Re: Emily Maynard - Tyler Johnson & Family - SM - Updates - Fan Forum

[bleuberry]

We talked about it a few pages back .

[mysthelma]

We talked about it a few pages back .

Oh i see. Thanks Blue will check out the discussion.

[ElonM]

http://www.isaidyesbook.com/

Emily's website for her book. Some lovely photos and a video on this site of her family.

[GuardianAngel]

Emily MaynardJohnson ‏@EmilyMaynard  9h9 hours ago
if he didn't look so cute sitting in his new high chair I would be crying because he's growing… https://www.instagram.com/p/BBK1zLupCgg/

What a cutie!

[Guest]

He sure is a cutie! Wow, has he grown, doesn't even seem possible that he's already in a highchair!

[albean99]

He's a cutie. They do grow fast. :Nod:

[MsnPres]

Just wanted to add that I downloaded the sneak peek of Emily's book, I think it was about 100 pages. My favorite reading genre is memoirs, but always consider the Bachelor related ones a bit fluffy. However, Emily bravely shared her pre-Bachelor story and I felt like she revealed just enough. It was quite impactful to think of her as a young woman facing parenthood alone and all the dynamics and family relationship challenges when Ricky passed away. I've pre-ordered the book and am anxious to continue. I was kind of opinionless toward her during her season(s), but the book was quite enjoyable.

[GuardianAngel]

Thanks for sharing MsnPres. I will copy your post to the book thread.

[Guest]

Thanks Msnpres.  This is the first Bachelornation book that I can totally see a reason for and I actually think I'd enjoy reading so nice to hear your opinion.

[MVMom39forever]

Oh my goodness, her baby is sooooo adorable! I want one too ... but will just have to wait 10 years or so for a grand baby.

[jen689]

How Former Bachelorette Emily Maynard Johnson Finally Found Love After Tragedy, Depression and an Overdose

As the soft-spoken beautiful Southern blonde who won the hearts of fans during her seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, it seemed like Emily Maynard had it all. But for the former reality star, who dealt with depression, the death of her boyfriend and life as a single mother, the journey to find happiness has been far from perfect.

"Things haven't been super easy for me," Maynard, author of the new book, I Said Yes, tells PEOPLE exclusively in this week's issue. "As great as things are now, it's been a struggle for me. My life definitely isn't perfect. Is anybody's?"

After a "happy childhood," growing up in West Virginia, Maynard went to boarding school in Florida as a teenager. "That was really hard for me," she says. "I didn't feel like I fit in." Feelings of worthlessness and unhappiness deepened, and ultimately Maynard was hospitalized twice within a period of six months – once after she threatened suicide and once after she overdosed on prescription pain pills.

"It really was a cry for help," says Maynard, 30. "I never really wanted to end things. I just wanted attention. It makes me sad to think about. I was so focused on the part of my heart that was empty that I couldn't see beyond where I was."

Things started to look up for Maynard when she began seriously dating former NASCAR driver Ricky Hendrick, whom she had met when she was 16 and he was 21. After Maynard's graduation, the pair moved in together in Charlotte, North Carolina. Tragically, within months, Hendrick was killed in a plane crash and Maynard learned just days later that she was pregnant with their daughter.

"The first couple of years were so hard," says Maynard of life as a single mom to Ricki, now 10. "I didn't know if I was coming or going. I was lost. I went to therapists but I knew nothing they would tell me was going to make me feel better. Mine was an issue of the heart that I needed to work out myself. And I knew that time would do that."

When The Bachelor came along, Maynard jumped at the chance to try something new. She fell for Brad Womack and the pair got engaged in 2011, but split within months. Maynard gave love another the following year on The Bachelorette; on the season finale she was engaged to Jef Holm. They also ended things within months.

http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20981907_20989439,00.html

[michelle1109]

I pre-ordered the book and received the first 100 pages in my email. It was really good. I laughed and cried. I learned a lot more about Emily during her teen years than what we already knew. I can't wait for the rest of it.

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