Getting Naked

The Quiet Work of Becoming Perfectly Imperfect

De: Valerie Bertinelli

Narrado por: Valerie Bertinelli

NARRATED BY THE AUTHOR

From beloved actress and New York Times bestselling author Valerie Bertinelli, her most vulnerable book yet offering wisdom hard-won through divorce, menopause, and generational pain, with a powerful message of self-acceptance and embracing the past with compassion.

With her signature warmth and disarming humor, the beloved actress and New York Times bestselling author strips away the polished façade and shares what it’s really like to grow older, love harder, and start over. Now in her mid-sixties, Valerie reflects on the hard-won lessons of aging, self-worth, and letting go. From her experiences with menopause, relationships, and family trauma, she writes with clarity and compassion about the insecurities that have haunted her for decades: shame and anxiety about her body, and the false belief that her value depended on perfection. Through it all, Valerie reflects on the quiet, daily work of self-acceptance—the kind that doesn’t make headlines but changes lives. Getting Naked isn’t just a story of survival. It’s a reckoning—with her past, her family history, and the generational pain that shaped her. It’s about the myths we believe when we’re young—about beauty, love, success—and how we carry them until they break us open. It’s about unlearning the script that says women must please, endure, and stay silent.

The result is a deeply personal, unexpectedly funny, and profoundly uplifting look at the inner journey we all share. Getting Naked isn’t about vulnerability for vulnerability’s sake. It’s about finally letting go of the need to be perfect, quieting the harsh inner critic, and choosing compassion over judgment. After all, it’s never too late to make peace with yourself—and to fall madly in love with the perfectly imperfect person you already are.

I identify

This audio book was so incredible! I loved that Valerie was the one that narrated it, it made it feel so much more personal. I saw myself, my experiences through her story. Thank you Valerie for being naked, it’s given other unaware, amazing women the courage to be naked. Your story of your life is and will make a difference in so many ladies lives. Much love!!!

You need to hear this

For those of us who grew up with her. Woman of a certain age. This book is so impactful.

This is a wonderful down to earth book

Valerie I commend you on writing this book. It spoke to me on so many levels. I love this book! Now I am inspired to really open my eyes and see my true beautiful self. Thank you and bless you.

I have a lot in common with Valerie

I liked she admitted to many blips in her life making her seem more real life than just a STAR. So many women can relate to things she disclosed. I will recommend this.

Her Honesty

Her views of her life with deep soul and a bit of humor tells and speak beautiful truths