New York Times bestseller! From beloved actress and New York Times bestselling author Valerie Bertinelli, her most vulnerable book yet offering wisdom hard-won through divorce, menopause, and generational pain, with a powerful message of self-acceptance and embracing the past with compassion.
With her signature warmth and disarming humor, the beloved actress and New York Times bestselling author strips away the polished façade and shares what its really like to grow older, love harder, and start over. Now in her mid-sixties, Valerie 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-acceptancethe kind that doesnt make headlines but changes lives. Getting Naked isnt just a story of survival. Its a reckoningwith her past, her family history, and the generational pain that shaped her. Its about the myths we believe when were youngabout beauty, love, successand how we carry them until they break us open. Its about unlearning the script that says women must please, endure, and stay silent.
The result is a deeply personal, unexpectedly funny, and profoundly uplifting look at the inner journey we all share. Getting Naked isnt about vulnerability for vulnerabilitys sake. Its about finally letting go of the need to be perfect, quieting the harsh inner critic, and choosing compassion over judgment. After all, its never too late to make peace with yourselfand to fall madly in love with the perfectly imperfect person you already are.
