In the excerpt, Beer discusses how being dropped by a label prior to that moment on the balcony took a toll on her confidence. “I went from having the support of an entire professional team and photo shoots on huge, shiny sets to shooting the cover for my next single with a handheld camera in my living room,” she writes.

She also writes that she was in the midst of rebranding herself as a “strong, bad-ass independent female” when she was in her “darkest years.” “I wanted to be a solid, empowering role model for my audience, but in reality I felt anything but,” she writes, referring to her She Pleases EP.“It took years before I could proudly call myself a songwriter. But the most amazing part about gaining confidence as an artist was finally feeling like my music was resonating with my listeners. I was actually putting out music I was proud of,” she continues. “After bending myself to other people’s wills for so many years, I was doing as I pleased, slowly discovering myself and my own sound independent of outside opinion. I had a long road ahead, but I was taking steps in the right direction.

A direction that felt bright.”Beer announced the release of her book back in February, sharing on social media that she wanted to “reintroduce myself” with it. The book’s title page shows a dedication to Beer’s mother, father, and brother; underneath it she also dedicates the memoir to “the Younger Madison I’m writing this about — thank you for getting me here. I hope I’ve made you proud.”