Surviving Myself
How An Eating Disorder, A Car Accident And A Stroke Taught Me To Love My Life And Finally Start Living It
by Dina Pestonji
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Pub Date Jul 19 2018 | Archive Date Sep 13 2018
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Description
Growing up, DINA PESTONJI was afforded all the comfort, love and affection anyone could ask for. She should have been a happy, carefree girl. But from the age of 10, she felt uncomfortably "different," like an ugly brown duckling in a sea of perfect girls with white skin and blue eyes.
In this powerful, brutally honest memoir, Dina vividly describes the losing battle that engulfed her mind and body—one with a hateful, self-loathing and cruel inner critic.
Consumed by a misguided obsession with fitting in, being exceptional and "perfect," she unknowingly allowed a deep self-hatred to set in over the years—a hatred that not even her acceptance at the swankiest schools nor a dream job in California could change. Only after surviving a horrific car crash and a paralyzing stroke while still in her 20s, did she begin to see herself for who she really was: strong, independent, a fighter...blessed.
Surviving Myself, is the captivating, emotionally charged story of the author's journey to self-acceptance and inner peace, narrated with the refreshing candour of a close friend. Alternately humourous, shocking and heartbreaking, it is also the story of a family's overflowing love.
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About the Author:
Dina Pestonji is a Canadian-born, second-generation East Indian author and motivational speaker. She graduated from the University of Toronto with a BSc in psychology and later earned her master's degree at ESCP Europe Business School.
A two time TEDx speaker, Dina writes regularly for the Huffington Post and has delivered her inspirational keynote addresses in Canada and abroad for numerous educational institutions and businesses, including Google Inc. and BNP Paribas.
She currently sits on the board of the Women's Brain Health Initiative and represents Sheena's Place, a centre for eating disorders, as an Ambassador.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781773708393 |
| PRICE | $16.99 (USD) |
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