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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A <i>New York Times<i>-bestselling celebrity ghostwriter of self-help books gets hooked on self-help and new age hocus pocus herself. Here, she offers funny, heartfelt essays and lessons learned from her decade-long bender, and an ironic epiphany that leads to the realization that we are all good enough already.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Searching for That Self-Help High</b><p>"Inspiring and hilarious, <em>Zen Bender</em> perfectly captures our misguided quest for perfection...." -- <b>Patricia Velasquez</b>, actress in <em>Arrested Development</em> and <em>The Mummy</em>, author of <em>Straight Walk</em>, supermodel, and UNESCO Artist for Peace.</p><p><b>Yahoo Finance Best Business Books of 2019 and #1 New Release in Yoga, Zen Philosophy, and Humor</b><br></p><p><b>Craving a quick fix.</b> When the recession turned her life upside down, Stephanie Krikorian had to reinvent her life...and fast. She started ghostwriting self-help books for women. Between writing and researching she realized that everywhere she looked there was AFOG (another freaking opportunity for growth). Soon she wasn't just writing each book; she was living them. This was the start of a ten-year zen bender of dieting, dating, journaling, meditating, and Marie-Kondo-ing on a quest for that ultimate self-help high.</p><p><b>Fifty and fabulous.</b> Stephanie Krikorian spent her forties trying all of the dating hacks to find love and respect, all of the diets to build self-esteem in a new body, and all of the spiritual guidance to become centered through self-care. On the brink of turning fifty she realized that being better wasn't what she craved; it was something else altogether.</p><p><b>A Self-confidence book for women.</b> For anyone tired of promises to change everything in just thirty days, this book is a breath of fresh air. <em>Zen Bender</em> is the story of one woman's journey to radical acceptance, with some questionable advice along the way. A witty, moving, insightful story, the woman behind bestselling celebrity self-help books shares her story of being hooked on the self-help fix for a decade before learning that all the self-help in the world won't help you trust your gut.</p><p><b>Readers who enjoyed self-confidence books for women like <em>The Universe Has Your Back</em>, <em>The Self-Love Experiment</em>, or <em>The Gifts of Imperfection</em>; will love <em>Zen Bender: A Decade-Long Enthusiastic Quest to Fix Everything (That Was Never Broken)</em>.</b></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"The book is filled with humor and soul-baring honesty, as Krikorian describes her adventures down just about every self-help road there is. She vision-boarded, cleansed, saw healers and coaches, sound-bathed, Marie Kondo-ed her closet, dieted, had readings of all kinds, and found that the more she tried to fix herself, the more broken she felt. One of her concerns when writing books for others, was letting her own voice come through, but here she lets it shine." - The Independent "This book was super fun. Stephanie is so funny and goes over how she has legit done it all to find her zen. I soooo related when she mentioned stuff like Marie Kondo! At the end of the day though this book is a great and encouraging read that reminds us all that we're just trying our best to get through each day and hopefully find some zen in between the chaos." - Ask Away Blog "the writing is open and honest feels like a friend helping you through your own struggles. If you are trying to find a way to feel more focused in life this book shows just how you can get yourself to a point of self acceptance, while also warning you about the pitfalls that might appear along the way." - Nerdy Girl Express<br>

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