Christy Carlson Romano grew up in front of millions on“Even Stevens,”and she’s not sugarcoating what that experience cost her. Her new memoir,“Once Upon a Trainwreck,”dives into child stardom, addiction, and motherhood. To go with it, she shared six books with Page Six that helped her process all of it.
Her picks include Anna Lembke’s“Dopamine Nation,”Jennette McCurdy’s“I’m Glad My Mom Died,”Bessel van der Kolk’s“The Body Keeps the Score,”Ken Kragen’s“Life Is a Contact Sport,”and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s“The Great Gatsby.”She says she’s read Gatsby five times, and the meaning shifted every time. The first read, she felt like Daisy. The last, she realized she’d been chasing the green light her entire career.
The common thread across her list is how fame, trauma, and ambition overlap, and what reading can do to help you make sense of all three. If you’re looking for a book that meets you wherever you are right now, her list is a solid place to start. Follow us for more entertainment news, and tell us: what book changed how you see your own story?
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