Cutting Ties: A Memoir

In this disarmingly honest meditation on self-worth, the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star pulls back the curtain on how breaking from tradition led to runaway success, unexpected fame, and a whole lot of drama.

Before The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives became a global phenomenon, Jessi Draper was already an unstoppable force. She’d grown her fledgling hair career into JZ Styles, a beauty brand that now includes a salon, a sell-out extensions line, merchandise, and an academy.

Jessi made a career out of making other women feel beautiful. Privately, she has felt anything but. Raised in a culture where perfection is godliness and appearances are everything, Jessi mastered the art of looking fine — even when she wasn’t. Through a painful divorce, rocky friendships, and unaddressed trauma, through the quiet shame of never feeling like enough, she kept performing. She kept smiling.

Then came Hulu and the spotlight of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Jessi’s life came under a very public microscope. The fights. The friendships. The plastic surgeries. Now, she’s taking back the narrative and shedding light on what’s behind the salacious headlines, the real story behind the glam, and all the messy details that don’t make it into a show.

For anyone who has ever confused perfection with worth, Jessi’s been there and back — and she’s ready to share every detail.