Approval Junkie: Adventures in Caring Too Much

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Approval Junkie: Adventures in Caring Too Much

From comedian and journalist Faith Salie, of NPR's Wait Waitâ€¦Don't Tell Me! and CBS News Sunday Morning, a collection of daring, funny essays chronicling the author's adventures during her lifelong quest for approval
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Faith Salie has done it all in the name of validation. Whether sheâ€™s trying to impress her parents with a perfect GPA, undergoing an exorcismÂ to save her toxic marriage, or baking a 3D excavator cake for her sonâ€™s birthday, Salie is the ultimate approval seekerâ€”an â€œapprovalÂ junkie,â€ if you will.Â

In this collection of daring, honest essays, Salie shares stories from her lifelong quest for gold stars, recounting her strategy for winning (very Southern) high school beauty pageant; her struggle to pick the perfect outfit to wear to her divorce; and her difficulty falling in love again, and then conceiving, in the years following her motherâ€™s death.
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With thoughtful irreverence, Salie reflects on why she tries so hard to please others, and herself, highlighting a phenomenon that many peopleâ€”especially womenâ€”experience at home and in the workplace. Equal parts laugh-out loud funny and poignant,Â Approval JunkieÂ is one womanâ€™s journey to realizing that seeking approval from others is more than just getting them to like youâ€”it's challenging yourself to achieve, and survive, more than you ever thought you could.
Country USA
Manufacturer Crown Archetype
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2016-04-19
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780553419931

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Crown Archetype
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2016-04-19
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780553419931

Approval Junkie: Adventures in Caring Too Much

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