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How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay by Jenny Lawson

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Warm, insightful, and witty, the first book of advice from New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson—aka the Bloggess

Jennette McCurdy calls Lawson "a gift—funny, weird, and the exact right amount of unhinged."

In her first-ever advice book, Jenny Lawson turns two decades of hard-won coping strategies into a laugh-out-loud, deeply human guide to staying creative and hopeful when depression, anxiety, and ADHD make simply getting through the day feel impossible.

Across chapters like "Wash Your Brain More Than You Wash Your Bra" and "Working on Easy Mode Is Still Working," Lawson shares more than one hundred practical, often absurd tools for managing self-doubt, motivation, and the mental blocks that come with living inside a brain that will not cooperate.

Blending the sardonic wit that made her blog, The Bloggess, a phenomenon with real emotional honesty, How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay celebrates small victories and finds hope amid difficult circumstances - a book for anyone who needs permission to laugh at their own mess while still taking it seriously.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Warm, insightful, and witty, the first book of advice from New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson—aka the Bloggess

Jennette McCurdy calls Lawson "a gift—funny, weird, and the exact right amount of unhinged."

In her first-ever advice book, Jenny Lawson turns two decades of hard-won coping strategies into a laugh-out-loud, deeply human guide to staying creative and hopeful when depression, anxiety, and ADHD make simply getting through the day feel impossible.

Across chapters like "Wash Your Brain More Than You Wash Your Bra" and "Working on Easy Mode Is Still Working," Lawson shares more than one hundred practical, often absurd tools for managing self-doubt, motivation, and the mental blocks that come with living inside a brain that will not cooperate.

Blending the sardonic wit that made her blog, The Bloggess, a phenomenon with real emotional honesty, How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay celebrates small victories and finds hope amid difficult circumstances - a book for anyone who needs permission to laugh at their own mess while still taking it seriously.

  • Publisher: Penguin Life

    Title: How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay: Tips and Tricks That Kept Me Alive, Happy, and Creative in Spite of Myself

    Author: Jenny Lawson

    On Sale Date: March 31, 2026

    ISBN 13: 9780593833216

    ISBN 10: 059383321X

    Format: Hardcover

    Retail Price: $29.00

    BISAC: Self-Improvement & Inspiration / Humor / Biography & Memoir

    Page Count: 288

    Dimensions: 5.5 in x 8.25 in

  • Jenny Lawson is known for her sardonic wit and skewed perspective on life. Her award-winning blog, TheBloggess.com, reaches millions of readers, and she is widely considered among today's funniest contemporary writers.

  • Readers are calling it relatable, funny, and practical:

    • Readers say Lawson makes them feel truly seen, describing the book as "funny, raw, wildly honest, and comforting."

    • Many highlight genuine, actionable tools for managing anxiety, depression, and ADHD, not just jokes.

    • The short, non-linear chapters resonate especially with neurodivergent readers who want something easy to dip into.

    • Longtime fans note it leans more toward practical self-help than her earlier memoir-style books, and some wish for more of her narrative storytelling.

This book is for you if

  • You are managing depression, anxiety, ADHD, or another mental health struggle and want tools that actually help.

  • You love Jenny Lawson's blend of dark humor and raw honesty.

  • You have read and loved Furiously Happy or Let's Pretend This Never Happened.

  • You want permission to find humor in your hardest days.

  • You prefer advice that feels like a friend talking to you, not a lecture.

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