Jenny Lawson is weird and wonderful. She suffers from ADHD, anxiety and depressive disorders, and chronic pain. She is also the author of four New York Times bestsellers, including this, her most recent book. I have read Furiously Happy and Broken (in The Best Possible Way), both of which I highly recommend. I plan to go back and read her first book, a memoir, Let’s Pretend This Never Happened. Her writing reminds me of David Sedaris—you must seek out any and all of his books, as well. I especially enjoy his audiobook versions. If you can catch him live, do it.

While I don’t suffer to the degree that Jenny does, I can certainly relate to her. Who doesn’t experience anxiety and depression these days? Who hasn’t experienced a bit of imposter syndrome, especially when taking on a new challenge? Our brains try to tell us that we’re crazy to try new things, or that being social will only lead to embarrassment, or everyone else is living their best life, while we’re just wasting our time. Anyone who feels anxiety or depression, even if not chronically, is familiar with these insidious messages, and many more. Lawson’s new book is filled with personally-tested and reliable ways to get past these crippling, invasive thoughts. She divides the book into themes, depending on what your personal issues might be.

Throughout, Lawson fills the reader in on personal anecdotes that are hilarious, yet also poignant and always genuine. Lawson is perhaps the most real, honest, genuine writer ever—well, she and the aforementioned David Sedaris. It is scary how sincere and revealing they bother are. And how truly hilarious. The things you will find yourself laughing about may shock you. The fact is, however, life is really weird, we all see and hear strange stuff every day. The difference is, Lawson is reporting back, giving the unvarnished, bizarre truth from the front lines, in the nicest possible way. For she is genuinely nice, a really kind, nice person.

I wish I lived next door to her, so I could meet her dog, Dorothy Barker, and her cats, Hunter S. Thomcat and Ferris Mewler. And amidst the funny stories, you will find many, many useful mental tricks to help you combat the demons, and find some peace, some sense of accomplishment, and an improved outlook. Not a self-serious, self-important self-help book, is this. Take that you fraud, Mel Robbins! Jenny Lawson is the real deal, and way more helpful, to boot. Highly recommend all her books.