Reesa Teesa's Memoir Turns Viral Story Into a Brand

Tareasa "Reesa Teesa" Johnson, whose 52-part TikTok series "Who TF Did I Marry?" drew more than 400 million views, is publishing a memoir. The book, What TF Do I Do Now?, comes out Aug. 18 and shifts the focus from the ex-husband she accused of lying about his identity, finances and family to the emotional work that followed.

Johnson told PEOPLE the series covered "this year and a half of my life with this one individual, there's so much more to me that led me to make the decision to be in that relationship." She described the writing process as emotional, with moments of doubt about how much to share. "It takes a type of vulnerability that I did not know before, and yet I'm proud that I pushed through," she said.

The memoir forced Johnson to confront her own relationship habits. "I have a history and relationships that I'm not necessarily proud of," she said. "This is your habit. This is how you behave in relationships, and maybe that's why they haven't been successful, because there are things about you that you need to change."