No Filter: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful by Paulina Porizkova

This book is not so much about having been a supermodel married to a rock star as it is about being a woman who was loved, betrayed, and heartbroken, now 57 and unpartnered. Relatable stuff. Paulina Porizkova reflects on how she ended up where she is — the choices she made in life, and the reasons for those choices which she understands in hindsight.

I read this book in one day. It’s what I needed to read. It was like having coffee with a new friend whose experience mirrors yours. You want to hear what she’s made of, what’s happened to her, and find comfort in her story by knowing that you are not alone.

“And I learned the hard way that to nullify yourself means that when you most need yourself, you may not even know who you are. I had made choices, and now I was seeing the consequences. It’s taken three very painful years to learn lessons I would rather not have had to learn. But I have learned my worth. And I will never again settle for less.”