Collin Gosselin Reveals What It’d Take to Forgive Mom Kate Gosselin

“Telling my story was probably one of the most therapeutic things I’ve ever done,” he said. “I was scared to do so, and very nervous because you’re always nervous. You’re telling the story of a life you’ve lived and how people react and will they see me as damaged or broken?”

But despite his nerves, he affirmed, “It was the most therapeutic and liberating and freeing thing I’ve ever done.”

E! News has reached out to a representative for Kate for comment but has not yet heard back.

Much of Collin’s early life was documented on TLC’s Jon & Kate Plus 8, which followed Kate and Jon Gosselin’s journey after the then-couple, already a mom of twins, welcomed sextuplets.

While viewers may think they already know Collin’s story after watching the reality series, he emphasized that his book will pull back the curtain on certain events. 

“What I want people to keep in mind is that many times in these productions, a lot of things are happening behind the scenes and not being shown,” he shared. “So, everything that was seen, even if it was the ugly moments and viewers think it was quite bad, I mean imagine that to another level.”

As he put it, “Everything was polished. And I just want people keep in my mind, especially when it comes to children, a lot of what we’re seeing—it’s not real. It is reality, but it is not real.”

As for writing and publishing his memoir, Collin hopes it serves a higher purpose in encouraging anyone who relates to his story to speak up.

“I just want them to know it is it is hard to speak about stuff that you’ve been through,” he said. “I always knew I wanted to, but it was hard to finally take the step and say like, ‘I’m gonna write a book.’”

He added, “I just want people to know that there’s someone out there that’s willing to do that. And no matter how vulnerable that is for me to be, it’s powerful. You need to be vulnerable and you need to talk about your emotions.”

Plus, Collin hopes his story encourages people of all ages to speak up.

As he said, “When adults read my book, I want to instill that responsibility in them to talk when they see things.”

For a look at the Gosselin family over the years, read on.