Zen Bender: A Decade-Long Enthusiastic Quest to Fix Everything (That Was Never Broken)

by Stephanie Krikorian

Searching for That Self-Help High“Inspiring and hilarious, Zen Bender perfectly captures our misguided quest for perfection….” — Patricia Velasquez, actress in Arrested Development and The Mummy, author of Straight Walk, supermodel, and UNESCO Artist for Peace.

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Craving a quick fix. When the recession turned her life upside down, Stephanie Krikorian had to reinvent her life...and fast. She started ghostwriting self-help books for women. Between writing and researching she realized that everywhere she looked there was AFOG (another freaking opportunity for growth). Soon she wasn't just writing each book; she was living them. This was the start of a ten-year zen bender of dieting, dating, journaling, meditating, and Marie-Kondo-ing on a quest for that ultimate self-help high.

Fifty and fabulous. Stephanie Krikorian spent her forties trying all of the dating hacks to find love and respect, all of the diets to build self-esteem in a new body, and all of the spiritual guidance to become centered through self-care. On the brink of turning fifty she realized that being better wasn't what she craved; it was something else altogether.

A Self-confidence book for women. For anyone tired of promises to change everything in just thirty days, this book is a breath of fresh air. Zen Bender is the story of one woman's journey to radical acceptance, with some questionable advice along the way. A witty, moving, insightful story, the woman behind bestselling celebrity self-help books shares her story of being hooked on the self-help fix for a decade before learning that all the self-help in the world won't help you trust your gut.

Readers who enjoyed self-confidence books for women like The Universe Has Your Back, The Self-Love Experiment, or The Gifts of Imperfection; will love Zen A Decade-Long Enthusiastic Quest to Fix Everything (That Was Never Broken).

251 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 15, 2019

About the author

Stephanie Krikorian is a New York Times Bestselling celebrity ghostwriter. She writes the Hamptonomics column for the New York Post and her work has appeared in O, the Oprah Magazine and the Wall Street Journal. Prior to launching her ghost-writing business, Stephanie worked in TV news for CNBC, BusinessWeek, Reuters, and in the digital department for WSJ.com. One Emmy nomination and 20-plus book collaborations later, Zen Bender is Stephanie's first solo book.