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  • Losing It - and Gaining My Life Back, One Pound at a Time

  • Written by: Valerie Bertinelli
  • Narrated by: Valerie Bertinelli
  • Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (28 ratings)

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Losing It - and Gaining My Life Back, One Pound at a Time

Written by: Valerie Bertinelli
Narrated by: Valerie Bertinelli
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Publisher's Summary

Losing It is Valerie Bertinelli's frank, motivational look inside the life of one of TV's most adored actresses. It tells the inspiring story of her young stardom as the girl next door - cutie Barbara Cooper on the hit show One Day at a Time - her complicated family life, her struggles to maintain a healthy self-esteem while coping with celebrity, her tumultuous 20-year marriage to rock star Eddie Van Halen, her struggle with depression, and her life-long battle with weight. With courage and candor, humor and emotion, she shares her fears, insecurities, and triumphs, including how she took control of her own life and gained happiness.

Valerie takes listeners behind the scenes in her acting career and marriage. She discusses the stresses and concerns of being a rock star's wife and the joys of motherhood; the challenges of divorce and becoming a single parent; and the fears she had to address so that she could start dating again, trust a new relationship, allow intimacy, and let herself feel loved again. Through it all are surprising, sometimes shocking anecdotes about the other celebrities she has known, as well as stories of her loyal family and the friends who stood by her.

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Loved your honesty

Always loved watching you as an actress. Thanks for sharing your story. I hope your journey continues in a positive way.

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Really good

Really enjoyed it! Love Valerie. Love that she was speaking cause I find her voice very soothing

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Enjoyed it

What a great story with such brutal honesty.

Thanks Valerie

Always been a fan Xo

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Inspiring story.

Surprised myself, I had not thought it would happen, but I found the audio book inspiring.
Thanks Valerie 🙏

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Honest conversation about her life

Valerie opens up about her life as a wife of a rockstar and a mother dealing with real life issues. All Moms will understand her story. I highly recommend this audiobook.

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Unfortunately very boring.

I really like Valerie but this book has no depth. It is a chronology of her acting jobs and how much she weighed during each performance.

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Honest and Relatable!

I didn't want to stop listening... well written, and beautifully narrated! This "girl next door" grew into a well-rounded woman on all fronts. A charmed life with the ups-and-downs of celebrity and fame; it was interesting to hear first-hand about her experiences: her young acting success on One Day at a Time, her love story with EVH, her challenges with her career into womanhood, her dedication to motherhood, and her personal struggles with her weight and self-esteem. A very open, vulnerable, and telling account of her life - full of love and grace, conflicted with uncertainty and self-doubt. Valerie paints a vivid picture of her beauty and her flaws, never once sounding like a victim, but sounding like a woman who has finally found and accepted herself. Loved this book, thanks Valerie!

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