“Whether you thought the journey to self-love couldn’t be made interesting or it’s the only thing you want to read about: Here is a hilarious, honest, and timely memoir from a young Comedy Central VP. Tara Schuster worked hard, focused, and got to the top of her industry in her late twenties as a TV exec working on The Daily Show, Key & Peele, and more. Her outward success was a thinly veiled cover-up for the anxious and self-medicated person she saw in the mirror (whom many of us may recognize). Schuster realized she didn’t have the essential tools she needed to be who she was in the world. This is the story of how she found them.”

— Goop 

“Tara Schuster is a professional success by any definition…What people didn’t know is that as she steadily climbed the ranks at work, she was also waging a personal battle with anxiety and depression. In this smart and compelling memoir, Schuster recalls her tumultuous journey with humor, delivering sage advice on how to find your way back to joy along the way.”

— BookRiot 

“Schuster writes like your smartest, most thoughtful and least judgmental friend, who passes on the rituals that helped her in hopes they may help you too.”

— Forbes 

“If learning to love yourself a little more is on your list of goals for 2020, Tara Schuster’s touching story of learning to reparent herself will inspire you, motivate you, and probably make you laugh.”

— Parade 

“In this fun, debut memoir-cum-guide to ‘reparenting’ oneself and living one’s best life, Schuster, a Comedy Central executive, candidly shares her worst experiences and what’s she learned from them. She writes of how she went from self-medicating and self-sabotaging to reclaiming her life by developing healthy rituals such as journaling, writing thank you notes, using vision boards, and cultivating gratefulness. She also divulges sage advice she’s been given from mentors and friends, including Jon Stewart and Anjelica Huston. . . . Schuster is jovial throughout and relies on the authority of her experience as she surveys but never overly lauds her impressive career. Filled with gems of wisdom, Schuster’s chronicle of her ups and downs is a winner.”

— Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“In this candid guide to self-care, writer and Comedy Central exec Tara Schuster outlines regimented but realistic ways to replace destructive behaviors with healthy ones. . . . Her low-cost tips for a healthy lifestyle are centered around the notion of caring for yourself the way you would care for another. . . . Schuster is generous in sharing her experience with this journey toward mindfulness. Her anecdotes of friendship, work, family, relationships, and self-discovery are sweet and rife with imperfect behavior, which is exactly why readers will find her guidance so effective.”

— Booklist

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