Valerie Bertinelli is looking forward to a fresh start in the new year.
In a recent post on her Instagram Story, the 64-year-old Food Network star shared a video with an inspirational message for her fans. The video shows a white sign on a lamppost that reads, “2025 is the perfect year to forget the past, forgive yourself and start again.”
The Valerie’s Home Cooking host has had her fair share of ups and downs over the past year. Throughout all her struggles, she kept her fans updated by posting about her dark moments on Instagram.
In November, Bertinelli shared with her fans that she had experienced a surprise anxiety attack, telling her followers that she decided to share because she was “pretty sure I’m not the only one out here experiencing something like this.” has”.
Bertinelli encouraged her followers to start fresh in the new year. (Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty Images; Valerie Bertinelli Instagram)
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She said the panic attack left her shaking for hours as she tried her best to “find a way out through meditation and EMDR.”
“Part of me is fascinated by what the human body is capable of when our emotions can hinder or override any rational thought, and another part of me is just curious about how it all happens,” she wrote in the Caption. “You know the strange neuropathies in our brains and how they affect our bodies, what feelings are (which are just information, by the way) and why they are so powerful that they send our bodies into overdrive.”
Shortly before Bertinelli shared that she was having a panic attack, she posted a photo of herself having one large wound on her arm End of October.
“I would charge hazard pay but it was my own damn fault,” she wrote in the caption. “I’ve been working on a really fun new project that I can’t wait to tell you about, and this is what happens when you literally trip over the corner of a stage and fall on your a– in front of the crew.” And this entire audience.”
Bertinelli injured her arm when she fell off a stage. (David Livingston/Getty Images)
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She jokingly added: “If you’re me,” before calling herself a “chump” and saying: “Embarrassing myself is my domain.”
The “Hot In Cleveland” actress has also made positive changes in her life this year. abstain from alcohol and lead a sober lifestyle. After deciding to take part in Dry January earlier this year, she realized the benefits of staying sober and decided to maintain the lifestyle.
“Even when life is difficult and life can be challenging, I find that it’s easier to figure out what I need to do and take care of my life more quickly,” she told People in July. “I feel good when I wake up in the morning. I’m not dazed. I’m not tired. I don’t ask myself, ‘What did I do last night?'”
She told People in April that alcohol was part of her “toolkit for appeasing and ignoring s—” that she had to deal with following her 2022 divorce from ex-husband Tom Vitale.
“There was so much sadness in my life, and the alcohol increased it,” she said.
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Bertinelli gave up alcohol consumption in 2024. (Unique Nicole)
These insights inspired her to decide to live a sober lifestyle, stating that it would help her live a better life.
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“(It is) To keep myself honest about my feelings and honest about my mental health journey and the work I want to do there,” she added. “I say all the time, ‘If I’m lucky, I’ll have 20 more years,’ and I want them to have the best years of my life.” And I don’t want to do what I’ve done for the last 64 years.
“I want a better, cleaner, cooler, more exciting way to eliminate the final 20.”
