What will I learn about: how to embrace your own reinvention at any age by refusing the cultural rule that women must step aside, just as Rinna sparked her 'Rinnaissance' at sixty?

Discover how to embrace your own reinvention at any age by refusing the cultural rule that women must step aside, just as Rinna sparked her 'Rinnaissance' at sixty.

What will I learn about: the hidden cost of living a loud public persona, and see how engineered workplace chaos can often mask deep private struggles and inherited family trauma?

Understand the hidden cost of living a loud public persona, and see how engineered workplace chaos can often mask deep private struggles and inherited family trauma.

What will I learn about: Learn how unprocessed grief can easily manifest as misdirected anger, highlighting the urgent need to walk away from toxic environments that prioritize profit over your mental health?

Learn how unprocessed grief can easily manifest as misdirected anger, highlighting the urgent need to walk away from toxic environments that prioritize profit over your mental health.

What will I learn about: how radical honesty—specifically saying everything you need to say to loved ones—can serve as a powerful coping tool during difficult end-of-life transitions?

Find out how radical honesty—specifically saying everything you need to say to loved ones—can serve as a powerful coping tool during difficult end-of-life transitions.

What will I learn about: the art of finding your authentic voice by overcoming the childhood urge to shrink yourself, using emotional vulnerability and bold personal style to reclaim your power?

Master the art of finding your authentic voice by overcoming the childhood urge to shrink yourself, using emotional vulnerability and bold personal style to reclaim your power.

You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It

Lisa Rinna pulls back the curtain on fame, grief, marriage, motherhood, business, and beauty—explaining how losing her mother and leaving RHOBH detonated her life… and unexpectedly sparked a late-in-life reinvention she calls a full-blown “Rinnaissance.”

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Key Takeaways from You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It

✓Discover how to embrace your own reinvention at any age by refusing the cultural rule that women must step aside, just as Rinna sparked her 'Rinnaissance' at sixty.
✓Understand the hidden cost of living a loud public persona, and see how engineered workplace chaos can often mask deep private struggles and inherited family trauma.
✓Learn how unprocessed grief can easily manifest as misdirected anger, highlighting the urgent need to walk away from toxic environments that prioritize profit over your mental health.
✓Find out how radical honesty—specifically saying everything you need to say to loved ones—can serve as a powerful coping tool during difficult end-of-life transitions.
✓Master the art of finding your authentic voice by overcoming the childhood urge to shrink yourself, using emotional vulnerability and bold personal style to reclaim your power.

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You Better Believe I'M Gonna Talk About It

The Reality TV Machine & RHOBH+

Grief, Trauma & Family Loss+

Origins & Career Building+

Marriage & Boundaries+

Motherhood & Family Challenges+

Fashion, Hustle & Entrepreneurship+

Aging, Beauty & Owning It+

Quiz — Test Your Understanding

Question 1 of 10

What does Lisa Rinna define as the 'Rinnaissance'?

A. Her career resurgence after landing a role on Days of Our Lives.
B. The period of intense fame and controversy during her final season on RHOBH.
C. Leaving RHOBH, turning sixty, and refusing the cultural rule that women should step aside.
D. The successful launch of her beauty and fashion brands on QVC.

Question 2 of 10

According to the book, what pivotal event involving her mother, Lois, shaped Rinna's understanding of inherited trauma?

A. Lois's decision to move into a mansion she always dreamed of, which became her hospice.
B. Lois's experience surviving an attack by the man who would become the 'Trailside Killer'.
C. Lois's struggle with memory loss and the difficulty of end-of-life communication.
D. Lois's stoic reaction to Rinna's father's death years earlier.

Question 3 of 10

What does Rinna claim was the definitive sign that prompted her to finally leave RHOBH?

A. A public confrontation with Andy Cohen about her impulse control.
B. A plea from her husband, Harry Hamlin, to quit the show for their family's well-being.
C. The feeling of being ambushed by Kathy Hilton at the season 12 reunion.
D. A dream in which her late mother, Lois, told her it was time to go.

Question 4 of 10

What critical feedback from an acting teacher in Los Angeles helped Rinna develop her 'mic drop' personality?

