I was excited to see that Tiffany had written another book, as her first is one of my favorite memoirs. Tiffany has a gift for pacing, and I read this book in two sittings. The book has a "can't turn away" quality, although the ending was a rather abrupt letdown. Kudos to for another well-written memoir and for maintaining her sobriety through a series of questionable decisions.

Thank you NetGalley, the publisher, and Tiffany Jenkins for the ARC of this book! I really enjoyed it and I can't wait to purchase the audiobook and physical copy!

Tiffany Jenkins sure has lived an amazing life - but that doesn't mean that it's necessarily interesting to read about. Jenkins conveys the astounding facts of her addiction to drugs and alcohol through stilted and formulaic prose. Her ability to overcome her addiction is praiseworthy and remarkable, although reading through her former choices does make you wince. This memoir may be helpful to other addicts in recovery, but not particularly enlightening or interesting to read for others.

This couldn’t have been an easy book to write. I commend the author for being vulnerable and sharing this story with the world.

I read this in a day. I wouldn't say it is an easy read just because I have lived with addicts my whole life. It is awesome that she chooses to share her recovery story with the world. I hope that someone who really needs this gets the chance to read it and see that they, too, can recover. It was very informative, in my opinion.

In A Clean Mess, Tiffany Jenkins delivers a candid, raw, and surprisingly humorous look at life after addiction. Picking up where High Achiever left off, Jenkins invites us into the chaos and beauty of her second chance—a life no longer dictated by the numbness of opioids, but instead shaped by sobriety, motherhood, heartbreak, and resilience. From the moment she receives a cryptic text from her husband on the night of a major speaking engagement, readers are pulled into the unpredictable, emotional rollercoaster that defines her early sober years.

What sets Jenkins apart as a memoirist is her ability to balance brutal honesty with humor. She doesn’t sugarcoat the pain of withdrawal, the fear of relapse, or the crushing anxiety that comes with navigating life without her old coping mechanisms. Yet, she also finds moments of joy and absurdity in the mess—whether it’s the shock of an unexpected pregnancy or the emotional weight of betrayal and divorce. Through it all, her voice remains relatable and deeply human, reminding us that healing is never linear.

As someone who has followed Tiffany since her early blogging days, this memoir feels like watching a friend grow in real time. Her openness about mental health and motherhood continues to be refreshing and necessary in a world that still pressures women to be perfectly composed. Jenkins strips all that away, choosing instead to speak her truth—and in doing so, gives others permission to do the same.

A Clean Mess isn’t just a story of recovery; it’s a story of reinvention. It’s a book for anyone who has had to start over from the ground up, who has faced the wreckage of old decisions and still dared to build something beautiful. Whether you're in recovery, know someone who is, or just appreciate a story about the human capacity for change, this memoir will move you.

Thank you to Rodale, Inc. and NetGalley for the ARC of A Clean Mess in exchange for an honest review.

I don't typically like rating memoirs due to it feeling weird to rate someone's personal experiences, but I figure since this is an ARC I probably should. I've been following Tiffany on Facebook video and Youtube for a longgggg time. My favorite thing about her is her openness about her experiences with addiction and anxiety and doing so in a comedic way. Despite not having kids or having experienced addiction or severe anxiety myself, I've always found her relatable. I haven't really heard much from her recently so when I saw she wrote a new memoir I had to jump on the opportunity. This memoir is just as open and honest as she is on the Internet. We learn about her early days in recovery, and the story of how her and her husband Colin got together, and what twists and turns their relationship has taken. We get a lot of insight of her inner thoughts during those days and how much struggle she has gone through to get to where she is today.

Overall, this was an easy read, and I enjoyed the ride. I'm glad to hear that she is doing well and I continue to look for anything that she writes or is part of.

This memoir follows the author's journey through the early days of sobriety, an unplanned pregnancy, marriage, motherhood, and betrayal. Written in a style that reads like fiction, readers experience the author’s aha moments right alongside her. It is a well-written book, although the storyline was initially a bit sluggish for this reader.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this book in exchange for an honest review.
I didn't know anything about Tiffany before reading this book. Her story is both heartbreaking and inspiring. Tiffany tells of her struggles to get clean and stay clean, how having her children has changed her life, and how to handle anxiety and intrusive thoughts. She tells her story openly and honestly. Highly recommend this book to anyone who has struggled with addiction or know someone who has.

Sometimes in movies or TV, people act like getting help and going to rehab solves the problem of addiction. I didn’t read her first book about what got her clean. This talks some about that part of her life but mostly about life after jail. Now she’s in a halfway house. She has to get a job and a sponsor and stay clean one day at a time. She does that, but she also does a lot of stuff that’s not recommended in early sobriety.

Tiffany talks to people by addressing them as “Dude,” and they call her “Dude” back. It sounded so weird that adults with children would speak this way. I’m trying to remember if some people used that back in high school. I know this is stupid, but it really made me wince.

In the book it says she does comedy, but I found this decidedly unfunny. Harrowing is a much better word. I was proud of her for sticking with the day-to-day work of staying sober even when terrible things happened.
NetGalley provided a copy of this memoir, which RELEASES JUNE 3, 2025.

