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the fact she thinks broadway is a small unimportant goal is ASTOUNDING

The line "My ancestors suvived the potato famine so I could become reliant on adderall" is pure comedy gold

she’s never beating the illiterate allegations😭

I'm so glad Lea Michele invented self help ❤️

I'm a dietitian and the part about health is horrendous. It's basically a how to guide to disordered eating. Also as a health professional I'm really hecking tired of celebrities talking about nutrition like the know something

I like to imagine the therapy session after this was just a slightly more unhinged rant on this book

lea michele encouraging disordered eating patterns and then immediately being like "it's not extreme it's just about AWARENESS".. girl.

love that the only people you’ve made two videos about are emma chamberlain and lea michelle. truly the farthest ends of the spectrum-

Non-GMO popcorn is peak irony because technically all corn in America has been genetically modified.

Lea Michele is a prime example of when you feed a person's ego

petition to stop letting famous ppl think they can do it all

the way she reveals her twisted mindset so earnestly shocks me every time😭 she’ll just heavily imply shes only nice to people so she can use them and then move on to another super sincere story like its normal

Her saying just getting Spring Awakening would be a "small career" is fucking crazy. It's a literal BROADWAY ROLE that she's ORIGINATING. That's huge! Especially at 19! It's not even "dreaming small."

Hi, just a small correction: I have bipolar disorder, BPD is actually the abbreviation for borderline personality disorder! Fantastic video as always, drag her queen

I thought maybe "how your ancestors came to America" might have been a brief moment of self-awareness and LM realising she didn't have the pull to sell books to an international audience, but as I went on I realised she probably just doesn't think the world outside the USA exists

As someone with celiac (so I have to eat gluten free all the time) it always bugs me that people think gluten free is healthier 😭 there's so much added sugar and other stuff to make the food taste better since it doesn't have gluten in it so it's unhealthy for anyone who doesn't actually need to eat gluten free

I worked on Glee as an extra cheerleader when I was 18 to look younger (I was about 20ish). My brother also worked on the same set as a student and we would sometimes work together. Lea was one of the lead actresses who wouldn’t even so much and LOOK at you. No smile, no hello, no anything, ever. The coach (I do not remember her name although I remember her to be a more known actress at the time) was far more cordial, as well as the other members of the cast and crew. I definitely don’t think that anyone is owed conversation just because they are sharing the same space. However, it can make for a very uncomfortable experience when your existence goes completely unacknowledged. Especially when the hours are very long and you are there for many days out of the week. A single hello, head nod or moments eye contact can go a long way. Which would be standard for any working environment. Imagine being at a job and a higher ranking employee refuses to even so much as look at you. It’s just funny to me that she has the audacity to put in her book and journal anything at all about work space demeanor. It’s actually quite comical. Edit, correction, explanation of “18 to look younger” I was in my early 20’s, approx 21. It’s called “18 to look younger” as in your over 18 but you look younger so you can play a high schooler, cheerleader etc for purposes of filming a show that is set in a scene or scenes that call for younger looking people. If they were to hire people under 18 the production company would have to follow very strict rules, protocol and have very limited hours that minors can work. So when they hire tv background or other roles they are classified as “18 to look younger” between casting and the production company.

youre so brave for reading all these memoirs

"Normalize small goals." Yes, this should be accepted more in society. My favorite takeaway from your vid. 💯

Nothing says girl boss like encouraging kids to journal and execute months-long, non doctor approved, elimination dieting 🤩

The story about your murderer relative made me far happier than it should’ve, sorry English policemen

This woman writing a self-help book is like the Staircase Murderer writing a book about how to not murder people on staircases.

She really said "ask not what you can do for your colleagues, but what your colleagues can do for you" and she is so wrong for that xD

She did not write a book about being friendly to co-workers when all of her co-stars from Glee said she was a terrible human being and super rude now, did she ? Big yikes

"as we discussed at length in Brunette Ambition" the vibes this gives off, the implication that not only did you read her other book already, but that it is required reading and also somehow counts as a long involved conversation that you, the reader, had with Lea Michele personally

"i know i have therapy i just read a lea michelle book" i’m CRYING

I admire what she went through in order to write a book as an illiterate person

God I hate the idea that keeps being perpetrated that theatre is unimportant, or just a temporary thing to focus on while moving on to bigger, better things. Theatre is one of the most impressive, entertaining and physical art forms i can think of

I love that she says you have to work hard for things in the same chapter she says she just tagged along to an audition not even knowing she could sing and got the part

Not Lea Michele shaming me for eating a bag of chips when she got part of her face permanently removed 💀

I will write an entire paper thanking you for reading these books just for us not to. Truly girlboss hero !

