start over. Now in her mid-sixties, [she] reflects on the hard-won lessons of aging, self-worth, and letting go. From her experiences with menopause, relationships, and family trauma, she writes with clarity and compassion about the insecurities that have haunted her for decades: shame and anxiety about her body, and the false belief that her value depended on perfection. Through it all, Valerie reflects on the quiet, daily work of self-acceptance--the kind that doesn't make headlines but changes lives. Getting Naked isn't just a story of survival. It's a reckoning--with her past, her family history, and the generational pain that shaped her. It's about the myths we believe when we're young--about beauty, love, success--and how we carry them until they break us open. It's about unlearning the script that says women must please, endure, and stay silent"-- Provided by publisher.
|
| Subject-Personal Name |
Bertinelli, Valerie, 1960-
|
| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Television actors and actresses United States Biography.
|
| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Women cooks United States Biography.
|
| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Television cooking shows Anecdotes.
|
| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Self-acceptance in women Anecdotes.
|
| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Women Psychology Anecdotes.
|
| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Generational trauma Anecdotes.
|
| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Biographies.
|
| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
|
| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Anecdotes.
|