On Being Human

A Memoir of Waking Up, Living Real, and Listening Hard

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On Being Human

Written by: Jennifer Pastiloff, Lidia Yuknavitch - introduction

Narrated by: Jennifer Pastiloff

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An inspirational memoir about how Jennifer Pastiloff's years of waitressing taught her to seek out unexpected beauty, how hearing loss 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.

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.

Jen did not intend to become a yoga teacher, but when she was given the opportunity to host her own retreats, she left her thirteen-year waitressing job and said “yes,” despite crippling fears of her inexperience and her own potential. After years of feeling depressed, anxious, and hopeless, in a life that seemed to have no escape, she healed her own heart by caring for others. She has learned to fiercely listen despite being nearly deaf, to banish shame attached to a body mass index, and to rebuild a family after the debilitating loss of her father when she was eight. Through her journey, Jen conveys the experience most of us are missing in our lives: being heard and being told, “I got you.”

Exuberant, triumphantly messy, and brave, On Being Human is a celebration of happiness and self-realization over darkness and doubt. Her complicated yet imperfectly perfect life path is an inspiration to live outside the box and to reject the all-too-common belief of “I am not enough.” Jen will help readers find, accept, and embrace their own vulnerability, bravery, and humanness.

Jennifer PastiloffLidia Yuknavitch - introductionJennifer PastiloffPenguin Audio

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Fitness, Diet & Nutrition

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Women

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Happiness

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I just want to say thank you. I was in tears and laughing and taking notes and having some major aha moments while in this book. I have been so inspired in countless ways, but mostly, to be able to say "I have done love". Thank you Jen, I'm so grateful you told your story and I was able to hear you read it to me. You are brave and beautiful.