Recollections, wisdom, and advice from the beloved entertainer, American icon, mother of eight children, and "New York Times" bestselling author.
When the "Donny and Marie" show ended its award-winning run on ABC in 1979, 19-year-old Marie was ready to leave the stage lights for a secretaryas lifeashe had prepared to say agoodbyea to fleeting fame by studying shorthand and typing! Clearly, life took a different turn.
Now, decades later and still a beloved superstar, Marie opens the door to her thoughts on many of her milestones and missteps, both the public and the personal. In a life brimming with a mixture of charm and chaos, blessings and hilarious bungles, victory and vulnerability, Marie recounts for her afamily of fansa her greatest successes as well as her most crushing disappointments, career pressures and expectations, marriage and divorce, depression, weight issues, tough choices, honors and awards, and the incredible joys and challenges of raising children. Through it all, Marie has bounced back time and again with unstoppable enthusiasm, resilience, and an unbeatably healthy and positive outlook on life.
In "Might as Well Laugh About It Now," she imparts her insights on surviving all of lifeas roadblocks and detours in a collection of friendly musings and heartening advice about learning to survivea and moving forwardawith humor and optimism.

For beloved superstar Marie Osmond, one gift that her mother gave her stands above the rest: the gift to trust and follow her heart.
Even when her path seemed bleak, it was this unwavering faith that allowed her to follow her dreams, both professional and personal, and survive the hardest times in her life. Like so many women out there, Marie has struggled through years of being a single parent and a working parent, while juggling the need to be there for her children and still be there for her other "family," the multitude of fans and followers who look up to her.
Through it all, Marie has turned to the person who helped her through every stage of her life and her career: her mother. Drawing on the wisdom that Olive Osmond imparted over the years, Marie weaves a rich, touching, and honest memoir about her life offstage and off-camera, where she took on her most important role: motherhood. Through her personal delights, dreams, downturns, and devastating tragedy, Marie offers insights on creating a strong family, raising happy and independent children and, especially, moving forward when it seems impossible to do so.

"I was sitting on the kitchen floor, heaving in sobs, and all I could think was 'This can't possibly be me.'"
-Marie Osmond

PPD was the post-pregnancy nightmare no one discussed— until one of America's most beloved entertainers brought it into the light.

Intense, debilitating, unrelenting, Postpartum Depression (PPD) strikes more than one in ten women after they give birth. Often they hide away in shame, feeling overwhelmed, hopeless, panicky, and even suicidal. No one ever warned them this could happen, what was causing it, or that it could be helped!

Now, in BEHIND THE SMILE, Marie candidly tells the story of her own nightmare with PPD and speaks out bravely for other women on its devastating effects. Along with the expert advice of Dr. Judith Moore, Marie provides sound health strategies, as well as up-to-date information about diagnosis and treatment. Discover:

· If you have PPD

· The natural supplements and diet that can relieve symptoms

· What factors put you at risk

· Tests to ask your doctor about

· Natural hormone treatments and herbs for hormonal balance

· How to determine whether your thyroid is involved.

BOOK INCLUDES AN INVALUABLE COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE GUIDE

Overwhelming depression, bouts of crying, panic attacks, even thoughts of suicide or harming the baby...

HAVE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAD ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS AFTER GIVING BIRTH?

· I have had difficulty sleeping even when the baby is asleep...

· I feel sad, miserable, and cry often or fight to keep from crying.

· I have felt scared and panicky with no good reason.

· I have been feeling overwhelmed.

· I have thought about harming myself or my baby...

ONE NIGHT MARIE OSMOND HANDED OVER HER BANK CARD TO HER BABYSITTER, GOT IN HER CAR, AND DROVE AWAY. SHE KNEW SHE NEEDED TO BE AWAY FROM HER CHILDREN UNTIL SHE COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH HER. FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED, HOW SHE GOT HELP, HOW SHE GOT BETTER—AND HOW YOU CAN TOO!
BEHIND THE SMILE

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