Reflections on I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Channel: Come Together Counseling
Date: 2022-12-19

Jennette McCurdy's recent book, "I'm Glad My Mom Died" was provocative in that it challenged the narrative that parents are always deserving of respect and deference from their kids. What happens when those parents perpetrate abuse, leaving their kids struggling to heal for decades? What happens when those kids start to connect with anger, sadness, grief?

And what happens when those parents die?

"I'm Glad My Mom Died" is a brave narrative in which Jennette describes her experiences growing up, becoming a child star, struggling with eating and alcohol related issues, and now finally coming into her power and telling her story. In this video, I talk about my reactions to the book - it's not so much a thorough summary as some thoughts that it brought up for me. If you'd like a more detailed summary of the book, I'd highly recommend the approach of   @SAVY WRITES BOOKS  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFgGDskUHsw&ab_channel=SAVYWRITESBOOKS

00:00 Introduction
04:04 Theme of Celebrity
08:27 Theme of Mental Health
14:38 Theme of Family and Love
30:12 Helpful Frameworks
36:30 The Power of Telling Your story
39:58 Conclusion

A couple disabled content creators I've learned a lot from are:

Imani Perry https://www.instagram.com/crutches_and_spice/?hl=en

and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha https://www.instagram.com/leahlakshmiwrites/?hl=en

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cometogethercounseling?fan_landing=true

Intro/Outro music by CAMPERGRAY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3geOZzWJmUTkxpX8BPIRTI