{"title":"Tara Schuster","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTara Schuster\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a refreshingly honest and bold approach to self-help and personal development. 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As a rising executive in the television industry, Schuster seemingly had it all—a dream job, a successful career with renowned shows like \u003cem\u003eThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eKey \u0026amp; Peele\u003c\/em\u003e. Yet, beneath the surface, she grappled with profound anxiety and depression, a battle rooted in her tumultuous upbringing. The facade of her glamorous life shattered when she drunkenly called her therapist, a keystone moment that led her to realise the necessity of change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of the book, Schuster shares her compelling journey of \"re-parenting\" herself through practical, daily rituals that culminate in profound personal growth. She invites readers to join her on this path, offering an arsenal of tools to cultivate internal peace and resilience. Schuster’s approach involves \"faking\" gratitude until it becomes genuine, confronting and healing emotional wounds, and toppling any self-imposed limitations to fashion a life to cherish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn navigating her transformation, Schuster becomes a \"ninja of self-love,\" and candidly discusses practices like silencing the inner critic and harnessing each morning with empowering rituals. Her lessons are not merely theoretical but lived experiences, promising to unravel persistent self-doubt and inspire a self-compassionate outlook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSchuster’s writing resonates with authenticity and wit, ensuring that her guide to self-betterment never feels preachy or cliché. Instead, it offers a refreshing, relatable perspective on personal development. Readers will find themselves laughing and reflecting, guided by Schuster’s irreverent yet heartfelt insights. 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By all appearances, she had mastered being a grown-up. But beneath that veneer of success, she was a chronically anxious, self-medicating mess. No one knew that her road to adulthood had been paved with depression, anxiety, and shame, owing in large part to her minimally parented upbringing. She realised she'd hit rock bottom when she drunk-dialled her therapist pleading for help.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuy Yourself the F*cking Lilies\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Tara's path to re-parenting herself and becoming a 'ninja of self-love'. Through simple, daily rituals, Tara transformed her mind, body and relationships, and shows how to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003efake gratitude until you actually feel gratitude\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eexcavate your emotional wounds and heal them with kindness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eidentify your self-limiting beliefs, kick them to the curb, and start living a life you choose\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003esilence your inner frenemy and shield yourself from self-criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003ecarve out time each morning to start your day empowered, inspired, and ready to rule\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003ecreate a life you truly, totally f*cking LOVE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the book Tara wished someone had given her and it is the book many of us desperately need: a candid, hysterical, addictively readable, practical guide to growing up (no matter where you are in life) and learning to love yourself in a non-throw-up-in-your-mouth-it's-so-cheesy way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46868241645804,"sku":"9781035408740","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/17608163482556.jpg?v=1759753709"},{"product_id":"this-journal-fcking-works-by-tara-schuster-9780593799536","title":"This Journal F*cking Works","description":"Build a better relationship with yourself using this invaluable, full-color guide to the power of journaling as a tool for better communication with the voice inside you, from the renowned author of Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies and Glow in the F*cking Dark.\n\nBuild a better relationship with yourself using this invaluable, full-color guide to the power of journaling as a tool for better communication with the voice inside you, from the renowned author of Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies and Glow in the F*cking Dark.\n\nThis Journal F*cking Works is the ultimate guide for anyone who wants to journal but doesn't know where to start. 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