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Stash
Stash: My Life in Hiding | Laura Cathcart Robbins
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“An irresistibly delicious story.” —Holly Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author A propulsive and vivid memoir—in the vein of Drinking: A Love Story and Somebody’s Daughter—about the journey to sobriety and self-love amidst addiction, privilege, racism, and self-sabotage from the host of the popular podcast The Only One in the Room. After years of hiding her addiction from everyone—from stockpiling pills in her Louboutins to elaborately scheduling withdrawals between PTA meetings, baby showers, and tennis matches—Laura Cathcart Robbins settles into a complicated purgatory. She learns the hard way that privilege doesn’t protect you from pain. Facing divorce, the possibility of a grueling custody battle, and internalized racism, Robbins wonders just how much more she can take. Now, with courage and candid openness, she reveals how she managed to begin the long journey towards sobriety and unexpectedly finding new love. Robbins harrowingly illustrates taking down the wall she built around herself brick by brick and what it means to be Black in a startingly white world. With its raw, finely crafted, and engaging prose, Stash is the story of just how badly the facade she created had to shatter before Laura could reconnect to her true self.
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Brooke_H
Brooke_H
Stash: My Life in Hiding | Laura Cathcart Robbins
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Mehso-so

I liked the early parts of this memoir, where Robbins discusses her troubling early life and later starting a PR firm. But any potential connection I could have had with her gets lost after she marries the wealthy film producer. Then it's all personal medical professionals, yelling at her maid for literally just doing her job, her "divorce therapist" (I guess if you're wealthy finding a good therapist quickly is a snap), her $2k handbags...

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merelybookish
merelybookish
Stash: My Life in Hiding | Laura Cathcart Robbins
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Mehso-so

The peak of Robbins's addiction to Ambien coincides with the dissolution of her marriage. Getting sober becomes a priority as she faces a potentially ugly divorce and custody battle. She gives a detailed account of her history with drugs, her stint in rehab, and the fallout. I found it kinda boring & lacking in insight. Might have worked better as an essay (maybe not every story of addiction merits a memoir). And maybe it was written too soon 👇

merelybookish Not because I question her sobriety but there were aspects of her story which felt unexplored and lacking in perspective especially in relation to one particular person. There aren't many memoirs about addiction written by Black women and I wanted to be more enthusiastic about this one. So-so feels accurate. 2y
Megabooks I bailed on this, and I appreciate your insightful review that gets to the 💜 of a lot of reasons I didn‘t enjoy it. 2y
merelybookish @Megabooks Thank you! I saw that you had bailed and hoped I would like it better. But I think you made the right decision! 😉 2y
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Mpcacher
Mpcacher
Stash: My Life in Hiding | Laura Cathcart Robbins
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Pickpick

Robbins is a black woman who was married to the now president and CEO of Paramount Pictures & Nickelodeon. Struggling with an addiction to Ambien and alcohol, and always feeling like her real self is in hiding, she finally asks for a divorce. Against her lawyer's advice she enters a 30 day rehab program. This is a very entertaining memoir of a mother who in order to protect her sons, finally helps herself. I really enjoyed it . 4.5/5 stars!

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