I’m Glad My Mom Died: A discussion of Jennette McCurdy’s memoir

Ashley, Rah, Mariquita, and Alana Amore discuss the memoir, I’M GLAD MY MOM DIED by Jennette McCurdy. The conversation gets into thoughts about how Jennette wrote her experiences including her relationship with her siblings, going to therapy, and healing after her abusive relationship with her mother.    There are spoilers in this conversation. There are also conversations about the book content warnings.    Book content warning: eating disorder (anorexia and bulimia), child abuse, emotional abuse, alcoholism    Get a copy of I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy    Additional memoir recommendations:  Finding Me by Viola Davis Mean Baby by Selma Blair Open Book by Jessica Simpson  Miss Me With That by Rachel Lindsay March: Book One by John Lewis   Support our contributors:   Follow Alana Amore: Instagram Follow Mariquita: Instagram Follow Ashley: Twitter // Website Follow Rah: Instagram // Twitter // TikTok   Check out our sponsor at the NWSA Annual Conference!  Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday   Check out our online community here!    This episode was edited by Rah Hernandez and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by @iam.onyxrose   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

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