It has been a dizzying campaign to Valerie Bertinelli since she began promoting her new cookbook, Indulge: Delicious And Decadent Dishes To Enjoy And Share last November.
Now, about six weeks after her official release, the One Day At A Time alum, 64, announced that she needs a break from social media.
“The last six weeks have been… A LOT,” Bertinelli admitted on Instagram this week. “And while I’m incredibly grateful for all his support of my book and everyone I’ve been lucky enough to meet, this introvert masquerading as an extrovert needs a mental health break from him.”
He continued: ‘I know, I know, this is not an airport, I don’t need to announce my departure. I just know that some of you worry about me if I don’t post often enough.’
Reassuring her 1.6 million followers, Valerie added that “taking a little social media cleanse/detox and a mental health break is a good thing.”
Valerie Bertinelli, 64, took to Instagram to announce that she is taking a ‘mental health break’ following the promotion of her new cookbook; seen in march
Bertinelli maintains his view that making the decision to take time off is a sign of a healthy mind and disposition.
“I’m grateful to be in a place in my life where I’m aware enough to know when I’m overwhelmed and mentally or emotionally exhausted,” she shared, before concluding her announcement.
‘Take care of everyone. I’ll be back before you know it,” the ex-wife of the late rock legend Eddie Van Halen concluded in the social media message.
The actress revealed that she wrote, “Enjoy this last year of healing, as I search and find my true self,” in an Instagram post on February 24, shortly after receiving her first hardcover copy.
Indulge includes a collection of 100 recipes to help nourish body and soul, as well as personal essays from Bertinelli.
“Yes, it’s a cookbook, but it’s so much more,” he said in the video. “I have essays here about finding my joy – maybe I can help you find your joy by being intentional about it – and there are some really great recipes in here too.”
He added: “I hope that some of my essays also help you find your joy, your purpose and, dare I say, help you ‘enjoy’ the life you deserve.”
“With this cookbook, Valerie shares her secrets to enjoying cooking so her fans too can start living their best, fullest lives,” a synopsis of good readings starts.
‘Whether it’s splurging on some fresh produce at the farmers market, cooking an extravagant steak for a dinner party, or serving an ice cream bar at a dinner party, this book is a reminder that indulging can take many forms.
The One Day At A Time star said taking a “social media cleanse/detox and mental health break is a good thing.”
“Yes, it’s a cookbook, but it’s so much more,” Bertinelli shared in a recent promotional video. “I have essays here about finding my joy – maybe I can help you find your joy by being intentional about it – and there are some really great recipes in here too.”
While Bertinelli kicked off her book tour at Long Island LitFest on April 2 and ran through May 17 in Nashville, she has also been doing other promotions for Indulge, including social media posts and interviews, since announcing the cookbook late last year; She appears on The Drew Barrymore Show.
Written in his familiar honest style, Bertinelli hopes readers will turn to Indulge again and again when they need a tasty, healthy recipe, or some life inspiration.
Bertinelli has been acting since the age of 12, appearing in more than two dozen films and made-for-TV shows, most notably One Day At A Time and Touched By An Angel. He has also published several best-selling books.
She is the author of Losing It: and Taking Back My Life One Pound at a Time (2008), and the follow-up Finding It: And Satisfying My Hunger for Life Without Opening the Refrigerator (2009), as well as A Dish in a Time (2012) and The Valerie’s Home Cooking (2015).
In her most recent book before Indulge the Wilmington, the Delaware native reflects on her life at age 60 and beyond in Enough is Enough: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today (2022), which was a New York Times bestseller .
Bertinelli is also the Emmy Award-winning Food Network show Valerie’s Home Cooking, as well as the Kids Baking Championship.
While Bertinelli kicked off her book tour at Long Island LitFest on April 2 and ran through May 17 in Nashville, she has also been doing other promotions for Indulge, including social media posts and interviews, since announcing the cookbook at the end of last year.