Enough Already

Beloved actress Food Network personality and New York Times bestselling author Valerie Bertinelli reflects on life at sixty and beyond. Behind the curtain of her happy onscreen persona Valerie Bertinelli’s life has been no easy ride especially when it comes to her own selfimage and selfworth. She waged a war against herself for years learning to equate her value to her appearance as a child star on One Day at a Time and punishing herself in order to fit into the unachievable Hollywood mold. She struggled to make her marriage to Eddie Van Halen — the true love of her life — work despite all the rifts the rockstar lifestyle created between them. She then watched her son follow in his father’s footsteps right up onto the stage of Van Halen concerts and begin his own music career. And like so many women she cared for her parents as their health declined and saw the roles of parent and child reverse. Through mourning the loss of her parents discovering more about her family’s past and realizing how short life really is when she and her son lost Eddie Valerie finally said “Enough already” to a lifelong battle with the scale and found a new path forward to joy and connection. Despite hardships and the pressures of the media industry to be something she’s not Valerie is at last accepting herself she knows who she is has discovered her selfworth and has learned how to prioritize her health and happiness over her weight. With an intimate look into her insecurities heartbreaks losses triumphs and revelations Enough Already is the story of Valerie’s sometimes humorous sometimes raw but always honest journey to love herself and find joy in the everyday in family and in the food and memories we share. “This thoughtful bighearted book is sure to be a hit with Bertinelli fans and those with an appetite for stories of hardwon selfacceptance. A warmly intimate memoir.” – Kirkus Reviews “In a series of brutally frank essays Bertinelli looks back on the emotional struggles and triumphs of her life. By turns raw and inspiring this contains a little bit of wisdom for everyone.” – Publishers Weekly