I love that she said never made it a priority to read books so she found more creative was to expand her mind like DVD’s

absolutely obsessed with the notion that miss ma'am over here wrote this book, sent it to her publishers, and not a single person had ANY feedback to give. they read all this nonsense about dieting and friendship in the workplace and went 'oh this. this is fine. this is good actually. good and great. readers are gonna eat this up' and agreed to publish it

Wow! I genuinely appreciate you calling out the diet culture and food shaming speech! Love you and your videos!

As a current dietetic intern studying to become a dietitian, THANK YOU for calling out the diet and nutrition part! I swear me and my friends rant about how many unqualified people (aka, NOT DIETITIANS) are out here giving nutrition advice and encouraging disordered eating! Drives me insane!!!

She really manifested funny girl (and her fans' EDs) by journaling 😍📝👑

"Food as a punishment." YES! YES! YES! Of course we should eat healthy, and encourage children to do so as well in an age appropriate way, but eating should be ENJOYABLE, and not just a chore we perform 3 times a day to keep ourselves alive. Four years ago, my daughter (at 25) found herself at 350lbs. We realized that we both had to lose weight. We changed the way we ate, without sacrificing taste or the enjoyment of eating. We experimented more with food, and discovered so many new cuisines and recipes that we now eat regularly. We also began looking at fast food as a treat...something we have once a month, with no guilt attached to it. If we go to a family birthday, and have an extra big slice of cake, we enjoy it guilt free. I hate the expression "cheat days", because it implies that you're doing something wrong. There should never be any guilt attached to food. If your diet is generally healthy, it can withstand a couple treat days (not cheat days) a month. My daughter worked hard, and lost 200 lbs, and feels very good about herself at 150lbs. I went from 200lbs to 150lbs, and feel fantastic. And since we lost the weight slowly, and by changing our eating habits, instead of "dieting", we'll be able to maintain those weight losses.

Carly ever since the Prince Harry video, I've literally been OBSESSED with your content babe! Your sense of humour is peak older gen z, who loves camp and is completely unhinged and I'm living for ittt😎

The way you dropped the great-uncle story and then just moved on 😭😭 The delivery was so funny.

once again … thank you for reading a book i never wanted to read myself but now i can laugh and talk about it … you’re doing god’s work as always !

I love how she frames Broadway being as low on the totem pole as something to attain.

this is turning into celebrity memoir book club in the best way possible. you and those podcast girlies would get along so well - they also do stand up!

I hate self help books. The language is always classist and ableist. I’ve written for years I want a healthy body. Wanna know what I got? Surgery and even more limited energy. Yay me. /s

the level on unhinged is unmatched in this video and I'm living for it

Oh my god yeah, people with small dreams should be respected. Honestly bestie be realistic, set goals you can reach, that will build your confident like nothing else. idk about yall but I was kind of conditioned to look down on people who wanted humble and fulfilling lives :)

"My ancestors survived the potato famine so that I could become reliant on adderall." 🤣 that felt like a call out

7:17 I love how she just assumes everyone reading her book is American

I found out one of my ancestors was a German tassel maker and if that doesn't mean I should follow my bliss as a burlesque performer I don't know what does.

Nearly choked on my dinner when you made the matcha joke. Thank you for the laughs and for reading these books.

When Leah Michelle says "do whatever you have to to succeed" my mind goes "she's talking about murder, right?? 😐"

You didn’t mention it in the video but she talks about how she didn’t want to “”settle”” for Broadway basically, but now in 2022 she’s doing Funny Girl on Broadway and I would argue it’s the most successful thing she’s done since Glee

“If you want to dream smaller…that’s not like immoral” !!!! ty yes

Jack bullies celeb's taste in books and Carley bullies celeb's books.

she is insane I'm SHOOK at the diet and nutrition part.. I've had ED struggles since i was young and this is literally like a pro eating disorder guide I would've made or saved off of tumblr back then. I cant believe she thought was a good idea to publish..??

Girlboss Lea single handedly reviving the mind destroying vibes of ED positive 2014 Tumblr, we love to see it 😍😍😍

My friend and her brother had a lot of food intolerances growing up and ultimately wrote a cookbook called “What to eat when you can’t eat anything “ WITH a qualified dietician- yes they were on the cover and the recipes were theirs but anything relating to diet and nutrition came from the professional

The part about your great-uncle actually caused me to choke on my non-GMO McDonald's fries. 💀

Girl I love that you said, that people dream small as well, because thats so me!! I am a med student and i am just looking forward to just having my little family medicine practise and I do not aspire to be chief of internal medicine. My friends and family don‘t really get this and I felt like everybody else on this planet either 😅 So just thank you for seeing me and the other non ambitious souls 😊 (sorry for my poor english skills…😂 love from germany ✨)

the blissful moments between leah michelle scandals where i can just forget she exists are truly my favourite time of the year

