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Book

How are you, really? : living your truth one answer at a time

Call Number

  • 158.1 K974 (CEN)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2022]

Physical Description

309 pages ; 22 cm

Summary

"A simple question, isn't it? So why does it feel so hard to answer? What's happening behind our smiles, our busyness, our to-do lists? It's time to sit with all the questions we've been avoiding, ignoring, or just not hearing, to find a path to something real. Crack open this spine and get ready. We're about to get really honest. Because this book? It's not about my truth, it's about yours"--back cover.

Contents

  • Introduction: Can we talk?
  • Who are you, really?. The softer question: how to feel your feelings ; Golden handcuffs: how to ditch the supposed tos ; Halfway to a dream: going after your goal ; The cozy corner: how to hear yourself (again) ; Mothers studying Mandarin: how to have some fun again ; Rumble and quake: how to change your mind ; A battlefield of cuts: how to listen to your body ; Married to Mr. six-pak: how to speak to yourself ; Vision fulfilled: how to make (no, let) your dreams come true
  • Who you have (and who has you). The cribbage board: how to share a dream ; Tacos and truth: how to create your authentic community ; Pride's utter chokehold: how to ask for help ; Livin' the dream: how to be where you are (like, right now)
  • What you're going to do about it. What Brooke Shields doesn't know: why your story matters (a lot) ; Just one step: where to start, and how ; When a woman knows her value: how to make it happen ; It's complicated: how to invest in yourself, and why it matters ; What's your enough point: how to say heck now ; Soul savasana: how to be
  • Epilogue: This just might be it: what to do now
  • Appendix 1: Conversation starters
  • Appendix 2: Jenna's jumpstarts.

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