078: Keep Going Or Shut Down With Jennifer Pastiloff

Jennifer Pastiloff's debut memoir, On Being Human, is set to release on June 4th, and it's already getting massively well-deserved buzz. Centered around the touchstone stories Jen tells in her popular workshops, On Being Human is the story of how a starved person grew into the exuberant woman she was meant to be all along by battling the demons within and winning. It's about how years of waitressing taught her to seek out unexpected beauty, how deafness taught her to listen fiercely, how being vulnerable allowed her to find love, and how imperfections can lead to a life full of wild happiness. The world is about to watch her explode. And so, before they do, I wanted to give you all a chance to meet her, so you too can say you knew her "way back when." In this episode we talk about navigating trauma and grief (especially from unexpected death), feeling worth and building confidence when all you feel is worthless, and shifting from a mindset of expecting to be disappointed to expecting to be delighted. ~~~~~~~~~ SHOW NOTES: • To preorder On Being Human, click here. • Follow Jen on: Instagram Facebook Twitter and at @NoBullshitMotherhood and @GPowerYouAreEnough Website • Lidia Yuknivitch • Attend a retreat  • Sign up for The (Good) Word, our monthly email digest • Check out She's The First, this season's spotlight • Let's be friends on Instagram!   ~~~~~~~~~ Like this episode? Take a screenshot + share on social, leave a review on iTunes, share it on Facebook, tweet it out on Twitter, or post it on Instagram. Be sure to use the hashtags #WANTcast and #womenagainstnegativetalk!