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10% Happier with Dan Harris
This was a New York Times bestselling memoir where JVN went public about very private issues, including being HIV positive, surviving sexual abuse, and recovering from drug addiction. JVN also discussed the grief surrounding the loss of his cat, Bug the Second, in this book, feeling it was the most traumatizing event he had experienced. The book also contained an essay about shopping, body neutrality, and his relationship with his father.
Over the Top, in which JVN went to public on some extremely private issues, including being HIV plus surviving sexual abuse and recovering from drug addiction.
— Episode: Jonathan Van Ness on Shame, Shopping, Bo...
Episode: Jonathan Van Ness on Shame, Shopping, Bodies, and...
This was a New York Times bestselling memoir where JVN went public about very private issues, including being HIV positive, surviving sexual abuse, and recovering from drug addiction. JVN also discussed the grief surrounding the loss of his cat, Bug the Second, in this book, feeling it was the most traumatizing event he had experienced. The book also contained an essay about shopping, body neutrality, and his relationship with his father.
Over the Top, in which JVN went to public on some extremely private issues, including being HIV plus surviving sexual abuse and recovering from drug addiction.
And I was so nervous about over the top which was like about to come out like a month later when the accident with bug the second happened.
You brought up shame there shame is a recurring theme for you can you say a little bit more about the role of shame in your life and how you work with it?
I'm constantly trying to deepen my understanding of the world and acknowledge that good and bad can coexist and that we will never be able to just snap our fingers and put everything in its place...