Oh my goodness I just love Toni. She has the most wonderful and friendly personality and she's always there with a good joke. I have a feeling she and I could be good friends despite the very long distance between where we live. Geography is a silly obstacle.

Her candor in baring her thoughts and feelings in this memoir are so well managed. She is honest and really does some great introspective work with her memories and her history, understanding that despite her rather privileged upbringing, she still struggled with a mental illness that created stress and struggle for her beyond her control. She accepts responsibility for the issue, but also gives herself the grace of knowing that she handled things as best she could at the time. As she has grown, so has her ability to deal with the anxiety and the damage it has done. This is not to mention the absolute devastation of her mother's death when she was young has created a lot of trauma for her.

I listened to the audiobook of this memoir and it had me blazing through a round of emotions. There were moments where she was clearly experiencing the hilarity of her memories and there were times when you could hear the sadness and devastation in her voice when she spoke of her mother. It was absolutely moving, yet hilariously funny at the same time. I will say it again. I love Toni. She is an amazing and lovely person.