Description: A hilarious memoir of home truths and whatever the opposite of ‘that girl energy’ is, from one half of the hit podcast “Toni and Ryan”.
Most of us tell little white lies all the time. Whether it’s ‘I;m five minutes away’ or ‘it must have gone to my spam folder’, most of these fibs are harmless. But What if you realized that you weren’t just lying about the little things, but the big ‘life’ stuff too?
When Toni Lodge sat down to write this memoir, she discovered that the lies she was telling herself were hiding some pretty important home truths – about her work, her identity and her mental health. Her dogged pursuit of these truths send her on a brazen exploration of everything from gastro, fame and “Twilight” to funerals, the Dalai Lama and Brazilian waxes.
In this hilarious warm hug of a book, Toni exposes the lies she told herself about who she is and what she is capable of, inviting you on a riotous romp that will make you laugh, cringe, cry and utterly rethink the truth behind the stories we tell ourselves.
Review: Toni Lodge is known as one half of the “Toni & Ryan” podcast, one of the funniest podcasts I’ve ever listened to. In her book “I Need Therapy (and Other Lies I’ve Told Myself)” she talks about all the lies she has told herself during her life, for the small things and the big things.
Toni Lodge is one of the funniest women I follow online. Together with Ryan Jon, she talks about everyday stuff, which makes all their topics relatable. I don’t read a lot of non-fiction books, but couldn’t wait to dive into Lodge’s memoir.
Lodge talks about all the lies she has told herself throughout the years. Everyone tells a little white lie every ones in a while, but sometimes you do it for the bug stuff too. And like the podcasts she has, a lot of the things she talks about are very relatable.
Lodge is very open about everything that happened in her life. From her massive “Twilight” obsession, to her mental health issues, and that time is her thing making her always be way too early to every location and her meeting with the Dalai Lama. How she talks about her mother, who passed away way too soon, and how she choose to not be a parent.
Lodge tells her life’s story exactly like we know her from the podcast. The book made me smile and laugh out loud, but also touched me and made me cry (also out loud). I could relate to many things in the book and it felt like a friend telling me about her life. Especially the part about deciding not to become a parent really stuck with me. How, many people still think it’s an odd choice, to not follow the route that is deemed to be more traditional one by society. I struggle with this myself and I felt like Lodge understood this exactly.
“I Don’t Need Therapy (and Other Lies I’ve Told Myself)” is inspiring, heartwarming and funny, a book I recommend to everyone who loves listening to the “Toni & Ryan” podcast.
Rating: 5/ 5
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