Broken book by jenny lawson6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() And I’m comfortable saying things out loud. So 10, 12, 14 years ago, writing about mental illness was different than today. And the more you talk about it, the less there is reason for stigma. ![]() ![]() We’re more comfortable with being uncomfortable. “I think we’re in such a better spot now, when it comes to openness about so many things that were extremely uncomfortable before,” she says. Lawson’s frankness about depression, mental illness, anxiety and other monsters typically relegated to the basement endeared her to a following that isn’t easily quantified, but it’s clearly in the millions. ![]() That image - a twisting infant of a monster - summarizes the content of the bestselling books Lawson has written over the past nine years, an outgrowth of writing she did for a quietly and then formidably reverent readership for her blogs going back to 2009. Sometimes, even with a strong grip, it can be difficult to hold onto something that isn’t designed to be held. And her grip captures it upper-mid-thorax, but there’s a lot of twisty, turny beast below capable of creating energy and torque to escape her clutches. The fanged beast has a mouthful of flowers. Monsters bear mention because the cover of “Broken” finds Lawson clutching a horrible, adorable creature under its front legs/arms. 285 pages, $27.99 See More Collapse Personal monsters ![]()
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