“I was moved by the fact that teen suicides are at the highest they have
ever been,” Anderson said this week at a Cinema Society party for the
upcoming book. “There is so much low self-esteem in girls, and so much
self-hate that I keep reading about. My first idea for a book was
something that would help to lift girls out of that place of
negativity.”
Organized around nine principles — honesty, acceptance, courage, trust,
humility, peace, love, joy, and kindness — the book emphasizes the
importance of acting selflessly.
“This book isn’t about what we’ve figured out,” she said. “We were both
very honest in the book about our trials and tribulations, where we have
tried things and failed, and what we have learned over the years. What
has worked and hasn’t worked.”
Read more: NY Mag
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Actors Cuba Gooding Jr, Dermot Mulroney and Paul Sorvino and journalist Katie Couric supported Gillian's new book during the cocktail party held at the Penthouse of Hotel Indigo LES on Tuesday (October 25) in New York City.