I did not read High Achiever and I had no idea who Tiffany Jenkins is when I opened this one up, but im glad I did.
Tiffany's recount of her sobriety and breaking marriage is raw and well told. While I don't share the same background as the author, her battle with anxiety was relatable. Seeing her get help through various therapies was hopefully.
I will definitely pick up High Achiever at some point.
Thank you, Netgalley, publisher, and author for the ARC.

I absolutely devoured High Achiever when it was first released and this one is no different. I love the aspect of over coming struggles with mental health and barriers that made life seem rough at times
The growth and the strength the words of her experience possess is incredible, I work in the ER and see the suffering that people experience in addiction- to see recovery is possible even if it doesn’t feel like it is nothing short but extraordinary!

I received this book as an ARC from netgalley, thank you! I’ve loved following along with Tiffany’s life. Her book is filled with nuggets of wisdom, humor, and humble resilience despite overcoming frankly traumatic challenges and betrayals. I just kept thinking to myself wow this is one strong lady. Her vulnerability and strength were inspiring and you can’t help but root for her. I’d read anything she put out.

Wow! What a compelling, inspiring and page turning memoir. I read Tiffany Jenkins first memoir, High Achiever, and this one picks up right where that one left off. This book is very well written and Tiffany does an excellent job of telling her story. I was totally sucked in, had a hard time putting the book down and finished it in a few days. Yes, this is a story of addiction, but at its heart it is a story of hope, of second chances, of believing in yourself and of not giving up. There is much to be learned from reading this book. Thank you to Tiffany for sharing her story with us and thank you to Net Galley for my copy of this book.

I’ve always loved Tiffany Jenkins’ videos and content. Knowing more about her personal story and what motherhood, recovery, and mental health struggles have been like for her was another opportunity to cheer her on.

I enjoyed Tiffany’s first book so when I saw she had written another it went to the top of my to-read list immediately. My brother was an addict so I know how hard the fight to stay sober is and I’ve always commended Tiffany for sharing her recovery journey and being so open and vulnerable. I personally relate to her struggles with anxiety and low self-esteem and while I wouldn’t wish it on anyone, it can be a comfort to know that other people understand and can relate.

A Clean Mess documents Tiffany’s journey of meeting her husband and having her children and later divorcing all while working to stay sober. As with her previous book, I found her writing very engaging and I flew through the story. It was obvious that she made a point not to reveal extensive detail regarding her ex-husband’s relapse which I understood as they share children together… but I do wonder if it was appropriate to publish this story at all knowing that putting this out there could have a negative effect on her children at some point. I would be curious to know if she got her ex’s okay in sharing this. I realize it is her side of the story to tell but it also reveals personal details about his life that he may not want out there for the public to consume and as she co-parents with him it is the hope that they can stay amicable for the children.

A sincere thank you to NetGalley and Rodale for the opportunity to read an early copy.

I found Tiffany Jenkins on social media during COVID like so many others. Her IG feed was funny, and her ads for Grove Collaborative with her friend Meredith were relatable. She was a hot-mess mom. Her hair was a mess, she wore no makeup, and she was so real at a time when we needed to see that most. I saw myself in her so much more than all the fake influencers with their perfect makeup and filters. I’ve had her High Achiever book on my TBR for a while, but I was very excited to see her new book and couldn’t wait to read it.

Tiffany is a fantastic story teller. She does a great job portraying the emotional rollercoaster from early sobriety to suburban motherhood and marriage; through her struggles with anxiety and post partum depression; and through her divorce. She is so transparent and authentic in her telling. Her signature humor also shines through, despite the often somber subjects and I couldn’t put her book down. I think the only way it could’ve been better would’ve been listening to an audio version she recorded to really get the intended intonation throughout (which I saw on IG she was recording just a couple weeks ago!).

Thank you to NetGalley and Rodale for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This memoir from the heart reads like a novel that is hard to put down. Though author Tiffany Jenkins is a comedian, there is little to laugh at as she provides the stark realities of addiction recovery which in her case included jail, time in a half way home, and a lifetime of meetings to keep her recovery on track.

It's remarkable that she falls in love early in her life in recovery and that she's brave enough (or is it crazy enough?) to marry her man when she discovers she's pregnant. Tiffany's life is not only complicated by addiction and unplanned childbirth; she also takes us through the devastation of postpartum depression and psychotic visions of terror for herself and her children.

Ultimately, however, this is a story of resilience and hope. With the help of therapists, friends, and a loving father, Tiffany finds her balance, her voice and her place in a world that wasn't always welcoming to her. This book should provide hope and uplift to all who read it.

Wow! Loved hearing more about Tiffany’s story. I devoured her first book, so when I saw she came out with another one I knew I had to get it. Tiffany gets so real and raw about her life. I thank her for being so honest with her struggles with addiction. With having a family member that struggled with addiction it gave me some insight on what possibly they could have been feeling. I’m happy to read that she is doing so well in life.

Good read. I happened across Tiffany on social media and found her funny and very relatable. Then she disappeared. Glad to see she is doing good and putting herself first.
This book was a good insight to what addicts in recovery go through. I’ve not experienced that, but the horrible anxiety she works through is 100% relatable and what I go through.
Highly recommend this read.