Christy Carlson Romano: The Disney Childhood She Never Chose + Why It Hurts
Few people can explain the hidden cost of childhood fame quite like Christy Carlson Romano. As Ren Stevens on Even Stevens, the voice of Kim Possible, and the star of Cadet Kelly, she helped define a generation of Disney Channel. But behind the scenes, she was losing something far more important than her childhood: her sense of self. Now, in her memoir Once Upon a Train Wreck, Christy is unpacking why child stardom can be so psychologically damaging, from the relentless rejection and pressure to perform to complicated family dynamics, financial betrayal, and addiction. She joins Danielle…
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