The Half of It: A Candid Story of Fame, Mental Health, and Growing Up in the Public Eye

A memoir from singer-songwriter Madison Beer, chronicling the past decade of her life spent in the spotlight—the ups, the downs, and the in-betweens that you won’t see on social media.

Discovered at twelve years old, Madison Beer was one of the first artists to have her entire life documented online. Over the past decade, she has navigated the spotlight as a child, through her teenage years, and now as a young woman in her twenties.

In The Half of It, Madison pulls back the curtain to show the behind-the-scenes of her journey, from reckoning with mass hate online and cyberbullying to the time her private pictures were leaked, to battling suicidal thoughts while making her highly acclaimed debut album, Life Support, and her recovery since then. This mental health memoir is an honest and unflinching account of self-love, mental health, and advocacy from one of the fastest-rising musical voices of her generation. It hammers home the point, more striking and urgent than ever, that no matter how close the internet may make us feel to people, we truly don’t know the half of it.

• A Raw Mental Health Journey: Go beyond the headlines to Madison’s private battles with suicidal thoughts, self-harm, and learning to navigate her BPD diagnosis.
• The Dark Side of Fame: Discovered at twelve, Madison reveals the truth about growing up online, where every mistake is magnified and your entire life becomes public consumption.
• On Cyberbullying and Misogyny: An unflinching look at the trauma of having her private photos leaked at fifteen and facing a global wave of shame with no support.
• Finding Her Voice: Follow her path from a manufactured pop image to a powerful independent artist, fighting for the creative control to write and produce her own story through music.