A. That she was too loud and needed to learn subtlety.
B. That she had 'no opinion' and couldn't access her own feelings.
C. That her signature haircut was holding her back from serious roles.
D. That she relied too much on her looks and not enough on her talent.

Question 5 of 10

What does Rinna describe as her 'one major regret' from her time on RHOBH?

A. Smashing a wine glass during a dinner in Amsterdam.
B. Questioning Yolanda's Lyme disease and pushing the Munchausen conversation.
C. Getting into a public fight with her friend Eileen Davidson.
D. Allowing her daughters to appear on the show and face public scrutiny.

Question 6 of 10

What was Harry Hamlin's initial reaction to the idea of Rinna joining 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'?

A. He was immediately supportive and encouraged her to do it.
B. He was indifferent, telling her it was her decision.
C. He threatened to divorce her if she joined the show.
D. He agreed instantly, seeing it as a great financial opportunity.

Question 7 of 10

Why does Rinna claim that RHOBH producers chose not to feature her daughter Delilah's health crisis with PANDAS?

A. Because Rinna and Harry refused to allow it to be filmed to protect their daughter.
B. Because the producers felt the topic was too 'confusing' and not 'sexy' enough for television.
C. Because Delilah's symptoms had subsided by the time Rinna was filming.
D. Because the network had a policy against showing severe health issues of cast members' children.

Question 8 of 10

What combination of factors led to the closure of Rinna's clothing boutique, Belle Gray?

A. A dispute with her business partners and a shift to online retail.
B. Lack of interest from customers and competition from other stores.
C. Rinna's decision to focus solely on her QVC collection.
D. Overbuying, theft, burglaries, and pressure from the recession.

Question 9 of 10

How does Rinna ultimately define her signature ethic of 'Own it'?

A. Owning as many designer clothes and expensive items as possible.
B. Taking credit for her successes while blaming others for failures.
C. Accountability, self-reflection, apologizing when needed, and refusing victimhood.
D. Never backing down from an argument, no matter the consequences.

Question 10 of 10

After the contentious season 12 reunion, what did Erika Jayne tell Rinna?

A. 'You need to apologize to Kathy Hilton immediately.'
B. 'You must never come back.'
C. 'Don't worry, they will ask you to stay.'
D. 'Let's go on vacation and forget all of this.'

You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It — Full Chapter Overview

1Recommendation
2Welcome to the Rinnaissance
3The Call That Split Her Life in Two
4Grief in Public, Rage on Camera
5From Medford to a Mic Drop Personality
6The Housewives War Manual
7Never Go After My Husband
8Motherhood, Panic, and the Price of Being Public
9Clothes, Cash, and the Hustle
10Own It, Baby

You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It Summary & Overview

You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It is Lisa Rinna’s candid, high-voltage memoir about what happens when a woman stops performing for approval and starts telling the truth as she sees it. Beginning with the shock of her mother Lois’s stroke and death, Rinna traces how grief leaked into every part of her public life—especially her final season on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills—and why leaving the show became the only way forward.

From childhood bullying in Oregon to modeling, soaps, primetime TV, and reality stardom, she frames her career as a long fight to find her voice. Along the way, she opens up about marriage to Harry Hamlin, raising two daughters through health and mental-health crises, building and losing businesses, surviving internet hate, and navigating aging, hormones, and cosmetic procedures without shame. The through-line is her philosophy: take responsibility, tell the truth, and “own it.”

Who Should Listen to You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It?

Listeners who want a behind-the-scenes look at reality TV mechanics, cast dynamics, and the personal cost of public conflict.
Women navigating midlife reinvention, grief, marriage longevity, parenting adult kids, and ageism in work and culture.
Fans of celebrity memoirs that mix humor, blunt honesty, and practical takeaways on confidence, boundaries, and rebuilding after a fall.

About the Author: Lisa Rinna

Lisa Rinna is an actress, model, television personality, talk show and podcast host, entrepreneur, and New York Times bestselling author. She is known for roles on Days of Our Lives and Melrose Place, and for eight seasons on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. She is married to actor Harry Hamlin and is the mother of Delilah Belle and Amelia Gray.