so Chelsea this book is really about
your midlife awakening or crisis or
crisis I was trying to be kind you don't
like the word journey but it's really
about you kind of going whoa I had an
awakening after the election in 2016
because I just couldn't believe that's
something that terrible could happen in
my perfect universe it made me really
dive into myself to understand why I was
so felt such outrage why I felt so
unhinged you guys may be the best
audience we've ever had I'm not sure
what you're smoking with you we've seen
her unhinged on TV for years now in her
new memoir life will be the death of me
Chelsea Handler opens up about her
struggles behind the scenes you want
some almond milk in there we met up at
her home in LA for a funny and very
emotional conversation about the book
which recounts her year in therapy that
healed and revitalized her you had been
going to your therapist and you write
about a moment when he brought you an
orange yeah and you burst into tears and
reading it I burst into tears
I think it was just the jet like the
simple act of kindness of a man like
looking after me and saying like hey I
got you something and me saying yes I
can I'll take it instead of going I
don't need anything from you I don't
need anything from any man because the
last time I trusted somebody that's what
happened I can't be in a relationship
because I have such a deep injury that I
have never addressed that injury was the
loss of her oldest brother Chet who died
in a hiking accident when Chelsea was
just nine years old instead of dealing
with their grief she says her parents
and other siblings withdrew and she shut
down I never talked about my brother I
never spoke about it if I got like this
I'd have to you know I
I couldn't cry in front of anybody never
mind me not even my parents there's no
shortcut through grief you can't go
around it you can't ignore it you have
to go through it and go through the pain
and cry with somebody and so you can get
it out of your system is it a book about
Greece no I think it's a book about life
and being patient with people and like
really not judging people that's really
hard for me because I am annoyed by
almost everybody so when people they
start talking to you about the loss of
their sibling their you know kind of
tough times are you up for that yeah of
course I'm up for any conversation I'm
like you you'll talk to anyone and
you're engaged sometimes even when
you're talking about my girl right back
off a second you're like back off
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Chelsea jokingly dedicates her book to
her future husband but says he'll have
to be into her other true love's child
rescues for n Bernice so that your
future husband has to be a dog person
don't you I mean I don't trust a man
that aren't into dogs like if a big huge
dog walks by a guy and they don't blink
then I know that they're not yours in
the book you write a lot about bub
Muller since is we don't have to Bob
you're attracted that you might be too
I'm not attracted to Bob Muller but I
want to know are you still attracted to
Bob Muller even after the room I have to
read the report to give a full report on
my attraction on Bob Miller but I would
say that I'm still yes I'm attracted to
him as for work Chelsea says she's now
only attracted to projects that have
meaning she's making a documentary for
Netflix about white privilege sure to be
a talker just like the lady herself I am
a working girl from New Jersey I've had
a ton of grief and I've had trauma but I
was having an exceptional time and even
more so by addressing all of my
shortcomings
Chelsey's new book life will be the
death of me is out today it's
heartwarming funny sad uplifting and it
really gets you thinking and by the way
you can watch the entire interview that
Chelsea and I did if you go to today.com
and it's very emotional interview it was
long and it was windy and it was really
kind of moving so yeah in fact I can't
think of anyone better than you Maria to
do that interview too you can see you
two are just clicking there so yeah
she's a she's a good friend she's really
smart wise and she really kind of is
self reflective in this book and it's
really inspiring actually
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