PEOPLE has an exclusive excerpt from Madison Beer’s new memoir, The Half of It

Madison Beer is looking back on a difficult period in her life.

The “Dangerous” singer-songwriter writes about standing on her balcony and contemplating suicide at age 16 after having nude photos leaked online and parting ways with her manager and record label in an excerpt from her upcoming memoir The Half of It, shared exclusively with PEOPLE.

Beer, now 24, announced the book in February and spoke to PEOPLE about its inspiration in an interview at the time. “I really wanted to write this book now because I thought sharing some of the ups and downs in my life might be able to help other people navigate and relate,” she said.