Ginger Zee, chief meteorologist for ABC, checks back in with the follow-up to her 2017 memoir.   This time around, she digs deeper into some of the other issues swirling around and mixed up in her depression: two suicide attempts, divorce, anorexia, rape, and an abortion, among other things.  She also gives insight into how, after years of avoiding her emotions and her mental health, she has used therapy to dig into her issues and, years later, finding the interconnectedness of the things that have happened in her life and how she has reacted.

A Little Closer To Home gives Zee another outlet to tell her tale of recovery and how, even today, she continues to dive into her past and look for ways to improve.  Thanks to the fine folks at Anderson’s Bookshop, I was able to participate in a Zoom call with her where she dove deeper into some of these topics and the need to normalize taking care of and seeking help for our mental health.

Ironically, four years ago, I read Ginger Zee’s first memoir back-to-back with her ABC News co-worker Dan Harris’ first book on meditation.  This year, I switched it up by fitting two books in between their respective second efforts, though Harris has recently left ABC.