Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today

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The actor and Food Network host dishes up delightful recipes as she reflects on how she learned to see beyond a troubled self-image and embrace joy. Beloved actress, Food Network personality, and New York Times bestselling author Valerie Bertinelli reflects on life at sixty and beyond. Workplace sexual harassment is not limited to the office. It can occur at work parties, on business trips, during conferences, at work-sponsored events, etc. It’s tempting to think sexual harassment at work is a thing of the past. But every year there are more than 200 reports of sexual harassment in Saskatchewan workplaces, spanning all professions and industries. And those are just the people brave enough to speak up. I have been a fan of Valerie Bertinelli for many years, loving her upbeat persona and thinking she had a perfectly tidy life. Her story was more complicated than I ever imagined.

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She's a lovely woman and I'm sure she's very nice, but I didn't really get anything out of the book. Two stars for "it was okay." Initial missing from previous post. Must have hit Return while trying to change R to Rats, on a sudden silly impulse. Rats!)Bertinelli's wealth and privilege were a little too much for me, too, like hearing about the plans to completely rebuild her oceanfront dream house (not her main house, which she also rebuilt, this is a huge property she also maintains on a cliff above the ocean). She's earned it and good for her, but I don't necessarily want to read about how happy she is that she's finally moving forward on tearing down her old beach dream house to build a new even fancier one. It seems a little tone deaf in light of many people's situations right now regarding the pandemic and how much so many people are struggling. She feels it’s fine to spout off to the world that Eddie and Janie’s marriage was falling apart and I don’t think that is her business to tell. Her own marriage was also falling apart at the time. Fine. That is HER story, but she should have kept Eddie and Janie’s relationship out of her book.

Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today

This book was enjoyable on many levels: the Eddie/Wolfie revelations, enthusiasm for good food (and a way of showing love when cooking for others), and finding contentment in the simple pleasures of life. I can truly say I enjoyed this book more than I expected to. I was reading some others at the same time and stopped them to devote myself to this one! With the help of a mind coach, Valerie was able to learn how to deal with emotional pain without using food as a crutch. And she learned to see happiness not as an end goal, but as something to strive for every day. Valerie had her epiphany during the Covie-19 pandemic, so much of her healing had to be done alone. I’ve been a fan of Valerie’s since she was on One Day at a Time. We are close to the same age. I meant to read her first memoir but I’m glad I read this one. She writes well and is very relatable. To be honest, I only knew of Valerie Bertinelli as Eddie Van Halen’s wife/ex wife. I didn’t even know she had a cooking show on the Food Network 😬. Somehow or another her posts started popping up on my social media feed, and I thought I’d like to follow her and read her book. I am SO glad that I did! Did I mention that I loved this book?!I should have read the description of this book much more closely, so take this all with a grain of pink Himalayan salt. I remember Valerie through One Day at a Time, various Lifetime-type movies, and her marriage to Eddie Van Halen. I had no idea she was also a foodie who had a lot of weight issues and has made a reputation of talking about it. So those who know and like Valerie for those two things should find this book quite appealing. Unfortunately, I'm not interested in hearing about women's "relationship with food,"or their weight struggles. Like I said, I should have read the description better, because I was certainly warned. I will say there were some really nice parts - her evolving relationship with her ex-husband was interesting (I would have preferred to hear more). Her travels to Italy were fun. But all in all, hearing a woman go on and on about her insecurities - especially when the woman has had the massive success that this author has had - wears on my nerves. I also thought her "relationship with food" was schizo. On the one hand, she is constantly lamenting that she buries her feelings with food - but then suddenly we get another high-calorie, artery-busting recipe. Enough Already provides support and strengthens your organization by offering free education and tools. Our team will work with you to respond to your unique workplace needs and help to prevent and eliminate sexual harassment in your workplace. All training is provided free of charge. She whines far too much about everything. She has a silver spoon in her mouth and she looks in the mirror and says, “Does this spoon make me look fat?” General educational presentations have been developed and are available for you to customize to meet the needs of your workplace.

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Enough Already is a coalition committed to putting an end to workplace sexual harassment through education, support and empowerment. I LOVED this book! And I love Valerie Bertinelli! Valerie, if you are reading this, can we please be BFF’s?! Eddie sadly died and although she claims he still pays her visits while she is in bed at night, the simple fact is he is gone and she is NOT his widow. Because I like biographies/memoirs and cookbooks- I just don't recall ever seeing them combined together in one book.

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She doesn’t make excuses, admits her faults and her imperfections, and admits she will always be a work in progress (as we all are). It was entertaining and enjoyable and I hope she continues to keep her wonderful attitude, outlook, and writes another book in the future.

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The part where she talks about the death of her first husband, Eddie Van Halen, brought tears to my eyes. I am going to have to face the death of my husband sooner than expected. Eddie was only 65 and my husband is 67. Anyway, Valerie discusses many aspects of her life, including her struggles with weight and self image.Valerie has really bared her soul in this book, and there is a generous helping throughout of her love for first husband Eddie Van Halen- and especially their son, Wolfgang Van Halen. Touching conversations and experiences are sprinkled evenly among the chapters about their marriage, and their continued closeness following their divorce. This book was written during the pandemic, when Valerie's current marriage to Tom Vitale was crumbling (Eddie didn't know) and Eddie's to Janie Liszewski was also in shambles (Eddie told Valerie). The way this book reads, these second spouses are barely mentioned and their relevance is minimized. What's maximized is the enduring love that Valerie and Eddie had for each other, and that even in death...will never die. Valerie also shares in great detail the process of Eddie dying in the hospital, which was riveting and brought me to tears. I’m not giving this a star rating as judging someone’s personal real-life journey with stars doesn’t feel right to me). Now in her 60s, Valerie is tired of the self-doubt and she says 'enough already.' Valerie doesn't just talk about coming to terms with her weight though. She reminisces about her life, family, marriages, home, son, career, and more. Valerie also shares insights about achieving happiness and contentment in life.