Alyson Stoner to Publish Memoir about 'Truths' of Child Stardom: ‘I’m Not Holding Back’ (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everythingwill detail Stoner’s journey as a child star, including their “turbulent home life,” going to rehab and discovering their sexuality. At the same time, Stoner also analyzes the ecosystem of the entertainment industry, the “toddler to trainwreck pipeline” of child stars and what it took to create a new life for themselves in adulthood.

“If I was going to pen a memoir, I needed to be certain it carried a lot of weight within its pages, both personally and collectively,” Stoner tells PEOPLE. “At face value, it reveals the truths that I’ve held closest — details left unsaid because of legal contracts, stories not even my family and friends know and an extremely intimate journey of mental health and self-development.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“I’m eager for this to serve as a larger reckoning for Hollywood and society,” Stoner adds. “I’m not holding back on sharing information that audiences deserve to know, information that, after years of research, I haven’t seen presented quite like this. I look forward to the chapters sparking deeper questions and urgent conversations.”

Alyson Stoner holding a copy of their memoir ‘Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything’.Courtesy of Alyson Stoner

Courtesy of Alyson Stoner

“I think I was kind of disassociated throughout the whole journey. On the outside, you look like everything’s okay, and years later, you can’t remember a thing,” Stoner said in the documentary. In 2021, Stoner alsopenned an op-ed for PEOPLE, in which they discussed the urgency of supporting child stars.“I believe everyone deserves to feel safe, comfortable and confident in their mind and body, especially youth who are vulnerable with fewer tools to navigate daily life,” Stoner wrote. “No matter what has happened to you, there is a way to reconnect with yourself and reclaim your story, your voice and your authority as your own.”Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everythingwill be published on Aug. 12, 2025 and is now available for preorder, wherever books are sold.

source: people.com