Jennette McCurdy started talking about her rough background and her complex relationships with different family members after starting a self-healing journey.
Jennette detailed the years of alleged abuse she endured at the hands of her mother Debra McCurdy in her novel, I’m Glad My Mom Died. Following the publication of the book in August 2022, Jennette addressed the title’s impact on her family.
She dedicated the book to her siblings and said of them, “My brothers have been so supportive, so understanding.” Simply said, “They get the championship. It was a title I had already decided I wanted.
The former iCarly star said that she was unaffected by the internet criticism of the title. “I wanted to say something brave and truthful at the same time. If it weren’t genuine, I wouldn’t ever use a strong title, she continued. If it were simply coming from a flippant place, I would never do it. That’s not how I take comedy.
I was confident that both those who had suffered parental abuse and those with a sense of humor would be able to relate to the title.
The dynamic between Jennette and her family has shifted following the death of her mother, as she previously hinted. “I have a special bond with my brothers that have given me encouragement and a feeling of community. I had a lot of love and support from my grandfather, she recalled to Time in the same month.
The native Californian acknowledged that it took her some time to feel at ease talking about her history. Since it’s so private, she said, “I thought that it was essential that I had a lot of experience in counseling.” Throughout our session, I kept my therapist in the dark about my desire to publish a memoir. How can we help me gain the perspective I need to complete it? However, it took me a number of years of extremely rigorous treatment before I felt comfortable using my creativity to examine all that personal material.
Jennette said that she was able to improve her mental health by using creativity to work through her problems.
My first thought was, “Is it possible to be so full of crap that you can’t recognize when you’re full of crap? I said, “No, I think I’ve had enough counseling for that,” she said. “I truly believe that I have conquered my eating problems, and I’m pretty happy about it. However, I believe that some aspects of my connection with my mother will always be something I’m investigating, whether it be through artistic endeavors or simply unconsciously playing around. However, I don’t believe it is a terrible thing. I don’t find it traumatic to artistically explore that relationship.
Mark McCurdy
In August 2022, Jennette reported that she no longer had a strong connection to the adults in her life.
I know how challenging [my father’s] participation with that family was, she told Buzzfeed. I assume his continued existence was influenced by the timing of her disease. My mom had this long affair and had these three other children who weren’t his. But despite my best efforts to understand it from the perspective of the many people who lived there, I can’t say that I support their strategy.
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