Coming Home to Myself

by Wynonna Judd and Patsi Bale Cox

Book Overview

From the heart of one of the most beloved performers in music comes this candid memoir of professional triumph, private heartbreak and personal victory. From a truly exceptional musician who has won five Grammys and sold over 20 million albums, this often surprising memoir of survival, strength, hope and forgiveness is certain to resonate with anyone who has dreamed of finding themselves. Includes detailed accounts of her childhood, her music success,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451216512
• ISBN13: 9780451216519
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: New American Library
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

One of BEST BOOKS IVE EVER RRAD

I've loved every song I've heard from Wynona but didn't know alot about her personal life. This is such a great story of her struggles,hardships and learning to finally love herself. I hope she continues to sing to us forever! This book has so many lessons for any woman in life and it just made me love her even more. What a beautiful gutsy, tough, tender Woman of God she is. Highly recommend this book.

Thanks for your honesty

As the mother of two toddlers I don't get much time for leisure reading, but I could not put this book down, I read it in 3 nights (after the kids were in bed). I have been a fan of Wynonna's music for many years and have followed her heart-felt struggle with her weight and her relationship with her mother. As you might suspect, there is a very honest, caring and intelligent women behind the superstar's beautiful face. I recommend this book to any women, especially Mothers, who struggle daily trying to balance it all. Her story is a true inspiration to us all.

Loved it!

This was a great book. I have never really listened to Wynonna's music but would hear it on the radio occasionally. I did see her on Oprah and also on Larry King Live and I liked what I saw so I picked up her book. Well, like the other reviewers before me - I could not put it down. The reader really gets a clear idea of who Wynonna really is - unlike some biographies. She really tells it like it is, but with a lot of compassion for others & whole lot of spirit. A must for all women on a personal journey. I am giving it to my 25-yr old daughter next because it is so empowering.

Ladies, this is a MUST READ! Wynonna is PURE POWER!

I've long been a fan of the Judds and Wynonna, but this book makes me love Wynonna Judd even more, as a person, a professional, and a survivor! I read this book in a day (and I'm a slow reader). The story flows and the words are powerful. I cried and I laughed as I read, but I realized I am NOT alone. Through her story of love, loss, betrayal, and moving on, Wynonna carries us along the ride of her life and lets us see that we too can overcome! If you've ever had a moment of self-doubt, READ THIS BOOK!

Incredible

I just read Wynona Judds Memior Coming Home to myself. The scary thing is..I read the whole book in less than 24 hours. For a book to captivate me like that is in itself, something... I found it to be powerful. This book hit on so many supjects...healthy relationships, anxiety and depression, parenting, entertainment, health and wellness, childrens health and development but mostly,personal growth..... She talks about so many of these things-and powerfully so-its a story of her journey to self acceptance-written in a way I could have never expected from a "star"-even if it was one I was already a fan of. It reads like a conversation with an older, wiser woman you respect. I found myself open to learning from her and yet in awe of how much we had in common. We-Wynona and I (ha!) made so many of the same mistakes..and for the same reasons..her longings for acceptance from her mother and her father, and others, her need to please, lack of boundaries, shopping for emotional reasons, emotional eating, the many "distractions" we allow ourselves so we don't have to deal with real problems and more. She was abandoned, betrayed, hurt, taken advantage of, etc..just like me...(and you?)...wow...it was just a great book...I feel like it validated me ...and yet offered challenges for me..how to be a better communicator, better parent, but most of all, it reminds me I need to be good to myself first. To "put myself on the list" as she puts it. I really liked that it doesn't have a perfect ending (which you would know if you have seen her on any number of talk shows recently) she isn't wearing a size 8 jeans-and isn't trying too. She has lost some weight and is trying to develop healthy eating patterns but she is mostly figuring out who she is and learning to embrace herself....and isn't that something we all need to do? She says in one line that she was going to allow herself to be the person she was and celebrate all that she is and not concentrate on all that she wasn't (not an exact quote). Can you imagine if all women did this? For ourselves? For our daughters? If we truly taught them to just be who they are, and truly celebrated them for who they are? Control issues are huge in this book. She has really given up control with her kids to stop the pattern and her thoughts on this and her ways of parenting are incredible-I am really inspired to rethink the way I do a few things with my own children. I think this book would resonate with any woman, mother (single Mothers (she was one-just like me!!!) parent, daughter, business person, artist, wife, sister and anyone interested in having healthy relationships. I thought it powerful, inspiring and validating..check it out! Thanks Wy! Sincerely, Sonya

Refreshing, riveting and truly empowering -- Thank You!

I had the pleasure and honor of personally meeting Wynonna when she spoke for a conference benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital where my son Frankie was successfully treated for leukemia. Even though the room was filled with media and important people, she zeroed in on my nine-year-old and gave him her full attention. She rewarded Frankie with her honest emotion and made him important. In our brief meeting, I could tell she was real and genuine. Then, as now, her honesty and insight on life is a refreshing departure from the sanitized spin-doctors and approved messages for public consumption. In "Coming Home to Myself," Wynonna Judd is still genuine in her story of rising above obstacles, hardships, difficulties and adversity to discover new opportunities and hidden blessings. Sometimes uncomfortable, yet boldly truthful -- her self-candor is as refreshing as it is riveting. This is an intimate and sincere view of a woman who has experienced the peaks of success but has also been humbled by failure. She proves that life is not necessarily in what life gives us, but in what we make out of what life gives us. I applaud her for the courage to write and share this exceptional book. Frank F. Lunn, (Frankie's dad) Author of "Blessings In Adversity"- Convert Challenges, Difficulties and Hardships into Blessings and New Opportunities. www.BlessingsInAdversity.com