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You can't help but fall in love with this gem of a book. Courtenay...makes the smallest moments vivid, meaningful, and laugh-out-loud funny. -- Annabelle Gurwitch, author of I See You Made an Effort The author not only chronicles how she faced her inner demons and won; she also offers a reminder that doing even the smallest thing to conquer fear 'is enough to change a lot.' A fresh, intelligent memoir. -- Kirkus Reviews Hameister details her experiences with brutal honesty and sidesplitting hilarity. -- Shelf Awareness [A] bitingly funny memoir...A smart, inspiring read. -- People Reads like an adventure novel and a secret whispered into your ear. It felt true to me and alive and real. -- Cheryl Strayed, #1 New York Times bestselling author Courtney Hameister narrates this engaging, insightful, and at times hilarious account...She's especially good at capturing her own anxiety-driven inner monologues during awkward circumstances such as a first sexual encounter and is often laugh-out-loud funny. A former NPR host, Hameister is a terrific narrator-she gets comic timing and tone fully...Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award. -- AudioFile

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Courtenay Hameister is a professional nervous person. During her twelve years as host and head writer for Live Wire, a nationally-syndicated public radio show, she interviewed over five hundred intimidating people and wrote two hundred personal essays in bursts of anxiety-fueled inspiration at midnight the night before each show. Her work has also been featured in McSweeney's, APM's Marketplace, MoreMagazine and some scathing emails to the customer service department at Macy's.

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