THE WEIGHT OF BEAUTIFUL

From the Real Housewives of New Jersey star, an unfiltered memoir chronicling Jackie's harrowing eighteen-year battle with anorexia and her journey to recovery in the public eye, for readers of Unbearable Lightness by Portia de Rossi.

The Weight of Beautiful is the beautifully moving portrayal of Jackie Goldschneider's journey battling a raging eating disorder that nearly killed her to her eventual path to recovery. As a young girl, she found solace in food as a lonely child in a family of chronic yo-yo dieters, and was ruthlessly bullied for her weight as a teen. From the first toxic diet that Jackie's family physician encouraged her to follow when she was just a kid to the adult anorexia that nearly destroyed her, her story includes honest accounts of starvation tactics, recognition of how her eating disorder affected everyone around her - especially her family - and how close to death she truly came.

When her eating disorder is revealed on the hit Bravo TV show, The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Jackie decides to finally commit to recovery. As she manages the difficult healing process in the public eye, she also navigates marriage, the complications of pregnancy, parenting, and fame. Ultimately, becoming a reality TV star saved her life. This is Jackie's story, but within it are also the stories of millions of women just like her, striving to lead healthy, happy lives while in recovery from eating disorders.

Jackie Goldschneider is a star of the Bravo hit TV show Real Housewives of New Jersey. Before joining the show in 2018, Jackie was an attorney and freelance journalist. She has contributed extensively to publications including Good Housekeeping, Huffington Post and Scary Mommy, among others, and was a popular freelance features writer for New Jersey's (201) Magazine for four years. Jackie graduated Magna Cum Laude from Boston University and received her Juris Doctorate from Fordham University School of Law. She practiced law in New York City from 2001 - 2008. Jackie now lives in New Jersey with her husband and their children.