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When Debbie Hampton took the mix of wine and drugs that nearly killed her, she didn't ever want to wake up.
After years of wrong turns, and facing the end of an acrimonious marriage, she was desperate for the disappointments of life to end. But Debbie did wake up. Strapped to a hospital bed, she was critically ill, but alive. Debbie had ingested over 90 pills, including ten different prescription drugs – causing massive, lasting damage to her brain...
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How do we learn "who we are"? Our parents tell us ("you're good" "you're bad" you're smart" you're lazy"). Our school friends tell us ("you're dumb" "you're ugly" "you're smart" "you're fat"). Advertising tells us ("wear this to look prettier" "hide your blemishes" "lose that double chin"). So, how do we know? Join Sara on her journey home, to herself, Some parts weren't easy, but every part held meaning, and provided a roadmap home, to Sara.
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Entrepreneur and lifestyle influencer Jacey Duprie shares her inspiring journey of going from farm girl to fashion icon and her lessons about personal growth and self-made success.
With millions of followers and a thriving lifestyle brand, Damsel in Dior, Jacey Duprie is one of today's top fashion influencers. Her beautiful Instagram photos capture a life of glamour, luxury and elegance. But Jacey's life offline has been far from perfect.
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In "Putting Myself Back Together," author Jamie Lockwood shares a raw and powerful account of her journey through the darkness of domestic abuse and into the light of survival and empowerment. From the outside, her life seemed Instagram-perfect, but behind closed doors, she endured a nightmare of manipulation, violence, and fear.
With unflinching honesty, Jamie takes readers on a poignant exploration of the complexities of abusive relationships,...
6) My body
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"My Body is a profoundly personal exploration of feminism, sexuality, and power, of men's treatment of women and women's rationalizations for accepting that treatment. These essays chronicle moments from Ratajkowski’s life while investigating the culture’s fetishization of girls and female beauty, its obsession with and contempt for women’s sexuality, the perverse dynamics of the fashion and film industries, and the gray area between consent...
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As our lives unfold, we recall notable events as anecdotes that capture what engaged our attention on each occasion. As such, we are all story tellers. Whether told in writing or verbally, we can trace the patterns of our lives through the many anecdotes that have accumulated as the years passed by. The 50 short stories in this collection are the vehicles I have used to look back over the 80 years of my life so far. They provide overlapping glimpses...
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I am bold, brave and daring. I did the unthinkable. I went against traditional medical wisdom and came out a huge winner. I went against the grain of conventional surgery, radiation, chemo and other drug therapy, to embark upon a journey that transformed my life. This story is sometimes humorously conversational and details a journey that everyone who wants health without pills, potions, or sickening side effects needs to hear. The cures are here...
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You know who you are, right? Of course you do, you're you! But what if who you think you are is actually holding you back, closing off exciting opportunities that are right in front of you, and preventing you from achieving your best potential? This book explores the concept of self-narrative, or the stories that we tell ourselves about who we are and our place in the world.In this book, I explore how understanding our own self-narratives and challenging...
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"The beloved bestselling author of Here for It presents a collection of heartening, thoughtful, and laugh-out-loud funny essays about the lifelong search for community and returning home. After going viral "reading" the chaotic political news, having one-too-many awkward social encounters, and coming to terms with his intersecting identities, R. Eric Thomas is ready to live his best life. Or, if not, at least his best-ish life. Now, in this collection...
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