Blood, Sweat and Glitter

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Hilarious and candid, this is Em Ruscianos coming-of-middle-age story. Consider yourself warned: shes neurodivergent and hormonal AF.

Em Rusciano has some stories to tell! In the space of a few short years, she quit breakfast radio, birthed her third childand staged a sold-outtour across the country all before being hurled headfirst into the existential crisis of lockdowns. She felteverythingat full volume: the burnout, the joy, the rage ... and a deeply inconvenient urge to get into craft.

Then came the missing puzzle pieces: ADHD and Autism. Two diagnoses that suddenly made everything her entirelife clickinto place.

In this book, Em unpacks what it means to exist in a world that was never built for you, raising three gloriously neurodivergent kids while redefining her own limits. From her landmark National Press Club address to her game-changing role in the 2023 ADHD Senate inquiry, Em isnt just sharing her story: shes challenging the status quo and demanding change.

Laugh-out-loud funny and filled with righteous rage,Blood, Sweat and Glitteris a guide to being a neurodivergent, perimenopausal, middle-aged rock star in a world that prefers women of a certain age to go off quietly into the sunset. Strap in its a hell of a ride.

Author Bio

Em Rusciano is a writer, singer, keynote speaker, comic and podcaster. Her podcast Emsolation was Australias first ever Spotify Exclusive, and her 15-date Outgrown comedy tour took Australia by storm in 2024. Ems 2016 bestselling book Try Hard was released to acclaim, and her self-narrated audiobook was nominated for ABIA Audiobook of the Year. Em has a fierce, loud and passionately loyal social media community, with a combined following on Facebook and Instagram of more than half a million.