As someone who has struggled with EDs since high school, my jaw was on the floor during that horrendous section dude. Thank you for making fun of this trainwreck and your humor. ❤

The “my ancestors survived the potato famine so I could be reliant on adderall” line 💀💀💀💀 subscribing right away

Omg, when you said "i always wondered what wet dust tasted like" about almond butter i almost spit out my drink 😂😂

I'm so proud of Leah for finally learning how to read. She's an icon 😍

The talent oozing off of you is real

you’d need external help after completing that self help journal

haters will say it's because she can't read

Just imagining Lea Michelle reflecting on herself and journaling it down is hilarious to me. I can’t even imagine that she ever journaled in her life but i’ll take her word for it i guess😭💀

Perfect video for a little break during a late night study session for med school finals

I’m vegan and I hate when people associate veganism to diets or “””clean””” eating, vegan does not equal healthy and it’s not its purpose either

The term partner sitting there like 👁️👄👁️every time Lea writes “guy or girl”

"I've had people at work tell me I legit smell like a teabag". Okay, I quit being a writer. It's all already been done.

“incessantly and obsessively” lol 😂 this whole book reads like me writing a paper the night before desperately trying to reach the word count. she also sounds like she’s genuinely trying so hard to use the biggest words she can think of.

'I never want to eat these foods again'??? LIKE?? this is what we definitely DON'T need in our lives. thank you for the video tho, the way you summarise it is pretty incredible. eye-opening to say the least.

Gal - you make me smile and bring so much brightness just by existing. Grateful for you! Also love that I can claim to know all about the contents of these celeb books without the torture of reading them. ❤

Side note, but I love the Yellow Submarine in the back of your videos!

Lea’s story about unintentionally getting a role on Broadway when her friend went to audition reminds me of a Rachel and Santana storyline from Glee, except in that case Santana is the girl who unintentionally got a big role on Broadway. There’s a lot of differences, but also some interesting similarities.

I agree with your appraisal of peanut butter. Got gifted almond butter - it's not bad. But adding honey to it makes it magnificent, and I was sooo disappointed to come to this realisation when I was close to finishing it. But peanut butter rules

This honestly makes me want to write a guided journal for kids and teens that encourages actually healthy behavior and not, like, EDs

carley. you own my heart. also as a current theater kid i hope you know that watching you eviscerate *the* theater kid is all the therapy i will ever need and i thank you

I can't believe Lea Michelle published a book if she can't even read 😍 how inspiring

Why is this so cathartic to me

As someone who physically cannot eat gluten, please dont go gluten-free just for fun or because its trendy. Just enjoy your food and the possibilities! I WISH I could go and buy a donut instead of having to make it at home.

Girl, I had a journal similar to the nutrition section of her journal when I was deep into my bulimia. The "goal" page of foods to cut out of your diet is verbatim what people with ED use. This is awful.

Why is the story of Emilia from Love and Pies better than anything Lea Michelle will ever write!

You guys, Lea CAN read, she just never prioritizes it, like ever 😂

thanks for going hard on the food section, that kind of thinking stole a lot of joy from my childhood and teen years ❤

And she's back with another absolute banger 🙌🏻 thank you for feeding us, master girlboss 🙇‍♀️

The way you're constantly falling on grenades for us is incredible. We owe you everything, Our Battlefield Queen

as someone from scotland with grandparents from ireland, your great-uncle sounds like an absolute lad and you should absolutely model your life on his 💖💖

I love your humor and your delivery! thanks for uploading

what watching your videos on lea michele has taught me (because no i'm not gonna read those books myself) it's that s5-7 of glee are no longer about rachel berry, they are about lea michele. like everything that happens to rachel is inspired by lea's own life. i find this crazy like the level of meta narrative...

The part about the smaller goals made me legitimately mad because literally HOW is a lead role on broadway a small goal???

I am loving these memoir book videos

"Standing over the sink eating chips" let's be honest I'm in my bed, the sink is full dishes, and these chips are delicious

This is my favorite series you’ve been filming! So thank you 🥹🫶🏻

You've officially become one of my comfort youtubers... you will be playing to try to fall asleep when I'm struggling yey

as someone who is allergic to gluten AND dairy and is vegan, i would never wish that shit on anyone! and as someone who’s struggled with ED, food restriction is step 1 in having one. i became a vegetarian because of my ED. that whole section is literally like a step by step guide to developing an ED. i can’t believe she had the audacity to write it like those are just fun quirky little challenges!🤪 thank you for noticing it and calling it out!

When I was trying to get into drama school, I used to try pretend I was Rachel Berry to help motivate myself. It was like a stick for punishing how sloppy I was. I'm so glad I didn't have that book, it would have done messed up stuff to my little mentally ill brain.

15:28 she's never beating the allegations