I'm Glad My Mom Died

A brutally honest and darkly humorous memoir about resilience, independence… and the simple joy of finally being able to wash your own hair.

Jennette McCurdy was just six years old when she went to her first audition. Her mother dreamed of stardom for her daughter, and Jennette was willing to do anything to make her mom happy.

After rising to fame with iCarly, Jennette was thrust into an unwanted spotlight. While her mother reveled in paparazzi attention and fan club interactions, Jennette battled anxiety, shame, and a growing hatred of her own body. These struggles eventually led to eating disorders, alcohol dependency, and a string of toxic relationships.

Not long after starring alongside Ariana Grande in Sam & Cat, a spinoff of iCarly, Jennette’s mother died of cancer — and things only got worse. It wasn’t until she discovered therapy and walked away from acting that she began to rebuild her life and ask herself, for the first time, what she truly wanted.

Courageous, raw, and unexpectedly funny, I'm Glad My Mom Died is a powerful story of breaking free from abuse, reclaiming identity, and learning to speak your own truth — no matter how uncomfortable it might be.