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April Capil

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January 08

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Self Help, Memoir, Nonfiction

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Diagnosed with Stage 3 triple negative breast cancer just shy of her 35th birthday, doctors told April Capil she had a 1 in 3 chance of making it to 40 without a recurrence. Intent on making the next 5 years count, Capil embarked on a "40-by-40" bucket list, which included running the NYC Marathon, skydiving in Colorado, kayaking the Main Salmon River, rock-climbing in Moab, attending an Oprah Winfrey show, going on a chocolate tour of Paris, swimming with dolphins, learning how to figure skate, and climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, among other things. Capil not only checked off everything on her list; she is still cancer-free fifteen years later, and, having completed her “50-by-50,” has started a “60-by-60.”

In addition to a memoir of walking the Diagnosed with Stage 3 triple negative breast cancer just shy of her 35th birthday, doctors told April Capil she had a 1 in 3 chance of making it to 40 without a recurrence. Intent on making the next 5 years count, Capil embarked on a "40-by-40" bucket list, which included running the NYC Marathon, skydiving in Colorado, kayaking the Main Salmon River, rock-climbing in Moab, attending an Oprah Winfrey show, going on a chocolate tour of Paris, swimming with dolphins, learning how to figure skate, and climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, among other things. Capil not only checked off everything on her list; she is still cancer-free fifteen years later, and, having completed her “50-by-50,” has started a “60-by-60.”

In addition to a memoir of walking the Camino Santiago in 2018 (Camino de Lemon) and the first in a YA fiction trilogy (The Underground), Capil is the author of three books on crisis management (Recipe for Lemonade), disaster recovery (Life After Lemonade, also available as an Audible.com audiobook), and post-traumatic growth (New Tricks). A compilation of her post-cancer blog posts, originally published in Kindle's Vella Platform, Diary of a New Normal, was republished in 2024 in paperback and e-book formats.

Capil became an IIN-certified Health Coach after losing 55 pounds in a year at age 46 by reducing her carbohydrate consumption and adopting healthy habits. To help others do the same, she created The Possible Diet - a book, digital planner, e-course platform, and YouTube Channel featuring reduced-carb recipe tutorials. In 2022, she published a companion cookbook, The Possible Kitchen, featuring high-veggie, low-sugar recipes designed to support a reduced-carb lifestyle.

Prompted by her interest in the science of self-persuasion, Capil published I’m a Grown Up and So Are You and Scam Survival School (based on her Teachable class by the same name) in 2024. Readers can look forward to her next book, Big Goals: How to Set Them, How to Achieve Them, coming soon to your favorite online bookseller.

Last but certainly not least, Capil is a beloved aunt to her nephew, Mason, who inspired her educational fable, Little Fish and The Six Lures, and her children’s book, Good Times With Auntie.

Read more about April Capil at www.aprilcapil.com, and purchase digital or print copies of any of her books (including this one) at your favorite online retailers.  ...more

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	Little Fish and The Six Lures 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Recipe For Lemonade: What To Do When Life Gives You Lemons 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Possible Diet 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Tricks: Survivor Strategies for Your Second Act 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I'm a Grown-Up and So Are You: Notes on Responsibility 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Camino de Limon: 47 Days on the Way of St. James really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Underground 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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